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First impressions: Overclocking with the Alpha 8942 vs. Mcx 4000

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Originally posted by: pastorjay

SVC is good. It just takes them forever to ship anything out.
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i ordered an MCX4000, a TMD fan, 3 rounded cables and a 22g tube of AS Ceramique from them last night at 10 PM Eastern, and they shipped it this afternoon. maybe they've fixed the shipping delay problem.

 
Originally posted by: EdipisReks
Originally posted by: pastorjay

SVC is good. It just takes them forever to ship anything out.
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i ordered an MCX4000, a TMD fan, 3 rounded cables and a 22g tube of AS Ceramique from them last night at 10 PM Eastern, and they shipped it this afternoon. maybe they've fixed the shipping delay problem.
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That would be nice!!! Let us know how it works for you!
 
I wonder if SVC has moved to their new location yet. Last time I went to their storefront, it was in a ghetto backalley near downtown San Jose. Nice people though.
 
Originally posted by: pastorjay
Originally posted by: EdipisReks
Originally posted by: pastorjay

SVC is good. It just takes them forever to ship anything out.
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i ordered an MCX4000, a TMD fan, 3 rounded cables and a 22g tube of AS Ceramique from them last night at 10 PM Eastern, and they shipped it this afternoon. maybe they've fixed the shipping delay problem.
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That would be nice!!! Let us know how it works for you!
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i'll update when i get the stuff. thanks for this thread, btw, PJ. i had been wanting to get a new cooler, and this thread convinced me to go with the Swiftech over the Zalman CNPS7000-Cu.
 
ok im desperate! but hey at least im tryin right? 😉

for alpha pal users that have the fan blowing down on the HS.....

remove the aluminum shield and mount the fan directly on the HS ~ its worth 1 to 2*C full load.
(the shield is like a 10mm standoff for the fan)

😀

<EDIT> im gonna run a 2nd test~
this time insted of removing the aluminum shield, im gonna mod it so it isnt a standoff.....

.....nope ~ its better w/o the shield completely 🙂
could someone please verify this and report back? TIA

🙂

i started a thread for this mod here.
please post all questions and comments about it in there.
 
i tried that almost immediately upon getting my alpha a year ago. when i mounted my YS-Tech adjustable fan without the shroud and with the fan blowing onto the sink my temps skyrocketed. i guess it just depends on how your case ventilation is set up.
 
(the shield is like a 10mm standoff for the fan)
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?? The shield I have is very thin. It doesn't raise the fan off the HS more than the thickness of the shield which is less than 1mm.

I tried both directions with the shield on and saw little if any difference. I never tried it without the shield.
 
look again oldfart ~ the alpha has 4 louvers that keep it from mounting flush.....

dont test with P95 as temps vary from test to test and would be a waste of your time.
DivX/MP3 encoding is a more consistant test.

mine dropped 2*C (full load) just from removing the aluminum shield :Q

HTH 🙂
 
I'll take the shrould or metal plate off mine and see if it makes a difference later today.I did notice that the metal plate doesn't seat right sometimes and one side goes down with the other end raised if not careful.
 
Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
swiftech mcx4000 is on its way to me ~ ill be testing both HSs with a panaflo M1A fan.

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Sweet! Now that will be another hsf combo to see. Can't wait for your review Thugs!

PJ

 
He wants to still be able to hear I think... hehe

Originally posted by: LastRide
I don't know if another heatsink will drop it to the level you want it without putting a Tornado fan on it.:Q
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I know but I had to throw that in there,hehe.😛.Here is a video review of the mcx4000 along with a bunch of other video reviewed products.Its a pretty cool site. MCX4000 .I use the Panaflo 80mm "HIGH" 39.6cfm 32dba H1A Fan.Excellent fan but no fan monitoring,nice and quite.
 
Since I am currently limited to 175MHz FSB (SL6S2 2.53B), I ditched the 80mm TT Smart Fan and installed the 92mm fan brackets included with the MCX4000, along with a very quiet 92mm Panaflo. 🙂 Winbond HW Doctor is showing no more than 55C under full load, which is very good for the BH7. My office is very warm also.

pastorjay, I am not ignoring your PMs... I have over 1000 at the moment, and need to go through them when I get the time. 😕

 
Originally posted by: Technonut
Since I am currently limited to 175MHz FSB (SL6S2 2.53B), I ditched the 80mm TT Smart Fan and installed the 92mm fan brackets included with the MCX4000, along with a very quiet 92mm Panaflo. 🙂 Winbond HW Doctor is showing no more than 55C under full load, which is very good for the BH7. My office is very warm also.

pastorjay, I am not ignoring your PMs... I have over 1000 at the moment, and need to go through them when I get the time. 😕
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How do you get a 1000!!!😕 I only get 100 max!!!😀
 
It is between 42-44C @ idle. This BH7 does not show temp or voltage swings like the old one. I really do need to install an external temp probe to be somewhat certain though....

EDIT: The 92mm fan is also pushing air through the bank of capacitors and over the MOSFETs very well (Winbond HW Doctor monitors the 4 Phase Power temp on the BH7 also). The temp used to be about the same as the processor. Now it is reading 37.5C @ idle... I also have enough airflow pushing through the NB HS to no longer use a separate fan. Everything is much more peaceful... 😉
 
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