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Capper · August 22nd, 2008

Zalman makes some very good coolers. Take a look at these

Thermalright True
Zalman CNPS 9700
ZeroTHERM Nirvana

PTRMAN · August 22nd, 2008

Leaning toward the Zerotherm. I like that it isn't just passive cooling (vs TRUE) and after discount and (hated) MIR at Newegg it's half the price of the Zalman. Probably order early in the week and put on next weekend. Boo Hoo - no more SMP folding until then!

polobunny · August 22nd, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTRMAN

Leaning toward the Zerotherm. I like that it isn't just passive cooling (vs TRUE) and after discount and (hated) MIR at Newegg it's half the price of the Zalman. Probably order early in the week and put on next weekend. Boo Hoo - no more SMP folding until then!

I recommend choosing a fan if you select the TRUE. Nobody really runs that thing fanless, with a fan is where it really shines.

linuxcrazy · August 23rd, 2008

This is the cooler I'm using... Newegg.com - ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

But they came out with a revision that seems even better. Newegg.com - ZEROtherm BTF90 with manual fan controller (BTF92) 92mm 2 ball UFO bearing CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

**gvblake22** · August 23rd, 2008

Yeah, 70 degrees C is too high for a desktop processor. The idle temps after you stopped F@H are very reasonable, but the load temps are too high. I would look into getting a better airflow in your case (more/better/faster case fans) or a better processor heatsink (like the ones that have been linked to already).

PTRMAN · August 26th, 2008

Got the Zalman 9700 Quiet Cooler. Installed and all looks much better, even running FAH GPU and SMP.

temps.jpg

Can't believe there was such a difference - nearly 40C! Some of it is due to poor thermal paste applications - If I can figure out how to post some pics I'll do so.

**Hitman** · August 26th, 2008

you have to host the pics somewhere

RangerXLT8 · August 26th, 2008

I recommend the TRUE with a good fan. Definitely do not run fanless. The TRUE with a good fan will cool even a OCed quad. A good fan might cost upwards of 10 bucks. I use either Panaflo or Delta fans for things like this...

PTRMAN · August 28th, 2008

Took some pics while installing new cooler fan. Let me know what you think.

This is what the stock cooler looked like when I pulled it off.
thermal 1.jpg

Matching it was the CPU
thermal 2.jpg

Clearly the paste was not applied very well initially.

PTRMAN · August 28th, 2008

Wasn't going to make the same mistake twice. Zalman instructions indicated it was OK to cover the CPU and fan base, so I did.

thermal 3.jpg

thermal 4.jpg

August 22nd, 2008	#21
Capper We take both criticism and positive comments very positively Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 6,200 Blog Entries: 6	Re: HOt!HOT!HOT! Zalman makes some very good coolers. Take a look at these Thermalright True Zalman CNPS 9700 ZeroTHERM Nirvana INTEL QX9650 // Gigabyte EP45 Extreme // 8GB PC2-8500 // BFG GTX260 MaxCore // DD Torture Rack // Seagate 750GB HDD // OCZ Vendetta // PC Power & Cooling 620W PSU

August 22nd, 2008	#22
PTRMAN Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,109	Re: HOt!HOT!HOT! Leaning toward the Zerotherm. I like that it isn't just passive cooling (vs TRUE) and after discount and (hated) MIR at Newegg it's half the price of the Zalman. Probably order early in the week and put on next weekend. Boo Hoo - no more SMP folding until then!

August 23rd, 2008	#24
linuxcrazy Linuxlubber Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Linuxland Posts: 214 Blog Entries: 1	Re: HOt!HOT!HOT! This is the cooler I'm using... Newegg.com - ZEROtherm BTF90 92mm Silent UFO CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks But they came out with a revision that seems even better. Newegg.com - ZEROtherm BTF90 with manual fan controller (BTF92) 92mm 2 ball UFO bearing CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

August 23rd, 2008	#25
gvblake22 Modder-ator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tempe Desert Posts: 6,542 Blog Entries: 1	Re: HOt!HOT!HOT! Yeah, 70 degrees C is too high for a desktop processor. The idle temps after you stopped F@H are very reasonable, but the load temps are too high. I would look into getting a better airflow in your case (more/better/faster case fans) or a better processor heatsink (like the ones that have been linked to already).

August 26th, 2008	#26
PTRMAN Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,109	Re: HOt!HOT!HOT! Got the Zalman 9700 Quiet Cooler. Installed and all looks much better, even running FAH GPU and SMP. temps.jpg Can't believe there was such a difference - nearly 40C! Some of it is due to poor thermal paste applications - If I can figure out how to post some pics I'll do so.

August 26th, 2008	#27
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,711 Blog Entries: 2	Re: HOt!HOT!HOT! you have to host the pics somewhere

August 26th, 2008	#28
RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 986	Re: HOt!HOT!HOT! I recommend the TRUE with a good fan. Definitely do not run fanless. The TRUE with a good fan will cool even a OCed quad. A good fan might cost upwards of 10 bucks. I use either Panaflo or Delta fans for things like this... Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.269ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 466FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR3-1333@1400MHz 7-7-7-20 1.7v Sapphire HD4870 512mb GDDR5 770/1100 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster SATA 20x DL DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone Olympia 650w 54A 12v Rail @50C DangerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX CPU block--Black Ice GTX240 w\Delta Tri-blade low speed fans--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes--Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate x64 SP1

August 28th, 2008	#29
PTRMAN Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,109	Re: HOt!HOT!HOT! Took some pics while installing new cooler fan. Let me know what you think. This is what the stock cooler looked like when I pulled it off. thermal 1.jpg Matching it was the CPU thermal 2.jpg Clearly the paste was not applied very well initially. Last edited by PTRMAN; August 28th, 2008 at 20:13.

August 28th, 2008	#30
PTRMAN Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,109	Re: HOt!HOT!HOT! Wasn't going to make the same mistake twice. Zalman instructions indicated it was OK to cover the CPU and fan base, so I did. thermal 3.jpg thermal 4.jpg