thermaltake big typhoon

nick_lerwill · 11 Apr 2006 at 19:17

what thermalright is better SI or XP

bbreezeuk · 11 Apr 2006 at 19:18

just what i was thinking

nick_lerwill · 11 Apr 2006 at 19:25

i would assume the SI as it is like a quid more. so the thermalright is the best? better than the typhoon?

bbreezeuk · 11 Apr 2006 at 19:28

maybe, but not better than the scythe ninja

superpc · 11 Apr 2006 at 19:30

Having had both i would say the Thermalright is the king. The SI is the better of the 2 as it is almost likely to fit your mobo, but the XP-120 has compatability issues with some mobos. If you go to the Thermalright website it will tell you if your mobo is compatable.

I found the SI-120 with the Nexus 120mm fan to be superb! Very quiet indeed and keeps the CPU nice and cool. The Akasa 120mm fan is good too but a little louder. The CFM is quite low on these fans but it does the job no problem at all.

Some people have had trouble fitting the scythe ninja as it is very tall.

bbreezeuk · 11 Apr 2006 at 19:34

has anyone overclocked with the thermalright si-120 (AMD)

nick_lerwill · 11 Apr 2006 at 19:36

what the measurements of the 'ThermalRight SI-120'

nick_lerwill · 11 Apr 2006 at 19:38

has anyone o/ced a p4 478 prescott with this? how much can it be done?
(i have a 3.2GHz p4 478 prescott)

superpc · 11 Apr 2006 at 20:06

Go to the Thermalright website for the dimensions.

.::lawrywild::. · 11 Apr 2006 at 20:39

lol all the answers are pretty pointless...

"silence" is a personal preference thing... one fan may be silent to one person whilst being a PITA to another...

If you want a good silence/performance ratio (that suits YOU)

then you need a THICK, HIGH QUALITY fan on something like a fanmate or fan controller...

so basically a DELTA 120mm 220cfm is your best choice...

OR if you can find it that is... a Delta GFB1212VHW..

PS: The akasa ambers are like 30dba and are far noiser than the stock fan, I owned both. Cant speak about the rest though..

superpc · 11 Apr 2006 at 20:46

Well, the Nexus is superb and it is on My Venice 3500 clocked to 2.5 stable.

InSanCen · 12 Apr 2006 at 07:15

I still haven't found anywhere in the UK that stocks that Monster Delta (Yep, I fully intend on buying it, and yes, I know just how lous it's going to be. I run 2x120mm FF Delta's, 2 80mm FF delta's and a 172x150mm Papst, about 660CFM)

nick_lerwill · 12 Apr 2006 at 11:53

what the noise level on that

JonnyGLC · 12 Apr 2006 at 12:01

I've just got a Panaflo M1A fan this morning, and from what i've used so far this thing is very very quiet for the amount of air that it pushes. It's double width so it pushes more air with less speed i guess, but it's an excellent fan

TaKeN · 12 Apr 2006 at 12:06

Probably about 65db

nick_lerwill · 12 Apr 2006 at 12:13

jay-sus that not do your head in?

is the Panaflo M1A good then? whats it push?

TaKeN · 12 Apr 2006 at 12:17

Hmm my panaflo's 3 of em, Push 116cfm each, @ 42db each

Sounds like a jet on take off 24/7

JonnyGLC · 12 Apr 2006 at 12:25

86cfm @ 35dbA

nick_lerwill · 12 Apr 2006 at 12:28

ul lol

cheers for everything like i will go for 2 'Akasa AK-170BL4B Crystal 4x Blue LED Speed Control Fan' 1 Turbine 2000 and thermalright SI-120

JonnyGLC · 12 Apr 2006 at 12:31

nick_lerwill said:
ul lol

cheers for everything like i will go for 2 'Akasa AK-170BL4B Crystal 4x Blue LED Speed Control Fan' 1 Turbine 2000 and thermalright SI-120

ul? Why am i unlucky? Those are absolutely great specs, the amount of air it pushes for dbA is fantastic. I've got a quiet PC, and i've got the fan reduced with my fan controller and i really cannot hear it, yet it's still pushing a lot of air, more than my old silverstone fan.