CPU coolers

goodoneian · 06-14-2008, 11:45 PM

does anyone here have any experience with the ZEROtherm Nirvana? since i have never heard of this brand before looking on new egg, i'm skeptical to buy one. i currently have an 80mm version of this zalman cooler:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118019

it works well, but is the loudest thing in my system. what i am debating against now though is this cooler:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835887011

and the above zalman. which one is quieter? and will they cool a Q6600 the same? thanks

theasian100 · 06-14-2008, 11:52 PM

i myself would go with he 9700 because I've only heard good about it and i like the brand name but im pretty sure that they would keep a Q6600 around the same temp. but for zerotherm, I've heard about them and heard good news about their butterfly coolers.

I for one would go with the 9700

goodoneian · 06-15-2008, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theasian100

i myself would go with he 9700 because I've only heard good about it and i like the brand name but im pretty sure that they would keep a Q6600 around the same temp. but for zerotherm, I've heard about them and heard good news about their butterfly coolers.

I for one would go with the 9700

yeah, i'm leaning towards the zalman. i have heard that the backplate on the zerotherm can short out your motherboard, which i really don't want obviously.

diduknowthat · 06-15-2008, 01:25 AM

I'm pretty sure the Nirvana is quieter. Also take a look at the Scythe Inifinity, it can be the one of the quietest heatsinks out there that won't break your pocketbook.

fortyways · 06-15-2008, 04:38 AM

Unless you have a thing for overpriced junk, you should steer clear of ZeroTherm and Zalman. Whoever designed that Nirvana crap was completely incompetent:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...8,1779-15.html

And if you replace your current Zalman with another, it's going to be another $50+ investment that you'll be looking to replace again in the near future because it won't be any quieter. All their fans use the same bearing type.

theasian100 · 06-15-2008, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diduknowthat

I'm pretty sure the Nirvana is quieter. Also take a look at the Scythe Inifinity, it can be the one of the quietest heatsinks out there that won't break your pocketbook.

i've always liked the scythe product line. their pretty affordable and pretty good too

in the near future, im going to possible get a scythe ninja as my next cpu cooler

lovely? · 06-15-2008, 05:56 AM

actually a very recommended cpu cooler here is the tuniq tower, it cools better then both of those heatsinks, is potentially quieter, and costs a tiny bit less. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835154001

goodoneian · 06-15-2008, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovely?

actually a very recommended cpu cooler here is the tuniq tower, it cools better then both of those heatsinks, is potentially quieter, and costs a tiny bit less. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835154001

that was my first choice, but it is like 1/4 inch too tall for my case

06-14-2008, 11:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
goodoneian Bronze Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 40	CPU coolers does anyone here have any experience with the ZEROtherm Nirvana? since i have never heard of this brand before looking on new egg, i'm skeptical to buy one. i currently have an 80mm version of this zalman cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118019 it works well, but is the loudest thing in my system. what i am debating against now though is this cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835887011 and the above zalman. which one is quieter? and will they cool a Q6600 the same? thanks

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theasian100 Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: G-Town South CA Age: 14 Posts: 303	i myself would go with he 9700 because I've only heard good about it and i like the brand name but im pretty sure that they would keep a Q6600 around the same temp. but for zerotherm, I've heard about them and heard good news about their butterfly coolers. I for one would go with the 9700 __________________ XFX nForce 680i LT SLI - Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 @ 2.66GHZ Ultra X-Blaster Black Corsair 2 ( 2 X 1Gb) Pc6400 Antec Earth Watts 500 - XFX GeForce 8500 GT Maxtor 160Gb internal - Samsung 120Gb External HDD Logitech S 510 - Logitech X-540 - Microsoft LX3000 19" Acer 193w (Black)

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diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 18 Posts: 6,636	I'm pretty sure the Nirvana is quieter. Also take a look at the Scythe Inifinity, it can be the one of the quietest heatsinks out there that won't break your pocketbook. __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

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lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 4,025	actually a very recommended cpu cooler here is the tuniq tower, it cools better then both of those heatsinks, is potentially quieter, and costs a tiny bit less. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835154001 __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ COMING: E8400 ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT COMING: ATI 4850 OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE

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06-15-2008, 04:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
fortyways banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,134	Unless you have a thing for overpriced junk, you should steer clear of ZeroTherm and Zalman. Whoever designed that Nirvana crap was completely incompetent: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...8,1779-15.html And if you replace your current Zalman with another, it's going to be another $50+ investment that you'll be looking to replace again in the near future because it won't be any quieter. All their fans use the same bearing type.

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