Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme in a P182 need fan?

CoolColJ · Post by **CoolColJ** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:12 pm

would a Thermalright ultra 120 extreme in a P182 need a fan at all?
will be using a Q6600 CPU

in the review of the P182 here it mentioned the MB controlled fan on the cpu never turned on at all - with the back and top fan running on low

I will probbaly replace the stock 182 fans with a Scythe S-Flex medium speed 120mm on the back and a slow speed on the top and turn their speeds up and down as needed with a fan controller

will be mostly doing audio, renderering and some gaming

jaldridge6 · Post by **jaldridge6** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:36 pm

you probably should put a fan on it. q6600 is not a low wattage processor by any means. 35W and lower TDP processors are more prime canidates for fanless.

falcon26 · Post by **falcon26** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:45 pm

I have that case and that cpu hsi. I tried it without a fan and forget it, it gets to hot if your a gamer. I also have a intel e6600. I used a scythe 800 rpm fan for my thermalright and for my exhaust fan and it works perfect. My idle temps are 38F and about 55F load...you can see my setup in the galley under My p182 setup...

CoolColJ · Post by **CoolColJ** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:53 pm

falcon26 wrote:I have that case and that cpu hsi. I tried it without a fan and forget it, it gets to hot if your a gamer. I also have a intel e6600. I used a scythe 800 rpm fan for my thermalright and for my exhaust fan and it works perfect. My idle temps are 38F and about 55F load...you can see my setup in the galley under My p182 setup...

so do you still have a Q6600? if so what fan are using with it?
Would a 800rpm S-flex be enough for it?

Redzo · Post by **Redzo** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:28 pm

falcon26 wrote:I have that case and that cpu hsi. I tried it without a fan and forget it, it gets to hot if your a gamer. I also have a intel e6600. I used a scythe 800 rpm fan for my thermalright and for my exhaust fan and it works perfect. My idle temps are 38F and about 55F load...you can see my setup in the galley under My p182 setup...

I doubt that you will ever get close to those temps on air and indoors. Maybe outdoors in north canada in a middle of winter

CoolColJ: Yes you will need a fan. Q6600 draws 105W. To cool it passively you will need to turn up your case fans waaaay up, almost making your case into a windtunnel, and by doing so you will endup having noisier comp than if you just had a low rpm fan on ultra to begin with.