OMG! Xigmatek HDT-S1283 vs AC Freezer 64 pro

[Nick89]

I'll be recieving it on thursday the 21st btw I'll tell you my results and if I can OC very well. =]

 

[Random Murderer]

i knew it wasnt fashionable.. he he.. a 20C drop from lasts years best is utter absolute bullsh-t..

and if u get blue screens from something telling u your cpu is at 58 C.. well it aint the 58 C..

bullsh-t folows bullsh-t and is backed up by more bullsh-t.. jeesh..

i waste my f-cking time.. but thats a bad habit i have..

trog

it's not bullshit. i went from a zalman 9500 to this xigmatek and saw 20°C drops at load, and i'm running higher vcore and moar megahurtz.
the thing about zalmans is their heat dissipation threshold. they do great up to a certain level, but once they get saturated with heat they can't dissipate it.

 

[Cold Storm]

I got my xigmatek in last night, and I was amazed my self.. I only saw a

5c drop when going from the cooler Master hyper TX-2 to the

Xigmatek HDT-S1283. Now, this is also with out having the fan blowing at full blast. I rather have a silent case and not a loud one.. That's why I put a fan controller on the Cooler Master because of the Vantec Tornado. So I don't hear a jet engine all day and night long.
As for load temps, there is a BIG difference. With the old heatsink and fan I was at load temps of

76c. Thats a 33c increase of temps.
As for my Xigmatek and fan, it was a load of

58c. Now thats only 19c increase while on load.
So with this, You can see that I've seen a great decrease of temps when it comes to my system. I'm very happy with my heatsink and since the temps are how they are, I think I should try a little more on ocing! Who knows, I might be able to beat my 550fsb with a 6 multi, or a 500fsb (click my signature) with a 7 multi.
Xigmatek FTW!

 

[Nick89]

Awesome man! I got about the same temps with mine. Hey did you have any difficulty pushing in the rubber mounting things that mount the fan on the HS ?

 

[Cold Storm]

The only problem I had was one side with the pushpins, and that was due to the fact that my northbridge was to close to the chip.. it bends a few fins because of how close it is...

 

[Random Murderer]

The only problem I had was one side with the pushpins, and that was due to the fact that my northbridge was to close to the chip.. it bends a few fins because of how close it is...

yea, his northbridge heatsink is frickin huge!


see trog? not bullshit. cold storm's load temps dropped 18°C, and he has screenshots to prove it.

 

[Basard]

And this stuff about irrational cooling... and obsession levels... It's just like putting chrome parts on your engine and adding a supercharger or something. People just love their computers like some people love their cars. I dunno...

 

[tkpenalty]

XIGMATEK FTW! Lol. It kills the Ultra 120 eXtreme as well, fyi. Tests, mounted/remounted 5 times:

Ultra 120 eXtreme = 45/47*C Idle
Xigmateck HDT S1283 = 43/44*C Idle.

Both fans were running around 1400RPM. Tested several times, and gave the Ultra 120 several remounts.

Thats an example of how good the cooler is-it makes coolers like the CNPS9700 look like a joke. I couldnt believe it when i got the xigmatek for the old PC, i was just going to use it in the old PC, until i tested it on this PC.

So please guys, dont make the mistake of being stuck on ur own cooler and test things out. Atm this is arguably the best cooler for bang for buck, as well as almost top end performance.

Trog, YOU are the one bullshitting. Its called superior engineering.

Freezer PRO 7 vs HDT S963. Why does the HDT S963 win?

Direct touch heatpipes, let me explain, heatpipes basically conduct heat better than a copper plate. The reason why manufacturers put copper plates was for a rather outdated reason; to prevent damage of the core from the heatpipes. However as time went, there arent any bare CPUs anymore and the role of the copper plate is useless. HOWEVER, as companies are constantly borrowing concepts off each other, most coolers still have a copper base-which acts as thermal resistance, reducing the efficiency of the heatpipes.

Get it now? More heat is transferred, and is transferred quicker instead of being stored in the copper plate on the HDT series coolers. Thus, the need for more heatpipes is basically negated.

I like how the HDT S1283 has a very loose aluminium fin array, not very restrictive. The weight of it is amazing as well.

 

[Wile E]

Great post TK, but stating differences in idle temps doesn't say much, or show the true potential of a cooler. Give us some load temps my man. lol.

 

[tkpenalty]

Great post TK, but stating differences in idle temps doesn't say much, or show the true potential of a cooler. Give us some load temps my man. lol.

5*C Difference at load. By the way if you are switching from a Freezer Pro 7 to a Xigmatech HDT S1283, and you ONLY get less than 10*C drop in temps, try checking if the push pins are installed properly.

 

[Random Murderer]

5*C Difference at load. By the way if you are switching from a Freezer Pro 7 to a Xigmatech HDT S1283, and you ONLY get less than 10*C drop in temps, try checking if the push pins are installed properly.

woah *blinks*

you just spelled "xigmatek" three different ways, lol.

 

[DaedalusHelios]

My temps running orthos on a stock 4200+ X2:

Don't you think you should.....um, upgrade that processor? You could always buy a different processor and board. Adding a $36 cooler to a $40-$60 processor seems a little strange to me.

