[kelticknight]

looking at 3 cpu coolers for my amd 64fx
at moment have a gigbyte gh-pcu21-vg heatsink and fan.the one with 3 blue lights on top.looking for something quieter.looking a 3
a/thermalright xp 120 cpu cooler
b/coolermaster hyper 6 cpu cooler
c/artic cooler freezer 64
which one is good cooler and quietest.any suggesstions
cheers

[bake15]

my votes the xp 120, i think im gonna pick one up myself soon

[kelticknight]

the xp-120 got good reviews

[bake15]

Originally Posted by kelticknight

the xp-120 got good reviews

can you mother board handle it because its a beast

[kelticknight]

have abit av8 3eye.has the gigabyte 3dgh-pcu21-vg and its not small.so l would hope so

[bake15]

i'd check on thermalright's web site first if i was you.

http://www.thermalright.com/product_default.htm

[kelticknight]

would be a problem using the xp-120 as tou can't use dimm 1 meomoey slot and l have all my slots filled.have 4x512 modules.what my second choice?????

[bake15]

xp 90? seems to fit anything.

[kelticknight]

doesn't cool like the others.stuck either hyper6 or artic freezer,unless other choices.bummer about the dimm 1 slot in way

[kelticknight]

the xp 90 doesn't seem to be bad.how is it compared to hyper6 and artic freezer as l cant get xp=120

[Sargentwhitey]

Have you looked at those Zalman coolers? I've got a CNPS 7000Cu and its the quietest fan in my computer and my temps are 34C Idle and 39C Load.

[Lowfat]

Id pick the xp120 but the freezer 64 would be a close second.

[kelticknight]

would have gone xp-120 in heartbeat only wouldn't suit mobo as l would loose dimm1 slot and l have 4x512 modules installed.its a toss between the freezer64 and hyper6.looking at review these are what most reviews say are better coolers,with xp120 beung top,but can't use it.looked at review.the freezer64 equaled the xp-90 in cooling and the freezer ran 2000rpm slower.only thing about the freezer64 is poor finish.so its either freezer64 or hyper6

[kelticknight]

Has Anyone Used Zalman Cnps7700-cu Ultra And How Does Compare With The Cnps 7000b-cu

[Tipstaff]

The 7700 wieghs more, that's for sure. It's also quieter, and actually cools better by about 5 - 10 degrees less than the 7000.

As for combatibility, even though the 7700 is bigger is should fit your board.. at least according to Zalmans website. I've installed them on a couple P4s (1 was an Intel EE), and all I can say is that they are HUGE! But, they work, which is the whole point, right?

- Tip

[kelticknight]

all lm looking for is cooler and quieter,if the 7700 does it then lm cool with it,the xp-90 is good too,is there much of diffenance beteen the zalman 7700 and thermalright xp-90 cooling wise and quiet wise

[pr0digal jenius]

the freezer looks like it could rip the motherboard off the brackets...how much does that beast weigh?

[kelticknight]

its the lightest of all 3 fans,review at insanetek.com

[kelticknight]

its 460 gramms weight.half the weight of hyper6

[farkas]

Hi kelticknight

I can say that the XP-120 and Zalman CNPS 7000a-Cu are both great HSF. I have the XP-120 on my 64 and the Zalman on a mobile 2500+.

Since the XP-120 does not fit your board, I just wanted to take the time to say that the Zalman is quite nice and very very quiet, and that's the old model I have. The newer ones are a bit better, cools better and quieter as well.

The only downside to the Zalman is the weight, definately overboard, but for systems that do not go to lan parties, then it's a good choice.

Regards
farkas

[kelticknight]

cheers farkas

[farkas]

these links could be of interest for you FYI http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu...u-coolers.html

And another for the new XP-90 (Which I would of bought if it would of been available, since it fits 99% of all mobo's apparently)

http://www.mikhailtech.com/modules.p...content&id=140
(found via Anandtech)

[Asmoday]

I voted XP 120 before noticing that you have the Av8, that motherboard have issues running at 1T with the RAM in slot 3&4..

[kelticknight]

asmody,the only reason l can't use it is the xp-120 covers dimm 1 slot and at moment l have 4 x 512 ram so all my slots are full.xp-90 is good ,so is freezer 64 amd zalman cnp 7700-cu.with the freezer 64 l can use existing setup to mount freezer,as with xp-90 and hyper6 l have remove mobo and loose av8 setup and install their setup

[kelticknight]

just was on overclockers.co.uk forums and there have problems with a bad batch of freezer 64 where the cermanic bearing rod is broken in some of the freezer 64.not looking good.so my choice is xp-90 or zalman cnp7700-cu
which one

[farkas]

What are your pricing options... Is there a big diff between the 2 that could add to the equation ?

Do they perform the same pretty much, leaving the choice to weight alone and/or esthetics right now, you have a fun problem

The Zalman comes with a fan controller, I think it's fan mate 2 or something... maybe that's important for you, maybe not.

My opinion, would be to lean towards the Thermalright XP-90, it's light, fits most boards (and should not need to remove board, like my setup), and you have a Athlon 64, so the fact that's it aluminum fits it rightl, cause Intel's can sure use the copper heat absorbtion. Another bonus is the fact that you can orient the fan for blowing or sucking.

The Zalman being all copper will absorb heat better but it's quite heavy.

...I just read a review with the Zalman at 31.8db on low, and XP-90 was at 34db on high fan speed (panaflow), so a cheap 92mm fan on low or medium should be more silent I beleive.
This is confusing, it should be the opposite though cause the Zalman has a 120mm vs XP-90 at 92mm, anyways, different reviews means different measurement methods !

So be sure you read up on the quietness of both of them as I have contradictary info compared to Tipstaff, yet I would think like him, that the Zalman is quieter.

One thing for sure, they are both quiet by any measure.

Keep us posted

[kelticknight]

the zalman has good cooling and 120mm fan which is quiet,takes more room than xp-90.have to see if the zalman with 120mm setup will interfear with anything ,like g-card.saw some review where it did.have to take a measurement around the cpu to see if it ok

[kelticknight]

farkas
what other 2 cooler are you thinking of adding ,price wise doesn't come into it .looking for quiet and performance.if you know of better choices ,let me know,not water cooling.

[farkas]

Well I would pretty much stick between XP-90 or Zalman CNPS7700-Cu. the Zalman seems to have the edge for heat absortion, but you will have to remove your mobo 99% sure to put a new backplate.

The thermalright XP-90 seems to be the most flexible and offers almost nearly the same cooling as the Zalman, but with a smaller fan. So the XP-90 equiped with a decent fan, I guess you would have a hard time noticing a diff between it and the Zalman.

I lean towards the XP-90, simply because although it's not all copper, it has the heat pipes wich seem to compensate for the aluminum contruction. Sorta of a best of both worlds... lightweight, absorbs heat well and dissipates it very well.

The added bonus of the XP-90 for myself is the easy installation on Athlon s754/939 and intel 775 vs the Zalman. Zalman's HSF definately needs a new backplate and it's very heavy. You drop it on your toes and I tell you, your'e gonna swear !

Go for the XP-90, it even looks like a muscle car mod !

PS : Just so that you can see how close they are check this other review I found on madshrimp : http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=245 if you follow this one, you'l get straight to the temp page http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=get...99&articID=245 and the next page the sound level.