Thermalright XP-120

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:17 am

Nice one Keyoh.

The more I look at it in comparison to the SP-94, and seeing how much of a fit the SP-94 was (nothing bad, just a little "close" in some areas), I can see this Heatsink having bit of an issue touching capacitors and so on.

I'd very much guess it's too big for the "keep out zone" ... so, mobo compatibility list will be a requirement, I think

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CRT_Leech · Post by **CRT_Leech** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:22 am

[quote="shathal"]Nice one [b]Keyoh[/b].

The more I look at it in comparison to the SP-94, and seeing how much of a fit the SP-94 was (nothing bad, just a little "close" in some areas), I can see this Heatsink having bit of an issue touching capacitors and so on.

I'd very much guess it's too big for the "keep out zone" ... so, mobo compatibility list will be a requirement, I think

.[/quote]

It shouldn't be a problem. Look at the picture I linked in my previous thread: http://www.systemcooling.com/images/rev ... pe2_lg.jpg

The fins should be well above any capacitors, Memory modules and such. In fact, it appears that the bottom of the fins are about as high as the top of the fins on the SP-94.

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 8:51 am

Yes, technically, the XP-120 should be easier to fit on mainboards; the thing that will be harder is to fit it within enclosures!

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:32 am

Ah yes, good pic. Yeah, that should be fine then.

Now, just to whine about the difficulties it'll cause to cabling and other irrelevant drivvel.

Certainly one has to congratulate ThermalRight - once again. Will see how it performs ... I am quite happy with my SP-94 + L1A at the moment ... I don't think I'll need to replace it just yet (what with being brand new).

Must ... resist ... temptation ...

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Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 5:23 am

BAM!!! More Info...

-Ed

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Fri Jun 04, 2004 6:55 am

Edward Ng wrote:BAM!!! More Info...

-Ed

Hoo boy, those heatpipes sticking out like that is going to cause mounting headaches! I just looked at the three different S478 boards I have on hand and it looks like that heatsink wouldn't fit on any of them. Hopefully they'll work on moving those heatpipes up out of the way before this thing goes into production.

jinu117 · Post by **jinu117** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 5:46 pm

I took a good look with my AI-7 and it surely will accomodate it fine. Not sure about p4p800 i got though... Gonna be nice upgrade in cooling with V1000 I ordered once it comes out.

munichkid · Post by **munichkid** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:38 pm

Sign m,e up!
I am getting one as soon as they are out.

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Sun Jun 06, 2004 7:42 pm

Oh I'm all over that thing, baby; I'd preorder if I could! Even knowing what I know (which you guys don't know I know, but will know, as soon as a certain review finally goes up...).

-Ed

Xman · Post by **Xman** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:08 am

Wow! Very very nice cooler, heatsink!

Please all sent Thermalright email with the request to make this radiator for AMD XP platform!
http://www.thermalright.com/contact_default.htm

sgtpokey · Post by **sgtpokey** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:04 am

Overclockers now has an actual review of its' performance:
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1043/

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:13 am

"Prescott Pacifier".

Hehe - I like that word

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New, for a 120 mm fan that's quieter than a Panaflo L1A ...

(Can't use Evercool aluminium fans on THOSE things, now can we

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Xman · Post by **Xman** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 10:56 am

very bad review

no real temperature, no real contenders for comparison
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1043/

Idiotic diagrams

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:14 am

Well, ya' can't expect everybody to live up to our review standards...

-Ed

TheWesson · Post by **TheWesson** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:21 am

Xman wrote:very bad review no real temperature, no real contenders for comparison
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1043/

Idiotic diagrams

No comparisons??

http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/p4sum.asp

the wesson

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 11:27 am

Well, he said no real contenders; I think he meant that the stuff it was compared to wasn't worthy of contention!

I must admit, it seemed quite silly for them to go with that 80mm fan on the SP-94; my own test proved the advantage of 92mm fans on SP-94 vs. 80mm fans.