 

[Random Murderer]

Don't you think you should.....um, upgrade that processor? You could always buy a different processor and board. Adding a $36 cooler to a $40-$60 processor seems a little strange to me.

not everyone needs or can afford the highest end. besides, i'm sure his processor could walk all over your bargain-bin chip.
you should have a bit more tact.

 

[DanishDevil]

Ooooooh hehehe. It's ironic because he just sold me a second 5000+ BE

 

[Wile E]

Don't you think you should.....um, upgrade that processor? You could always buy a different processor and board. Adding a $36 cooler to a $40-$60 processor seems a little strange to me.

But he can always take the cooler with him. Besides, what cpu upgrade can he get for that same $36? Nothing really. For less than $40 in upgrade money, the cooler was the way to go.

Now, if he wanted to spend $100+ on cooling, then a better cpu would've been the wiser option, but he did the right thing in his situation.

 

[DaedalusHelios]

not everyone needs or can afford the highest end. besides, i'm sure his processor could walk all over your bargain-bin chip.
you should have a bit more tact.

Its not an insult Mr.classy(molest myself Avatar). Came off a Spencers tshirt? Get a GF.

See Everyone can insult. I was mentioning a change in strategy. Nothing more, nothing less.

My two main PC's have an OC'ed E6750 and E6850. They are listed on other forums under my DaedalusHelios ID. They aren't fancy processors but they get the job done. I am waiting on the Q9450.

I sold a 4400+ X2 939 for $40. Thats similar to the cooler price. Thats where the question rooted from.

 

[Wile E]

Its not an insult Mr.classy(molest myself Avatar). Came off a Spencers tshirt? Get a GF.

See Everyone can insult. I was mentioning a change in strategy. Nothing more, nothing less.

My two main PC's have an OC'ed E6750 and E6850. They are listed on other forums under my DaedalusHelios ID. They aren't fancy processors but they get the job done. I am waiting on the Q9450.

I sold a 4400+ X2 939 for $40. Thats similar to the cooler price. Thats where the question rooted from.

But then he'd have no cpu after selling his, and then would have to try to find a good 939 cpu upgrade for $80 on top of that, possibly adding even more downtime.

The cooler was still the way to go.

 

[DaedalusHelios]

But then he'd have no cpu after selling his, and then would have to try to find a good 939 cpu upgrade for $80 on top of that, possibly adding even more downtime.

The cooler was still the way to go.

Buying a 939 CPU right now wouldn't be good price wise for what you're getting.
I was mainly referring to selling the Processor and motherboard.
Then getting a E6550 and a decent motherboard for the C2D etc.

I was going to encourage a platform change because of how aggressive Intel has been with price cuts and inventory adjustments.

Intel seems to be where you should put your money nowadays in the performance segment..

 

[Darknova]

not everyone needs or can afford the highest end. besides, i'm sure his processor could walk all over your bargain-bin chip.
you should have a bit more tact.

X2 4200 @ 2.2 Vs E2140 @ 3.3

Erm....do you even KNOW about current CPUs?

 

[Wile E]

Buying a 939 CPU right now wouldn't be good price wise for what you're getting.
I was mainly referring to selling the Processor and motherboard.
Then getting a E6550 and a decent motherboard for the C2D etc.

I was going to encourage a platform change because of how aggressive Intel has been with price cuts and inventory adjustments.

Intel seems to be where you should put your money nowadays in the performance segment..

He would still have to buy ram as well. With only $40 banked, he wouldn't have made enough money selling his stuff to get anything worth buying. He would've had to cut corners somewhere, leaving him in pretty much the same position he's in now.

 

[Nick89]

Hey guys, I have my proc OC'ed to 2.625Ghz again and am getting 37C idle!

I havent had the time to test normal load and extreme load temps yet, I got a new job with the TSA making 13.25$ an hour =] I'm going to start saving for a new comp and build it by May.

I'll update my temps and OC later I have to get up for Work

ALSO! Please remember that you can't bring any liquid over 3.4oz through a check point at the Airport and you need to have the container the liquid is in, in a 1 quart plastic bag! ty have a nice day

 

[Nick89]

Don't you think you should.....um, upgrade that processor? You could always buy a different processor and board. Adding a $36 cooler to a $40-$60 processor seems a little strange to me.

I really hate to go from generation to generation, I like to try to skip at least one generation and my 4200+ kicks the ass's of all the games I play still.

I'm thinking of getting an E8400, maby get a duel socket board and put two E8400's in it. Just gotta find a good dual socket board.

Also a stock 4200+ beats a stock E2140, I cant comment on OC's as I dont have anything to compare.

 

[tkpenalty]

X2 4200 @ 2.2 Vs E2140 @ 3.3

Erm....do you even KNOW about current CPUs?

+1. Intel gets stomped on the lower/consumer level.

 

[Wile E]

I really hate to go from generation to generation, I like to try to skip at least one generation and my 4200+ kicks the ass's of all the games I play still.

I'm thinking of getting an E8400, maby get a duel socket board and put two E8400's in it. Just gotta find a good dual socket board.

You can't put 8400's in a dual socket board. Dual socket boards are S771, E8400 is S775. You'd be better off with a single quad on a S775 board anyway.

 

[Nick89]

You can't put 8400's in a dual socket board. Dual socket boards are S771, E8400 is S775. You'd be better off with a single quad on a S775 board anyway.

But I heard intel was making a board with two LGA775 sockets, called Skulltrail I think