TESTED Titan Amanda TEC

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Titan Amanda Results @3.45ghz

The results are compared against my previous cooler the Zalman Aero Flower.

ORTHOS 15mins / 1hour 15mins (approx)

Zalman Aero Flower

15mins AI temp = 63degrees / Core temp = 81degrees

1hr15m AI temp = 60degrees / Core temp = 79degrees


Titan Amanda

15mins AI temp = 45degrees / Core temp = 62degrees

1hr15m AI temp = 46degrees / Core temp = 65degrees
 
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Test setup

Full tower case with a covered side mesh window (perspex)

Dual 120mm front intake

Single 120mm exhast

Titan

Zalman


Sound

With the side case on the Amanda does seem to be silent. All three 120mm fans are controlled via a small akasa fan controller, unlike the Zalman on full speed I can turn them right down and not hear it.


Install

I found the Titan Amanda very easy to install. I had read that it needs two people and that it takes a long time but I came across none of these problems. The motherboard has to be removed to attach the Amanda as it has the be screwed on from the back.
 
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What was the max stable overclock you were able to get with the zalman and what is the max stable overclock with the amanda?
 
I would run with the zalman @3.6ghz on games as it played stable and almost none of my games use dual cores. In Orthos however it would only bench stable at about 3.45ghz.

With the Titan I can get to about 3.7ghz Orthos stable (only benched for a couple of hours ATM) and with the at lower temps than the Zalman @ 3.45ghz.
 
So in summary:
E6600.

Max overclocks:
zalman flower: 3.45ghz
Titan amanda: 3.7ghz (still testing)

Titan Amanda is giving you an extra 250mhz.

Can you give us an idea of the voltages you used please, thanks.
 
sunama said:
So in summary:
E6600.

Max overclocks:
zalman flower: 3.45ghz
Titan amanda: 3.7ghz (still testing)

Titan Amanda is giving you an extra 250mhz.

Can you give us an idea of the voltages you used please, thanks.
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That is correct but if I am to be restricted on my overclock it will not be because of heat (core temp showing warning of over 85degrees on the Zalman...ORTHOS fails). The restriction on my overclock will be due to the limitations of the chip.

TBH I was not happy having a chip running at 80odd degrees (core temp) full load and I can achieve a higher overclock with the Titan and keep my chip below 70 degrees (core temp).

volts

zalman flower: 3.45ghz (1.58v)
Titan amanda: 3.7ghz (1.6v)

The upgrade cost me only £30 (sold Zalman and got Titan in this week only for £55) and a decent watercooling would have cost far more and achieved pretty much the same results IMO.
 
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Concorde Rules said:
Better than a TT120?

Don't think so...

3.525ghz with 1.525V = 55C load at 20C room with pretty poor contact :eek:
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LOL that is only a far comparision if I test that cooler in my rig, on my cpu under the same conditions :rolleyes:

All C2D do not perform identical ;) Please tell me you know some overclock better, run cooler and require less volts :confused:
 
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Jleo said:
You could expect another 2°C - 3°C decrease in temps when your AS5 cures :)
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I remember putting AS5 on my x1900xtx and initially saw not much improvement but after a couple of weeks of gaming full load dropped a couple more :D

I was thinking about lapping my cpu but chickened out :o (that also would have affected test conditions ;) )
 
Concorde Rules said:
Better than a TT120?

Don't think so...

3.525ghz with 1.525V = 55C load at 20C room with pretty poor contact :eek:
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If you tried the Amanda, your temps would probably drop and your overclock would increase. Of course, there is only one way to find this out.

My E6600 is watercooled and the feeling I am getting is that this Amanda cooler can allow you to run your cpu at clock speeds that you would expect if you were cooling the cpu using water. Of course we need to see more guinea pigs.

If I was air-cooling I would've definitely bought this cooler.

What I find amazing, bearing in mind that this is a overclockers forum and people spends quite large amounts of money on gaining extra few mhz, that more people havent bought this cooler. I know people who have spent £100 extra on their ram just to run tighter timings at the same frequency, yet to pay an extra £35 on a cpu cooler for an extra 250mhz doesnt seem worth it to them. :confused:
 
sunama said:
What I find amazing, bearing in mind that this is a overclockers forum and people spends quite large amounts of money on gaining extra few mhz, that more people havent bought this cooler. I know people who have spent £100 extra on their ram just to run tighter timings at the same frequency, yet to pay an extra £35 on a cpu cooler for an extra 250mhz doesnt seem worth it to them. :confused:
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It is a strange concept I suppose. I imagine that buying an aftermarket cooler for the cpu at all was ridiculous at some point :p
 
deadkomodo said:
LOL that is only a far comparision if I test that cooler in my rig, on my cpu under the same conditions :rolleyes:

All C2D do not perform identical ;) Please tell me you know some overclock better, run cooler and require less volts :confused:
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Erm, your tests where at 3.45ghz yes? What voltage?

Either way at 442x8 and 1.525V my Conroe is gonna put out more heat.

And im quite aware chips clock differently, but I doubt the Core Temp deviates my more than 5%. Maybe the TEC thing is slightly better, but its not worth changing from a TT120...
 
Thats a lovely temp drop....but I was expecting better! It says the Tec kicks in at 40c! is that core temp or skt temp?

Not sure if im so tempted by it now....

We need a comparison between a Tuniq or something
 
deadkomodo said:
zalman flower: 3.45ghz (1.58v)
Titan amanda: 3.7ghz (1.6v)
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Is the zalman a Zalman CNPS9700-LED Aero Flower? it looks like it but just confirming.

If it is Zalman CNPS9700-LED it is no slouch when it comes to cooling. These are capable of dropping temps drastically over stock cooling.
 
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