need help choosing cpu cooler!

[MxPhenom 216]

that cooler is this one

ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler

yeah ditch that think and get the 212 and the San Ace fan

 

[fish00]

yeah one typhoon would be fine but id get the san ace personally. its a great fan. best built fan out there and they will never die

how loud is the san ace?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

how loud is the san ace?

really quiet. a nice hum. stick it on a fan control though. its much nicer on a fan controller

 

[fish00]

really quiet. a nice hum. stick it on a fan control though. its much nicer on a fan controller

i have no fan controller can u link me to a cheap one?

also i looked at ur created post and found a pic of the fan on ur heatsink, it looks really thick

would it clear all ram slots on this motherboard?
ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboa...

i doubt i will use all 4 but in the future if i want 4 more gigs of ram or something

 

[MxPhenom 216]

i have no fan controller can u link me to a cheap one?

also i looked at ur created post and found a pic of the fan on ur heatsink, it looks really thick

would it clear all ram slots on this motherboard?
ASUS P7P55D LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboa...

i doubt i will use all 4 but in the future if i want 4 more gigs of ram or something

well just get ram with low heat spreaders not the high ridiculous ones

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...ge=product_info&cPath=36_48&products_id=27855

cheap fan controller

and the fan is 38mm thick its not the normal 25mm thick like normal case fans. this is because its meant for heatsinks and radiators. the thicker the fan the more of an angle there is with the fan making the air being pushed much more stronger hense the better static pressure

 

[fish00]

well just get ram with low heat spreaders not the high ridiculous ones

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...ge=product_info&cPath=36_48&products_id=27855

cheap fan controller

lol where do you wire that thing? does it just sit in the case?

and btw thank you so much you have been a massive amount of help haha

 

[MxPhenom 216]

lol where do you wire that thing? does it just sit in the case?

and btw thank you so much you have been a massive amount of help haha

thats what im here for. and the wire gets plugged into the little black thing and then into the motherboard cpu fan slot then to the fan. and yeah it just sits at the bottom of the case.

 

[fish00]

thats what im here for. and the wire gets plugged into the little black thing and then into the motherboard cpu fan slot then to the fan. and yeah it just sits at the bottom of the case.

hmm i dono if i like it just sitting at the bottom, looks a lil messy lol

i found this one tho

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...ge=product_info&cPath=36_48&products_id=25026

you can mount it at the front of ur case using a 3.5 drive bay, which my case doesnt exactly have a 3.5 but you can use a converter that came with the case to make it a 3.5

that would look much better in my eyes.

what level should i have the fan at with the fan controller tho?

like 3/4 on the dial?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

hmm i dono if i like it just sitting at the bottom, looks a lil messy lol

i found this one tho

http://www.performance-pcs.com/cata...ge=product_info&cPath=36_48&products_id=25026

you can mount it at the front of ur case using a 3.5 drive bay, which my case doesnt exactly have a 3.5 but you can use a converter that came with the case to make it a 3.5

that would look much better in my eyes.

what level should i have the fan at with the fan controller tho?

like 3/4 on the dial?

its really not that bad. i have the same one and i just route the cable behind the motherboard tray and then back in at the top where it plugs into the fan. its quite nice

and that evercool one isnt very good it cant do full 12v output power.

 

[fish00]

its really not that bad. i have the same one and i just route the cable behind the motherboard tray and then back in at the top where it plugs into the fan. its quite nice

and that evercool one isnt very good it cant do full 12v output power.

hmm i didnt even think about the 12v thing lol

where do you have the lil fan controler thing in ur case exactly?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

hmm i didnt even think about the 12v thing lol

where do you have the lil fan controler thing in ur case exactly?

sitting at the bottom right next to the PSU. you can get double sided tape and tack it up on the 3.5 hard drive bay wall. thats what we did with my friend cm scout

 