-Ed

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 1:08 pm

OC.com wrote:I used two fans - a US Toyo #USTF1203812HW 38 mm unit and a Delta 25mm #WFB1212M; unfortunately the TOYO died (I was radically overvolting it), so I can't report noise levels on it.

WTF???

Am I misunderstanding something here? He's overvolting a 120mm fan and it's running at 420rpm to start??

This spec sheet shows normal range of voltage adjustments for that fan.

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 4:28 pm

Maybe by "radical" they meant "plugged it straight into the mains" ...?

sgtpokey · Post by **sgtpokey** » Fri Jun 11, 2004 5:57 pm

WTF???

Am I misunderstanding something here? He's overvolting a 120mm fan and it's running at 420rpm to start??

I bet you something like this happenned: the tests were done in passes. The first pass was simply collecting temps. The second pass would have been collecting noise samples. I would venture to guess that before he completed the noise tests, he had killed the fan doing some unrelated thing (accidental or not) to it.

'Course, I'm giving the reviewer the benefit of the doubt, but overclockers.com usually know their way around basic things like fans and volts.

Nowhere_man · Post by **Nowhere_man** » Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:31 am

As effective as a SP-94 @ roughly half the weight with the all the rich goodness of 120mm fan options.

"Prescott Pacifier", yeah, I like that alot.

Bosk · Post by **Bosk** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 2:23 am

Geez that's one sexy heatsink, black looks so much better than copper.

Though with both the heatsink and a 120mm fan on top i can't help but wonder if it'll block the rear exhaust on many cases.

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 3:48 am

AussieFellah wrote:Geez that's one sexy heatsink, black looks so much better than copper.

Though with both the heatsink and a 120mm fan on top i can't help but wonder if it'll block the rear exhaust on many cases.

Black?

Why Black?

It's silvery/Al-coloured...

Where'd you get the idea that it's black?

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 7:12 am

The lighting conditions caused by the, ahrm, "skill," of the photographer.

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 7:17 am

Edward Ng wrote:The lighting conditions caused by the, ahrm, "skill," of the photographer.

No, isn't it because everything is 180° out of phase below the equator?

The water flows down the drain the opposite way (Coriolis effect) so maybe light waves work the opposite way too....

Edward Ng · Post by **Edward Ng** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 7:38 am

That Coriolis effect on toilet flow is hogwash; everybody knows it's the sewer gnomes that makes it spin that way.

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 9:02 am

Aliens, I tell you ...

Nowhere_man · Post by **Nowhere_man** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 1:23 pm

sewer gnomes....so that's what those voices comming from the pipes are......

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 1:43 pm

Nowhere_man wrote:sewer gnomes....so that's what those voices comming from the pipes are......

Hmmm, I don't particularly like the direction this thread is headed in...

shathal · Post by **shathal** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 1:59 pm

Ralf Hutter wrote:
Nowhere_man wrote:sewer gnomes....so that's what those voices comming from the pipes are......
Hmmm, I don't particularly like the direction this thread is headed in...

But ... that's just you

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icancam · Post by **icancam** » Sun Jun 13, 2004 2:29 pm

Would anyone care to speculate on the use of the XP-120 in a passive mode with a cooler running processor? Might it be a viable alternative to the Heatlane Zen radiator?

I am using the latter with a P4 2.0 Northwood with great results in combination with a Seasonic Super Tornado PSU. In that application, the heat rising vertically off the radiator fins is drawn up and out through the PSU with the horizontally mounted 120mm fan.

Because of the orientation of the fins on the XP-120, the heat rising off the heat sink would be evacuated sideways with a fan (or fans) mounted in the usual position at the back of the case. Then one could use a PSU, such as the Seasonic Super Silencer (with vertically mounted fan) with duct work (as espoused by MikeC) that would draw cool air from outside the case. This would avoid the main drawback of the Heatlane Zen (using already heated air from the CPU and case in the PSU) and, presumably, allow the use of a somewhat hotter running CPU.