The PC Air Cooling Club

frankie827 · Feb 2, 2009

EastCoasthandle said:
Check post 73. I've updated it for a total of 3 HS. However I can't guarantee those will do any better then what you already have.

what fan would you suggest to use with that 3rd xigmatek

i was looking at the reviews and some people said the fan that comes with it isn't that great

ShadowFold · Feb 2, 2009

The S1284 is really only best on AMD cpu's. Get the S1283 Black Knight. It's the best Intel air cooler on the market.

Weer · Feb 2, 2009

EastCoasthandle said:
Check post 73. I've updated it for a total of 3 HS. However I can't guarantee those will do any better then what you already have.

I really like you.

Frizz · Feb 2, 2009

S1283 would give you better results. I bought the HDT Achillies heel s1284 for its looks.

Check up on my previous post in this thread it doesn't do that worse of a job with intel CPU's anyways.

IDLE 32-32-28-28
LOAD 62-62-58-58

Thats with a CPU with a VID of 1.3250 and 1.43750Vcore so do the math

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Anyway I'm waiting for that Thor's Hammer CPU cooler from Xiggy, I don't care if it'll underperform its expectations, I'm gonna buy it simply cause it looks kick ass lol.

EastCoasthandle · Feb 2, 2009

frankie827 said:
what fan would you suggest to use with that 3rd xigmatek

i was looking at the reviews and some people said the fan that comes with it isn't that great

I've checked newegg and they have fans by SILENX. I've never heard of them until now and they are offering some high CFM at extremely low dBAs. I can't vouch if that's real or not. On the other hand, the XIGMATEK XSF-F1251 should be a good fan. But if you want a fan and don't care about fan noise get a high cfm delta :pimp:

. I am sure, one day, you may change your mind about fan noise. In all seriousness this is a good fan.

Edit:
Oh, almost forgot this fan needs a good amount of "juice" make sure you get both the 3-pin and 4-pin connection and hook this up to your PSU. Not through the motherboard.

EastCoasthandle · Feb 2, 2009

Weer said:
I really like you.

I am glad you are enjoying this thread.

EastCoasthandle · Feb 2, 2009

A good review of fans found here.

In an nutshell:
1st Panaflo FBA12G12M-1BX
2nd Sunon KD1212PMB1-6A
3rd Delta EFB1212LE

Had he used the Delta EFB1212SHE it would have beat the others. But the noise would have been unbareable IMO. Although you pay more for those fans you can clearly see that the difference between a Panaflo and a Scythe is marginal at best. That's why I really didn't include them (at least not yet). In the end, what appears to matter most is the fin design (and overall design) of the heat sink itself. IE: keeping your CPU cool at low CFM, for example.

Edit:
Noctua fan results here
Subjective noise test here. I have a few of those fans and agree with what he said about them. Therefore, the others can't be that far off.

tastegw · Feb 2, 2009

no sunbeam core contact or silverstone fan owners besides me?

i thought these would be popular.

ShadowFold · Feb 2, 2009

tastegw said:
no sunbeam core contact or silverstone fan owners besides me?

i thought these would be popular.

Sunbeam isn't really a known brand. I prefer Xigmatek stuff.. I'm addicted to their products

I do have silverstone fans in my HTPC tho. They are pretty quiet.

tastegw · Feb 2, 2009

when i first installed my silverstone, it whined like a little girl..but after a few days, i guess it just got the "rust" out, and its now quiet running @ max rpms.

but the first few days, i was ready to yank it back out and just go with something else, glad i didnt tho.

Yukikaze · Feb 2, 2009

hmm, I am listed as an IFX-14 owner, but not as an u120x owner....and I got both in pics in my post !

:rockout:

King Wookie · Feb 2, 2009

Well, you can add me to the Scythe Musashi owners. Huge improvement over the Zalman VF-900 I had. 12 -15 deg drop and quieter.

MRCL · Feb 2, 2009

Count me to the Xigmatek S1283 owners. Cheaper and MUCH better than my previous Zalman CNPS9700.

Odin Eidolon · Feb 2, 2009

i suggest a list of links to fan reviews:
the 4 from vapor @ XS (the best fan reviews)
the ones on spce
the onles on bitlabs (if i remember correctly)
ones i dont know about

King Wookie · Feb 2, 2009

Odin Eidolon said:
i suggest a list of links to fan reviews:
the 4 from vapor @ XS (the best fan reviews)
the ones on spce
the onles on bitlabs (if i remember correctly)
ones i dont know about

I second that request.

kyle2020 · Feb 2, 2009

Im looking to replace my S1283 - any way to upgrade from those?

ShadowFold · Feb 2, 2009

kyle2020 said:
Im looking to replace my S1283 - any way to upgrade from those?

Nope. You could try a S1284 but they are only a little better.

kyle2020 · Feb 2, 2009

ShadowFold said:
Nope. You could try a S1284 but they are only a little better.

