anyone had any experience with this one?:
http://www.silentmaxx.de/produkte/leise ... e-pro.html
translated via google:
http://209.85.143.132/translate_c?hl=en ... 0YBID9UO4Q
i've always liked the 'sandwiched fan' concept
apparently supports i7 which i'm looking to move to
any thoughts?
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As proof, you can look at the table from frostytech between the 9900 and 9700:
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.c ... 362&page=5
No difference in temps in 130W, 1c worse in 85W and 5db noisier.
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.c ... 362&page=5
No difference in temps in 130W, 1c worse in 85W and 5db noisier.
with the 9900 and 9700nt comparison i notice a few things
the 9900 has a shroud around the fan with exhaust holes
anything not easily pushed through the grills is just blown out the sides
this would reduce the overall cooling effectiveness
the shroud also produces noise (rattling). taking off the shroud reduces it
it would also reduce cooling effectiveness given air escapes even easier
they specify for the most part that the fan on the 9900 is 120mm
in the acoustic results they say its 92mm. i'm guessing it's just a typo
the 9700 standard has a larger but louder cooler than the 9700nt
it is, however, more effective at cooling than both the 9900 and 9700nt
hunting around i found this one to compare the two (9900 vs 9700nt):
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cooler ... html#sect0
not sure on x-bit's quality of testing for coolers
cooling ended up horrible though using the nexus:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article901-page6.html
i'm wondering about the frostbite though as it seems more 'sealed'
if there is too much resistance on the intake, it can't suck in from the sides
if there's too much resistance on the outtake, it doesn't blow out the sides
the fan is slower than the 9900 but not the best indicator of noise
hence i'm wondering if anyone has had experience with the cooler
thanks for your thoughts though. it's given me something to think about
the 9900 has a shroud around the fan with exhaust holes
anything not easily pushed through the grills is just blown out the sides
this would reduce the overall cooling effectiveness
the shroud also produces noise (rattling). taking off the shroud reduces it
it would also reduce cooling effectiveness given air escapes even easier
they specify for the most part that the fan on the 9900 is 120mm
in the acoustic results they say its 92mm. i'm guessing it's just a typo
the 9700 standard has a larger but louder cooler than the 9700nt
it is, however, more effective at cooling than both the 9900 and 9700nt
hunting around i found this one to compare the two (9900 vs 9700nt):
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cooler ... html#sect0
not sure on x-bit's quality of testing for coolers
cooling ended up horrible though using the nexus:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article901-page6.html
i'm wondering about the frostbite though as it seems more 'sealed'
if there is too much resistance on the intake, it can't suck in from the sides
if there's too much resistance on the outtake, it doesn't blow out the sides
the fan is slower than the 9900 but not the best indicator of noise
hence i'm wondering if anyone has had experience with the cooler
thanks for your thoughts though. it's given me something to think about