Originally Posted by mrbens only problem now is my heating bill has gone up (and my living room, where the pc is, still isn't as hot) as my previous PC was like an extra radiator in the room pumping out hot air!
Sorry mate, but you are either lying/exaggerating, or your higher heating bill is entirely not related. Watercooling helps you remove the heat from your components faster and more efficiently, thus your room will be warmer. It's not like a WC loop employs magic that mysteriously destroys energy.
Few days back we reviewed this product on 1366 fitted in Stacker 830 and results were gr8 . Unfortunately never tested this cooler on AMD
Now coming back to its price tag we also believe that its a bit pricier but then again here in Pakistan only Cooler Master is available commercially for almost US$ 100 105.
Originally Posted by Skiddywinks Sorry mate, but you are either lying/exaggerating, or your higher heating bill is entirely not related. Watercooling helps you remove the heat from your components faster and more efficiently, thus your room will be warmer. It's not like a WC loop employs magic that mysteriously destroys energy.
lol are you doubting my energy destroying pc? (I haven't actually checked my heating bill BTW!)
Before on my last PC my 4870X2 idle temp was over 60degrees and there was always hot air coming out the back of my PC. Now the same card watercooled in new PC idles at around 24degrees and if i put my hand near any fan exhaust on my TJ07B there is a cool breeze.
The fact of the matter is, that unless your case is storing a lot of the heat, there should be more heat coming out of it than there used to be. I have a triple rad in the roof of my Cosmos S, and because the heat is much more dispersed through the fan area than just the thin bracket slots, it did feel like less heat was coming out. But that was just because the heat wasn't nearly as densely dispersed. It's especially cool now, since I got rid of my 4870X2 (well, I say I got rid of it, but I died and I happened to come across an Asus Matrix GTX285 instead!), but even back in the day it felt like room temperature.
I get 40-45 degrees C according to HW Monitor when I'm merely running Windows and a browser is open. I'm using the AMD reference cooler with Arctic Silver 5 for AMD Phenom II X4 2.5Ghz stock. Are these temperatures too high?
Originally Posted by Er-El Just ran Prime95 for ten minutes or so and the highest temps hit were 66C.
Was that with all of the cores loaded? It's a little high IMO, but should be okay. You could try reseating the HSF, I suppose... Check the fans, fan filters, level of dust, etc first tho' :D
Another way to look at the AMD high temps / case discussion would be to consider that BT have found a potentially expensive flaw in the cooler with this type of case.
*IF* they had used a case with a rear exhaust fan (and assuming the temps did lower significantly), this effect wouldn't have been discovered.
Originally Posted by SouperAndy Was that with all of the cores loaded? It's a little high IMO, but should be okay. You could try reseating the HSF, I suppose... Check the fans, fan filters, level of dust, etc first tho' :D
SouperAndy
Think I'll just have to swap it for a Titan Fenrir.
I don't see what everybody is complaining about. They tested all the different HSF's in the same case and this one performed worse. Regardless of the orientation of the exhaust the coolers were all tested in the same case and some did better, it's still pointing towards a problem with this cooler as no other variables were changed.
Fine review BT. Guess I'll be sticking with my 6420 with ref cooler on. :( God I need some money. (or more accurately, need to save some)
Originally Posted by Skiddywinks How big is your radiator, and how many fans etc?
The fact of the matter is, that unless your case is storing a lot of the heat, there should be more heat coming out of it than there used to be. I have a triple rad in the roof of my Cosmos S, and because the heat is much more dispersed through the fan area than just the thin bracket slots, it did feel like less heat was coming out. But that was just because the heat wasn't nearly as densely dispersed. It's especially cool now, since I got rid of my 4870X2 (well, I say I got rid of it, but I died and I happened to come across an Asus Matrix GTX285 instead!), but even back in the day it felt like room temperature.
Now the heat is spread out thru the waterloop and being expelled thru 3 radiator fans on the side pointing away from me (so i don't get the heat blowing my direction) and some heat will rise up and be expelled thru the top 2 case fans too (only had 1 intake & 1 exhaust case fans on last PC).
Before I start: I love the mag and the site; I own this cooler and have an AMD 955 BE @ 3900Mhz. I have low profile high-performance ram, system temps are similiar (+better for me with my overclock, than the test). Unfortunately the review score has been influenced by the "problem" with high ramsinks and the top exhausts . I have a clear run of air through my CM Storm case (through the cpu cooler, front to back) and the computer is very quiet.
Also I couldn't help but notice the cooler pictured in the custompc review had bent fins.