Im a little worried and hoping its just that i have seated it incorrectly, but I idled @ 60 odd degrees last night :eek:

Got some MX-2 on the way, but I like the look of the Tuniq Tower :ohwell:

ShadowFold · Feb 2, 2009

That's not right. My stuff idled at 19c with my Xigmatek stuff. You have good ventalation right?

kyle2020 · Feb 2, 2009

ShadowFold said:
That's not right. My stuff idled at 19c with my Xigmatek stuff. You have good ventalation right?

sure do. I re seated it after removing all my H20 loop, but 3 reseats later and im still idling in the 60's when i used to idle in mid 20's / mid 30's. :confused:

MRCL · Feb 2, 2009

kyle2020 said:
sure do. I re seated it after removing all my H20 loop, but 3 reseats later and im still idling in the 60's when i used to idle in mid 20's / mid 30's.

Are you using pushpins or the retention kit? Might have to reseat it again :eek:

kyle2020 · Feb 2, 2009

the crossbow bracket - once this MX-2 arrives im going to try again. lol.

Altered · Feb 2, 2009

Im running a Kingwin RVT-9225 with VANTEC TD9238H 92mm fan. Yeah I have the fan on a controller. :laugh:

But I have decent results and dont have to have the fan running but about 2000rpm probably close to 30dBA and its not to bad. Keeps my 50% OC at about 30 deg idle / 50 deg load.

Things I like
No motherboard removal
Rubber pins provide a vibration free fan mount
Less than $30 price tag
Intel and AMD application
A tad smaller helps in tighter cases

Nice info here.

EastCoasthandle · Feb 2, 2009

kyle2020, the IHS of your CPU may have an unusual convex or concave bend to it leaving some sort of microscopic gap with the HS.

mlee49 · Feb 2, 2009

EastCoasthandle said:
kyle2020, the IHS of your CPU may have an unusual convex or concave bend to it leaving some sort of microscopic gap with the HS.

Its possible it could be his cpu. Kyle try putting the stock cooler on it and see what temps your getting. If it's the chip the temps should be close, within 5 degrees.

System Name	Gaming PC
Processor	Core 2 Quad Q6600 B3@3.3ghz @ 1.376V \| VID: 1.313V
Motherboard	Evga Nvidia Nforce 680i LT SLI
Cooling	7x 12cm case fans+Xigmatek HDT-s1283 Dark Knight
Memory	4gb DDR2-800 Corsair XMS2
Video Card(s)	896mb Evga GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 (720/1515/1135)
Storage	2x 160gb Seagate Baraccudas + 1x 640gb Western Digital Caviar Green + 1x 1tb Samsung F1
Display(s)	Sceptre 20.1" 1080P Widescreen
Case	NZXT Zero
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE+Creative Fatal1ty Headset/Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround
Power Supply	Silverstone Zeus 750watt
Software	Vista Home Premium 32-Bit
Benchmark Scores	15883 on 3dmark06 w/ windows 7 beta @ 3.3ghz 13188 on 3dmark vantage w/ windows 7 beta @ 3.2ghz

System Name	The ShadowFold Draconis (Ordering soon)
Processor	AMD Phenom II X6 1055T 2.8ghz
Motherboard	ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870
Cooling	Stock
Memory	Kingston ValueRAM 4GB DDR3-1333
Video Card(s)	XFX ATi Radeon HD 5850 1gb
Storage	Western Digital 640gb
Display(s)	Acer 21.5" 5ms Full HD 1920x1080P
Case	Antec Nine-Hundred
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + Creative "Fatal1ty" Headset
Power Supply	Antec Earthwatts 650w
Software	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	-❶-❸-❸-❼-

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Processor	Q8400@ 4.0Ghz \| Q6600 @ 3.6Ghz \| E7300 @ 3.8Ghz \| E5300 @ 4.3Ghz \| E5300 @ 3.9Ghz \| E2180 @ 2.0Ghz \|
Motherboard	ASUS P5Q-E \| Asus P5Q Pro \| Gigabyte EG45-DS2H \| Gigabyte EP35-DS3H \| Gigabyte NV73 \| E-Sonic P35-G
Cooling	TRUE [Lapped] \| TRUE \| Thermalright SI-128 \| Stock \| Stock \| Stock
Memory	G.Skill 8192MB @ 1066Mhz \| G.Skill 4096MB \| OCZ 2048MB \| G.Skill 2048MB \| PNY 2048MB \| OCZ 1024MB
Video Card(s)	GTX 280 + 8800 GTS 512 \| 9800 GX2 + 8800 GTS 512 \| 6600 GT \| 8800 GS \| 9600 GSO 512
Storage	G.Skill 64GB SSD (OS) \| Segate 750GB [Downloads] \| 5TB JBOD [Movies] \| 3TB JBOD [Else] \| 1.5TB [Ex]
Display(s)	QUAD Monitors: Dell 2007FP [20"] + Dell 3007WFP-HC [30"] + Dell 2007FP [20"] \| Dell 2407WFP-HC [24"]
Case	Antec P190 \| Antec Three-Hundred \| Antec NSK2400 \| Thermaltake Strike MX \| HEC 6T10 \| HEC 8K01
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer PCI + [Audiophile HD600] + [Creative G500 + Logitech X-530 = 10 speakers]
Power Supply	OCZ 750w [62A] \| OCZ 750w [62A] \| Antec 380w [31A] \| Antec 650w [54A] \| OCZ 400w [33A] \| GeN [20A]
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit + Windows XP 64-bit \| Windows Vista SP2 64-bit \| Windows 7 RTM 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	////////////////////////////////66,666 [Crunching] + 45,455 [Folding]\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

