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[covert24]

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[Gillbot]

TRUE or IFX14?

 

[covert24]

roger that. about to buy a TRUE than. thought there was something better since they came out but i guess not. THANKS!

 

[RallyMaster]

No. Xigmatek or OCZ. All of them are big which will result in difficult mounting not to mention the hassle of using pushpins. I guess if you have big hands, you're fine...but if you're like me and have Asian hands, you might just be fighting your CPU cooler for 30 minutes.

 

[Tullphan]

What brand/model case do you presently have?

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
No. Xigmatek or OCZ. All of them are big which will result in difficult mounting not to mention the hassle of using pushpins. I guess if you have big hands, you're fine...but if you're like me and have Asian hands, you might just be fighting your CPU cooler for 30 minutes.

Wait!! I'm pretty sure of this, barring the Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer.

Noctua-NH-U12P.

You really have a choice, though. I'm pretty sure that hands down, the IFX-14 has the lowest thermal resistance of all these:

IFX-14
Noctua-NH-U12P
ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme
OCZ Vendetta 2
Xigmatek

But the problem with it is its size, and how you plan to mount the fans. I had a great idea of mounting it with the widest surface facing upward, sticking a piece of foam board between the the two sets of fins, building a foam-board duct around the whole thing, and pulling air through it with a 120mm case-mounted exhaust fan.

I can even see using a TR Ultima 90 for its size and weight.

The reason that I can be flexible about this, is the incredible scalability of over-clocks with the E0 Wolfies at voltages matching the retail-box spec.

 

[covert24]

i am currently using a antec p182 case.