Which of these monster coolers

doyll · 9 May 2013 at 15:49

LOL.. Indeed. At least you still have your Peter

On your 7970

Uncle Petey · 9 May 2013 at 15:53

In a box somewhere...

doyll · 9 May 2013 at 16:10

Oh no! Peter-less and now you are all wet!

Uncle Petey · 9 May 2013 at 16:32

In all the right places :eek:

Jony27 · 9 May 2013 at 16:41

guys, i am not following any of this and i feel quite uncomfortable.

Jony27 · 9 May 2013 at 16:42

Uncle Petey said:
I iz a traitor ... and just one TY-140/147/Scythe GT/Akasa Piranha @1000rpm does very well on a K2.

OP, they're all great coolers and all very close in performance, so as long as it clears your ram and fits in your case, buy whichever looks the prettiest

I think I will just base it on whichever i can get cheapest as my new case wont have a window anyway

anthony566 · 9 May 2013 at 17:18

Jony27 said:
Hi, I'm looking to get a new cooler soon and was wondering which of the following is the best option.

Alpenfohn K2 Mount Doom
Prolimatech Megahalems Black
Dark Rock Pro 2
Thermalright Silver-Arrow SB-E
Phantek PH-TC14PE
or a Noctua DH14 (if I can find one cheap enough)

I have Corsair XMS3 so RAM clearance wont be an issue
Thanks

Hi what case cooling do you have in place ??

do you have side fans and roof fans installed ?

Jony27 · 9 May 2013 at 17:19

I currently have a Bitfenix merc alpha but have ordered a Fractal Define XL R2.
I wont be using any side fans but will occupy the rear and one of the top fan slots.

anthony566 · 9 May 2013 at 17:28

so are you setting the rear fan as an intake and the roof fan to pull hot air out ?? why only 1 roof fan ??

Jony27 · 9 May 2013 at 17:34

the case comes with three Fractal R2 fans but I will be using them for intake with 2 at the front and 1 at the bottom and i will be buying 2 extra fans to use as an exhaust.

doyll · 9 May 2013 at 17:44

That should work very well.

Jony27 · 9 May 2013 at 17:45

Yeah, I will be connecting the 3 stock fans to the integrated fan controller and the CPU fans and exhaust fans to a PWM splitter

doyll · 9 May 2013 at 17:57

Maybe have Tealc make you a PWM adapter and you could run all your fans with CPU fan PWM signal. ??? Just a thought.

Jony27 · 9 May 2013 at 17:59

Hmmm I though it was just plug and play with a PWM splitter?
Its one of these
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-031-AK

I though you can just plug in the fans into the splitter then plug it into the motherboard header?

doyll · 9 May 2013 at 18:06

With PWM fans yes. Doesn't the case come with Silent Series R2 fans? Last I knew they were not PWM fans.. I assumed you were going to run them with the case controller and I'm suggesting a Tealc PWM adapter so you can run them with the back and cooler fans.

Jony27 · 9 May 2013 at 18:08

Yeah that was the idea.
I was just thinking of of running the fans at 7V

Just curious, how much does one of those adapter cost anyway?

doyll · 9 May 2013 at 18:15

I wouldn't want to say but I would guess less than a tenner. I know he can make them so you can adjust the fans they control to match other fans on PWM signal.
Here's his thread
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18421145&highlight=pwm+username_Tealc&page=10
Tell him I suggested it and he'll only charge you double

Jony27 · 9 May 2013 at 18:18

thanks for that

i shall look into it in the future if my current plan doesnt turn out good but for now, i think i will focus on the heatsink and the exhaust fans

doyll · 9 May 2013 at 18:20

I'm sure it will work great. I'm just lazy and what it all automated.

doyll · 9 May 2013 at 18:24

Just searched on MM £7.00 delivered on the last ones he was selling.