[fish00]

sitting at the bottom right next to the PSU. you can get double sided tape and tack it up on the 3.5 hard drive bay wall. thats what we did with my friend cm scout

hmm i still dont know about that haha i would like easy access to it

what about this one?
Scythe KQ01-BK-3.5 "KAZE Q" Fan Controller
that would also look rly nice with my case i think

 

[MxPhenom 216]

hmm i still dont know about that haha i would like easy access to it

what about this one?
Scythe KQ01-BK-3.5 "KAZE Q" Fan Controller
that would also look rly nice with my case i think

i can understand that. and that fan controller is garbage. i had another scythe controller and it broke after like the first couple months. no bueno! Id really just stick it out and the the gelid one i showed you. you can even take out a pci e slot cover and hang it out the back of your case and take double sided tape to tack it to the back of your case or something.

 

[fish00]

i can understand that. and that fan controller is garbage. i had another scythe controller and it broke after like the first couple months. no bueno! Id really just stick it out and the the gelid one i showed you. you can even take out a pci e slot cover and hang it out the back of your case and take double sided tape to tack it to the back of your case or something.

yeah haha
how long have u had the fan controller?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

yeah haha
how long have u had the fan controller?

3 years lol

 

[fish00]

3 years lol

i dono if this will make any sense to you but behind the removable front panel there is a hole that i could wire the fan crontroller to the bottom of the front pannel out to the side of my case and use double sided tape to mount it on the side. because their is a little indent at the bottom of the front pannel to grab it to full it off

if you want i can take pics and show u what im talkin about. i dono how good it would look tho. i could always try that

 

[MxPhenom 216]

i dono if this will make any sense to you but behind the removable front panel there is a hole that i could wire the fan crontroller to the bottom of the front pannel out to the side of my case and use double sided tape to mount it on the side. because their is a little indent at the bottom of the front pannel to grab it to full it off

if you want i can take pics and show u what im talkin about. i dono how good it would look tho. i could always try that

thats sounds fine dude.

 

[fish00]

thats sounds fine dude.

also i just saw this review
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/coolermaster_hyper_212_plus/2.htm

are those gaps bad?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

also i just saw this review
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/coolermaster_hyper_212_plus/2.htm

are those gaps bad?

nah your fine

Would you mind if i gave you a little tip on how to apply TIM to a cooler like the 212 since the heatpipes are shown at the base??

 

[fish00]

nah your fine

Would you mind if i gave you a little tip on how to apply TIM to a cooler like the 212 since the heatpipes are shown at the base??

do i mind? that would be amazing haha

 

[MxPhenom 216]

do i mind? that would be amazing haha

alright so you see those little grey strips in between each heatpipe?? well take a your tube of tim and put a thin nice line of TIM on each of them.(except for the 2 far outside ones). this allows the TIM to spread all the way across in a nice layer for best heat transfer to the heatsink

 

[overclocking101]

the 212 is basically a xigmatec or sunbeam cooler. its a decent mid range cooler. you'll get good temps up to like 4ghz on a 750. on my venomous x i would get 60max at 4ghz that cooler should get a bit more probably 70 max. personally i would use 2 fans in push pull config

 

[MxPhenom 216]

the 212 is basically a xigmatec or sunbeam cooler. its a decent mid range cooler. you'll get good temps up to like 4ghz on a 750. on my venomous x i would get 60max at 4ghz that cooler should get a bit more probably 70 max. personally i would use 2 fans in push pull config

what? sunbeam coolers are garbage. and the xigmatek dark night is really nice one. the hyper 212 is comparable to a TRUE

 

[fish00]

alright so you see those little grey strips in between each heatpipe?? well take a your tube of tim and put a thin nice line of TIM on each of them.(except for the 2 far outside ones). this allows the TIM to spread all the way across in a nice layer for best heat transfer to the heatsink

so just 3 thin strips of thermal grease?

 

[MxPhenom 216]

so just 3 thin strips of thermal grease?

yep