System Name	White Theme
Processor	Intel 12700K CPU
Motherboard	ASUS STRIX Z690-A D4
Cooling	Lian Li Galahad Uni w/ AL120 Fans
Memory	32GB DDR4-3200 Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Aero 4080 Super 16GB
Storage	2TB Samsung 980 Pro PCIE 4.0
Display(s)	Alienware 38" 3840x1600 (165Hz)
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO White
Audio Device(s)	2i2 Scarlett Solo + Schiit Magni 3 AMP
Power Supply	Corsair HX 1000 Platinum

System Name	MY PC
Processor	E8400 @ 3.80Ghz > Q9650 3.60Ghz
Motherboard	Maximus Formula
Cooling	D5, 7/16" ID Tubing, Maze4 with Fuzion CPU WB
Memory	XMS 8500C5D @ 1066MHz
Video Card(s)	HD 2900 XT 858/900 to 4870 to 5870 (Keep Vreg area clean)
Storage	2
Display(s)	24"
Case	P180
Audio Device(s)	X-fi Plantinum
Power Supply	Silencer 750
Software	XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7
Benchmark Scores	This varies from one driver to another.

System Name	Harley
Processor	Intel core i7 3820
Motherboard	ASRock Extreme6 X79
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X60
Memory	Geil Enhance Corsa DDR3 1600+ 16GB
Video Card(s)	EVGA SuperClocked GTX Titan
Storage	OCZ Vertex4 128GB SSD / Toshiba 7200 2TB HDD
Display(s)	Crossover 30" 2560x1600
Case	CoolerMaster HAF XB - Custom Modded
Audio Device(s)	n/a
Power Supply	CoolerMaster Silent Pro Hybrid 1300w
Software	Win7 64

System Name	Dire Wolf IV
Processor	Intel Core i9 14900K
Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z790-I GAMING WIFI
Cooling	Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 w/Thermalright Contact Frame
Memory	2x24GB Corsair DDR5-6600
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA RTX4080 FE
Storage	AORUS Gen4 7300 1TB + Western Digital SN750 500GB
Display(s)	Alienware AW3423DWF (QD-OLED, 3440x1440, 165hz)
Case	Corsair Airflow 2000D
Power Supply	Corsair SF1000L
Mouse	Razer Deathadder Essential
Keyboard	Chuangquan CQ84
Software	Windows 11 Professional

System Name	Blackbox
Processor	Intel i5 750 @ stock for now
Motherboard	EVGA P55 LE
Cooling	Corsair H50 with 2 x Zalman ZM-F3 push/pull
Memory	2 x 2g team extreem DDR3 2000
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 460 Top
Storage	Seagate 500.12, Seagate 320.11
Display(s)	BenQ FP222W - 22 inches
Case	CM 590 with 5x various fans (Thermalright/Noctua)
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX620
Software	XP home SP3

System Name	Fractality 1.0
Processor	Intel Core i7-860 @ 3.6GHz
Motherboard	EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling	Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory	16GB Kingston Hyper RAM
Video Card(s)	PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Storage	64GB and 180GB SSDs / 1TB and 2TB HDDs
Display(s)	24" Acer V243W
Case	Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software	Win 7 64bit

Processor	e6300 @ 3000, stock Volts
Motherboard	msi p35 neo2-FIR
Cooling	HDT-1283
Memory	2gb tracers 1066 micron d9GMH, cooled by a modded CoolIt Memory Cooler
Video Card(s)	HIS 4850 ICEQ4
Storage	WD Caviar 16 320gb WDAAKS + 640gb WDAAKS
Case	CM RC-690 sligthly modded
Power Supply	Bequiet darkpower PRO 850W (say overkill? :D)
Software	kubuntu 8.10 + Windows XP, soon Windows 7 too

System Name	Dell inspiron 5570
Processor	Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Processor
Motherboard	Dell Inc.
Memory	SK Hynix 4GB DDR4 SDRAM PC4-19200
Video Card(s)	Intel(R) HD Graphics 620
Storage	Intel Optane+932GBHDD w/ External Crucial M500 240GB ssd
Display(s)	15.6" w/ Extended display Samsung 27"
Audio Device(s)	Realtek Audio
Mouse	ONN Wireless
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Home (x64)
Benchmark Scores	HaHa yeah right :p

System Name	The Dove Box Rev 5.0
Processor	9800x3D
Motherboard	Asus 870E STRIX
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	32 GB 6400 MTs
Video Card(s)	Asus 3080 TUF
Storage	2TB Crucial T705
Display(s)	32" LG 1440p 180hz
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic
Audio Device(s)	ON BOARD FTW
Power Supply	Corsair 1000W
Mouse	Corsair something
Keyboard	Steelseries
Software	Win 10 64x

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