Thoughts on the SI-120

Street · 14 Feb 2006 at 13:53

Just looking at heatsinks and spotted the SI-120. Has anyone used one of these and would it cool better than a XP90C? Im looking at it because it means I can use a 120mm fan which will mean my PC is quieter and also, currently my 90C is a very tight fit with my RAM, meaning I have to take the heatsink off to mess with the RAM. Have read a few reviews but cant find any comparing it to the 90C...

Or alternatively are there any other heatsinks that cool well and use a larger fan?

Street · 14 Feb 2006 at 15:19

Ahha cheers, looks like it might be worth swapping to as it cools better and will be quieter. The Big Typhoon looks similar and good as well, but as I'm a thermalright fanboy I'll have to stick with that.

Street · 14 Feb 2006 at 16:56

Can you recommend a fan to go with it? Just about to order one now

Street · 14 Feb 2006 at 18:01

Just ordered mine now with an Akasa Amber fan, hopefully should quieten things up a bit and improve my cooling

Ill post the results back on Thursday when I should have it hopefully!

Street · 16 Feb 2006 at 14:12

Just got it and stuck it in and been running some testing on it. It seems a fair bit quieter than my old cooler... idle temps have dropped to around 35C from 38C but load temps are going up over 50C!