Understandably some of you guys will use high ramsink chips, however if like me you have low profile ram in a case with regular front/back airlfow >>GO MENTAL>> get this cooler, especially if your planning an overclock with your 955 :p
I can't hide my disappointment as this is my fave mag/site and it's probably the worst scoring review on the net for this cooler. Some sites have this up against the Megalahem and it wins. I don't feel the review does this beast any justice. :'(
Anyway, not to worry >> It really is a great cooler and I highly recommend it for other AMD users out there!!!
Just caught up with this weird review, and the weird test rig with no rear exhaust fan. I got this cooler and it's simply amazing on my Intel based system.
The final scores in no way do this awesome cooler justice. BT, you guys should re-review this cooler under proper test conditions.
How about a review of the Noctua NH-C14, a similar piece of kit but designed for cases with insufficient physical headroom for a vertically mounted 120/140mm fan-based cooler, such as my Antec P193 which can only accomodate a maximum cooler height of 135mm or thereabouts.
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ReplySorry mate, but you are either lying/exaggerating, or your higher heating bill is entirely not related. Watercooling helps you remove the heat from your components faster and more efficiently, thus your room will be warmer. It's not like a WC loop employs magic that mysteriously destroys energy.
Now coming back to its price tag we also believe that its a bit pricier but then again here in Pakistan only Cooler Master is available commercially for almost US$ 100 105.
lol..y not?!
lol are you doubting my energy destroying pc? (I haven't actually checked my heating bill BTW!)
Before on my last PC my 4870X2 idle temp was over 60degrees and there was always hot air coming out the back of my PC. Now the same card watercooled in new PC idles at around 24degrees and if i put my hand near any fan exhaust on my TJ07B there is a cool breeze.
The fact of the matter is, that unless your case is storing a lot of the heat, there should be more heat coming out of it than there used to be. I have a triple rad in the roof of my Cosmos S, and because the heat is much more dispersed through the fan area than just the thin bracket slots, it did feel like less heat was coming out. But that was just because the heat wasn't nearly as densely dispersed. It's especially cool now, since I got rid of my 4870X2 (well, I say I got rid of it, but I died and I happened to come across an Asus Matrix GTX285 instead!), but even back in the day it felt like room temperature.
Those things do throw out a silly amount of heat!
Was that with all of the cores loaded? It's a little high IMO, but should be okay. You could try reseating the HSF, I suppose... Check the fans, fan filters, level of dust, etc first tho' :D
Another way to look at the AMD high temps / case discussion would be to consider that BT have found a potentially expensive flaw in the cooler with this type of case.
*IF* they had used a case with a rear exhaust fan (and assuming the temps did lower significantly), this effect wouldn't have been discovered.
SouperAndy
Fine review BT. Guess I'll be sticking with my 6420 with ref cooler on. :( God I need some money. (or more accurately, need to save some)
I understand what you are getting at. Here's my setup:
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs002.snc3/10941_177180631879_509296879_2801414_5945650_n.jpg
I suppose before all the GPU heat was being expelled with the 4870X2 reference cooler all in one place at the back of the PC which was under my desk keeping me warm.
Now the heat is spread out thru the waterloop and being expelled thru 3 radiator fans on the side pointing away from me (so i don't get the heat blowing my direction) and some heat will rise up and be expelled thru the top 2 case fans too (only had 1 intake & 1 exhaust case fans on last PC).
My new PC is on a stand next to PC desk now so I can show it off and so the roof fans are not blocked under a desk.
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs202.snc3/20960_242899576879_509296879_3176196_925686_n.jpg
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/noctua-nh-d14.html
It has some good pics of optional installation methods and fan setups.
I'm getting contradicting info...
Could Bit-Tech test the Prolimatech Megahalems cooler so we could decide which is the best cooler after the Noctua?
Also I couldn't help but notice the cooler pictured in the custompc review had bent fins.
Understandably some of you guys will use high ramsink chips, however if like me you have low profile ram in a case with regular front/back airlfow >>GO MENTAL>> get this cooler, especially if your planning an overclock with your 955 :p
I can't hide my disappointment as this is my fave mag/site and it's probably the worst scoring review on the net for this cooler. Some sites have this up against the Megalahem and it wins. I don't feel the review does this beast any justice. :'(
Anyway, not to worry >> It really is a great cooler and I highly recommend it for other AMD users out there!!!
The final scores in no way do this awesome cooler justice. BT, you guys should re-review this cooler under proper test conditions.
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