Looking for a "flashy" CPU cooler - any suggestions?

kyle2020 · Apr 23, 2008

erocker said:
The copper 9700 uses a blue LED, I could take a picture of it for you when I get home from work. There is a Nvidia themed version which is nickel plated and uses a green led fan.

i see. that would be brilliant thanks! im just thinking my pc is going to be a bit of a tight squeeze, i mean this is with the arctic 64 alpine, and as you can see its right close to my RAM and not farr off the exhaust fan :banghead:

kyle2020 · Apr 27, 2008

bump! need more suggestions! im ordering tomorrow / tuesday so get them suggested now!

CrackerJack · Apr 27, 2008

kyle2020 said:
bump! need more suggestions! im ordering tomorrow / tuesday so get them suggested now!

i just ordered this yesterday for my 5000+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

but if your worry about space, then get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233001

i know you live over seas, this is to show what to look for.

kyle2020 · Apr 27, 2008

CrackerJack said:
i just ordered this yesterday for my 5000+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003

but if your worry about space, then get this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233001

i know you live over seas, this is to show what to look for.

very nice, thanks for the suggestion. looking it up now

BarbaricSoul · Apr 27, 2008

I am running this in my current system. It's the biggest and flashiest heatsink/fan I've seen and it works quite nicely(hope you have a case over 8" wide)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835128022

BarbaricSoul · Apr 27, 2008

here's a review for the gigabyte cooler I just suggested, it was on TPU review list for last friday.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1399/gigabyte_g_power_2_pro_cpu_cooler/index.html

kyle2020 · Apr 27, 2008

BarbaricSoul said:
I am running this in my current system. It's the biggest and flashiest heatsink/fan I've seen and it works quite nicely(hope you have a case over 8" wide)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835128022

bloody hell thats huge! ive seen a flash on it somewhere before, and they out it on the bonnet of a mercedes as an ornament

looked about the right size on the car! haha.

BarbaricSoul · Apr 27, 2008

kyle2020 said:
bloody hell thats huge! ive seen a flash on it somewhere before, and they out it on the bonnet of a mercedes as an ornament looked about the right size on the car! haha.

actually, it might be alittle bit to big for a hood ornament :laugh:

kyle2020 · Apr 27, 2008

BarbaricSoul said:
actually, it might be alittle bit to big for a hood ornament

haha possibly . . . i think i might stick with the 9700 or the asus silent knight.

francis511 · Apr 27, 2008

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-SB

Flashy and effective

kyle2020 · Apr 27, 2008

francis511 said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-SB

Flashy and effective

very nice. thanks!

panchoman · Apr 27, 2008

thermalright ultra extreme 120mm black edition with a sick fan :toast:

[I.R.A]_FBi · Apr 27, 2008

get a xigmatek and put on a strobe light .. that will be flashy enuff.

erocker · Apr 27, 2008

spearman914 · Apr 27, 2008

panchoman said:
thermalright ultra extreme 120mm black edition with a sick fan

NO Get the regular edition. Black absorbs the most heat so therefore no good. If you get a TRUE with a combination of a 220 CFM delta fan you will "maybe" outperform Watercooling.

panchoman · Apr 27, 2008

its so minimal of a difference its hardly there... the black nickel cover on the extreme actually can dissipate much more heat than cooper can.

Dark_Webster · Apr 27, 2008

Get a cooler like the one on the rig that has tri-fire (erocker's).

I can't believe the temperature diference, and it looks very well on my case.

SEE IT: http://www.xigmatek.com/product/air-redscorpions1283.php

One of the best and good looking coolers i've ever seen.

spearman914 · Apr 27, 2008

Dark_Webster said:
Get a cooler like the one on the rig that has tri-fire (erocker's).

I can't believe the temperature diference, and it looks very well on my case.

SEE IT: http://www.xigmatek.com/product/air-redscorpions1283.php

One of the best and good looking coolers i've ever seen.

OMG nice find.

dark2099 · Apr 27, 2008

If you go with a Xigmatek HDT-S1283, there was a review of the Red Scorpion recently that found it to perform slightly worse then the normal one because of it being nickel plated, it gave up a few degrees. Of course this is just one review, so it doesn't mean it is completely true, but something to think about.

Source http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=155&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=5

erocker · Apr 27, 2008

I don't think it's really true, plus it creates a better seal for the copper tubes. If anything the fan runs a little slow, but it looks darn nice!

Dark_Webster · Apr 27, 2008

dark2099 said:
If you go with a Xigmatek HDT-S1283, there was a review of the Red Scorpion recently that found it to perform slightly worse then the normal one because of it being nickel plated, it gave up a few degrees. Of course this is just one review, so it doesn't mean it is completely true, but something to think about.

Source http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=155&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=5

Perhaps that's true, i haven't tested with the normal one, but it sure adds "BLING" to your case.

dark2099 · Apr 27, 2008

Ah, well then, I just remembered seeing that and thought I'd share. I'm still waiting out the arrival of the Achilles S1284.

kyle2020 · Apr 28, 2008

that xigmatek looks nice. very nice . . . but the picture of the 9700 erocker has uploaded, thankyou very much by the way, has kinda sealed the deal on it for me. im not ordering until next week i dont think, but still, thanks for everyones input!

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