Help on selecting cooling system.

[MeTaedet]

Which cooling system/s would be advisable given the following setup? Also, are there any problems with this setup that you are aware of? Anything I can do to make it better without spending a great deal more?

Case:
LIAN LI PC-65 USB B2 Silver Aluminum
or
LIAN LI PC-G70 Silver Aluminum

PSU:
OCZ GameXStream ATX12V 700W Power Supply 100 - 240V

Motherboard:
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor:
Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 Conroe

GPU:
Radeon X1900XTX 512MB

RAM:
Mushkin REDLINE 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000)

HDD:
Seagate Barracuda 400GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s

DVD:
SAMSUNG Black DVD Burner With LightScribe


Edit: Sorry for the noobish question (I hate that word by the way). I have never built a computer before and I am not really sure what I am doing to be perfectly honest.

Thanks for your help

 

[VinDSL]

My opinion... Tuniq Tower 120. The problem is, they're still MIA, soooo....

That leaves the Scythe Infinity!

 

[MeTaedet]

Yeah, I have been trying to find one of those Tuniq Towers but haven't had any luck. Why is it that they are not available anymore? Do you know?

Anyways, thanks very much for your help.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: MeTaedet
Yeah, I have been trying to find one of those Tuniq Towers but haven't had any luck. Why is it that they are not available anymore? Do you know?

Well, once again, that's a matter of opinion...

If you're into 'urban legends', supposedly the machine that made them broke, and it won't be fixed until September. My opinion? Yeah, right...

I *think* SunbeamTech accidently made the world's best air cooler, and they simply haven't been able to keep up with the demand. I've heard that they have been available, all along, in Taiwan (country of origin) and Hong Kong, et cetera, but who knows?

Anyway, Scythe (Japs) seized the opportunity and came out with the Infinity. I have YET to see a shootout between the two, which is highly suspect in my mind, but on paper, it should do just as well, if not better, than the Tuniq Tower.

Will it allow your 'Connie' to be benchmark stable at 4.0 GHz, like the Tuniq Tower? Once again, who knows? However, it's the only game in town, right now... So, take your chances and buy the Scythe Infinity, or play the waiting game and hold out for a Tuniq Tower 120, like me... your call!

 

[MeTaedet]

Thanks again. :thumbsup:

I think I'll wait for the Tuniq Tower. It may be that by the time they are available again, the X1950 XTX's will have been released...... or perhaps the R600 even. No reason to buy a Scythe and X1900 XTX now only to have to replace them a few months down the road...

 

[Rommel44]

You sholud also look at Noctua NH-U12F which will be released this month - I saw its results in some test and I was really impressed. Their web is www.noctua.at