Which HSF is better?

b182tm · 01-08-2006, 12:40 AM

Zalman

OR

Thermaltake

Those are links, check em out. Any experience with them? I need a quiet, cool fan.

Derek

helmie · 01-08-2006, 12:42 AM

Its the same link for both items. Either way, the thermaltake is one big mean cooler. One of the best you can buy.

b182tm · 01-08-2006, 12:45 AM

Oops, thanks man.

Hairy_Lee · 01-08-2006, 12:48 AM

if you're after silence the zalman is the way to go, the thermaltake has better cooling performance however

helmie · 01-08-2006, 12:49 AM

Hey, the T/T is only 16dB, its really quiet.

EDIT: Your more likely to have contact with thing on your mobo with the zalman, its more a flat HSF, but the T/T is raised up from the mobo, so it doesnt make contact with the mobo and compontents attached.

Hairy_Lee · 01-08-2006, 12:54 AM

didn't read the decidel ratings on them, zalman have always gone for the quiet route for cooling, so i was going by what i already knew. however, there are known compatability issues on some motherboards with the zalman and the design is rather old now. the thermaltake uses several heatpipes and the reviews are good for it

**dragon2309** · 01-08-2006, 02:10 AM

Quote:

didn't read the decidel ratings on them, zalman have always gone for the quiet route for cooling, so i was going by what i already knew. however, there are known compatability issues on some motherboards with the zalman and the design is rather old now. the thermaltake uses several heatpipes and the reviews are good for it

yah, the zalman is rated at 20~32 dBa and the Tt is rated an ultra silent 16dBa. And that really is quiet, ive seen "silent" fans advertised at 20dBa, so 16 is truly very quiet.

b182tm · 01-08-2006, 10:12 PM

Cool, thanks guys. I think I've decided on getting the Thermaltake. Do you think it could lower my idle 61 celcius to at least 35 celcius? (I dont understand what is wrong with my cooling, it just idles at 45, then jumps up to 61 after a few hours and stays there.)

Derek

helmie · 01-09-2006, 05:49 PM

Oh yes, it should cool down to there fine, remember to use AS5 on it. Maybe your current heatsink is on wrong, making high idle?

b182tm · 01-10-2006, 02:18 AM

I dont know, that could be it. I'm just so sick of the high temps. What's AS5?

Thanks,
Derek

01-08-2006, 12:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
b182tm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bronco Country Age: 19 Posts: 1,044	Which HSF is better? Zalman OR Thermaltake Those are links, check em out. Any experience with them? I need a quiet, cool fan. Derek __________________ mobo ASUS A8N5X cpu AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ memory 1GB GeIL RAM video card 6600 GT 128MB hard drive Samsung 120GB SATA HDD R.I.P. Darrent Williams Last edited by b182tm; 01-08-2006 at 12:45 AM.

01-08-2006, 12:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	Its the same link for both items. Either way, the thermaltake is one big mean cooler. One of the best you can buy. __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

01-08-2006, 12:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
b182tm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bronco Country Age: 19 Posts: 1,044	Oops, thanks man. __________________ mobo ASUS A8N5X cpu AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ memory 1GB GeIL RAM video card 6600 GT 128MB hard drive Samsung 120GB SATA HDD R.I.P. Darrent Williams

01-08-2006, 12:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	if you're after silence the zalman is the way to go, the thermaltake has better cooling performance however __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

01-08-2006, 12:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	Hey, the T/T is only 16dB, its really quiet. EDIT: Your more likely to have contact with thing on your mobo with the zalman, its more a flat HSF, but the T/T is raised up from the mobo, so it doesnt make contact with the mobo and compontents attached. __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

01-08-2006, 12:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	didn't read the decidel ratings on them, zalman have always gone for the quiet route for cooling, so i was going by what i already knew. however, there are known compatability issues on some motherboards with the zalman and the design is rather old now. the thermaltake uses several heatpipes and the reviews are good for it __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

01-08-2006, 10:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
b182tm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bronco Country Age: 19 Posts: 1,044	Cool, thanks guys. I think I've decided on getting the Thermaltake. Do you think it could lower my idle 61 celcius to at least 35 celcius? (I dont understand what is wrong with my cooling, it just idles at 45, then jumps up to 61 after a few hours and stays there.) Derek __________________ mobo ASUS A8N5X cpu AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ memory 1GB GeIL RAM video card 6600 GT 128MB hard drive Samsung 120GB SATA HDD R.I.P. Darrent Williams

01-09-2006, 05:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
helmie Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Highlands, Scotland Age: 17 Posts: 1,208	Oh yes, it should cool down to there fine, remember to use AS5 on it. Maybe your current heatsink is on wrong, making high idle? __________________ For sale: http://www.computerforum.com/111463-...tml#post893380

01-10-2006, 02:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
b182tm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bronco Country Age: 19 Posts: 1,044	I dont know, that could be it. I'm just so sick of the high temps. What's AS5? Thanks, Derek __________________ mobo ASUS A8N5X cpu AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ memory 1GB GeIL RAM video card 6600 GT 128MB hard drive Samsung 120GB SATA HDD R.I.P. Darrent Williams

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