X2 Cooling

palmem · Post by **palmem** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:18 pm

I have:
Athlon X2 3800+
DFI nF4 Ultra-D
Lian Li PC-60Plus

The case fans are:
Top (80mm, out)
Back (PSU, out)
Back (120mm blower, out)
Back (80mm, in, ducted to CPU cooler)
Front (120mm in)

I am looking at three methods of cooling:
Big Typhoon (pointing out a hole cut in the side of the PC)
Top, Back, Front fans in (possibly lower voltage)

Scythe Ninja (blowing out back)
Back out
Front, top in

Zalman 7000 or 7700
Case fans as they are now

Which would provide less noise? (cooling is fine with stock HSF)
Do any of these involve removing my motherboard?
I have some thermaltake fans (rated at 20db, but really loud), is the Big Typhoon actually what it says it is?
Is there a better route to take?

-palmem

mr_plow_king · Post by **mr_plow_king** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 5:30 pm

I currently have the same CPU with a Zalman 7000 AlCu. I adjusted the fan to 1200 RPM, it's quiet but I can hear it. Here are my temps :

38C on idle, 50C with 2 folding at the same time

I don't want to leave the CPU over 50C because it seems the max it can handle is 65C

I wish I had bought the Big Typhoon, I heard it's a good performer if you change the fan with a quieter Nexus for example. Maybe someone here tried it.

P.S. you'll need to remove the board to install the Zalman 7000 or the Big Typhoon since you need to change the backplate

Zorander · Post by **Zorander** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:21 pm

I am running a fanless Scythe Ninja with my X2 3800+. Temp ranges from 30-42C, idle to full load. There is one exhaust case fan nearby.

fergy · Post by **fergy** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:27 am

Running a Scythe Ninja on top of an X2 4400+ and have never got the temps over 25C - case fan is a couple of inches away blowing out, and a Nexus blowing through the Ninja.
I am really impressed with this beast - looks impressive and performs same way!

quikkie · Post by **quikkie** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:49 am

I'm running a X2-3800 with an Asetek Vapochill Micro and 92mm Panaflo M1A . My idle temps are around 31C and 2 cpuburn instances push the temp to around 44C. Not bad for a 25GBP cooler!

-Quikkie

darthan · Post by **darthan** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:24 am

I'd go for the Ninja and just turn off and seal the top fan hole. Less fans can't ever hurt noise levels and that top fan really isn't doing much in comparison to the back 120mm. This would allow a nice ATX standard airflow path through your case.

palmem · Post by **palmem** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:10 pm

The back 120mm fan is a blower (like a PCI blower, but sideways)
The output hole is about 2"x1"
It moves almost no air

It is down over the VGA card

Does the Ninja require removine the MB?
Is it safe to move the computer with a Ninja on it?

-palmem