Thermaltake Big Typhoon - Problem with Size

Sam666 · 16 Mar 2006 at 17:49

Well I was just about to buy it http://www.thermaltake.com/product/cooler/retail/cl-p0114/cl-p0114.asp and I noticed there are a heat sink and a fan dimension separately. Do you add them both together to get the whole size of the thing? So it would be 240 x 242 x 127mm. I only have 140mm length from my CPU to my PSU and anymore then that and it would hit my case window. If you do add them, that would be massive.

Also is it measured Length by width by area?

Cheers
Sam

Sam666 · 16 Mar 2006 at 18:35

Mine's a medi http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17547916 a lot cleaner then that though. But I want to be 100% sure it will fit before I pay 30 quid for it.

Sam666 · 16 Mar 2006 at 19:12

Raikiri said:
Midi is standard sized

I know, I was just saying but saying it can fit in most standard size case is not really what I asked. My Gran could say that.

Sam666 · 16 Mar 2006 at 19:31

Raikiri said:
He said all, not most. I seriously doubt you could have any problem as the scythe ninja is the only cooler I can think of tall enough to cause problems and that fits in 98% of standard ATX cases.

Ok if it doesn't fit you owe me 10 quid

Sam666 · 20 Mar 2006 at 20:40

gaaaaaaaaaaah

I just spent 2 hours puting this on, haveing to tottaly strip the mobo and haveing to fit it in my medi case. Go to power up the comp all the fans turn on then turn off and then I get a beep and two little fast sirens and im sure it was post code 87. Everything is on properly and I tried clearing the cemos. You have to change the plastic cpu back plate to the metal one to get it on, and the bar on it gos over the pins / chips on the back of mobo. I am pretty sure that is shorting it out now, so I have to spend another 2-3 hours insulating it. The instructions are No swearing! and its a huge pain in the ass to fit it on. I personnally wouldn't buy it.

Excuse my spelling I am a little ****** off.

I'll excuse your language as well this time, pleas ebe careful in the future

Sam666 · 20 Mar 2006 at 20:54

http://discussions.hardwarecentral.com/archive/index.php/t-167412.html

should have used my gut instinct, give me 5 mins in a locked room with who ever wrote them instructions please.

Sam666 · 20 Mar 2006 at 23:10

Well I took it all apart and used the rubber gasket and it worked so it was shorting it out. But I don't think it’s tightened properly as I got 51C under load with hardware all at stock. So it is not right yet, but it’s late and I am retiring for tonight. What does yours get on prime 95 on stock and does yours vibrate like **** and cause your side window fan to vibrate?

Sam666 · 21 Mar 2006 at 18:14

Yewen less drifting off the topic in my threads

Sam666 · 21 Mar 2006 at 19:55

Yewen said:
Sorry about that, just case central can get rather samey without a bit of banter

Point noted, wont do it again good s'ah.

Sam666 · 21 Mar 2006 at 20:50

WJA96 said:
Nah - I did the job right

If you look at the P4 775 installation instructions it comes with a bit of damping foam that sits under the motherboard and a mylar shield to stop it shorting out. I am also a bit anal about trashing the motherboard (not the CPU, that sits in a little steel case) so I used a small torque wrench to tighten everything down evenly.

Funny enough I didn't pay attention to the P4 instructions, I followed the K8 instructions as one would think as being correct. You’re a bit anal about what?