How much cfm do I need? for scythe ninja or si-120

[LordSnailz]

Anyone know what sweet spot I should be shooting for? I'm planning on trying to oc my 640 to over 4Ghz in a p180 case with a p5dl2 board.

Thanks!

 

[LOUISSSSS]

i've read a lotta good things abuot nexus fans, something in that range

 

[Ping to the Pong]

people been using Nexus fans and OCing without any problems. The Ninja doenst take much airflow to be effective.

 

[arcas]

Anything more than 30-35cfm is in the realm of diminishing returns for the Ninja. A 120mm Nexus works nicely. It's hard to imagine a setup where you'd need more than 40-45cfm with a Ninja.

 

[LordSnailz]

Thanks guys, so shoot for 30-35cfm for the ninja? What about the si-120?

 

[twitchee2]

i like the si better because it will also cool all the stuff around the cpu ex. ram those heatsink things that start wiht a M i dont remeber the rest of it. please someone fill me in. i currently ilde ~29-30 oced to 2.4 amibient is about 70F. works great

 

[AntiStatic]

mosfets?

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: AntiStatic
mosfets?

Those aren't heatsinks?

 

[letdown427]

The heatsinks are on the MOSFETS. I think that's what he means. As the MOSFTES are around the CPU, and have heatsinks on them in some cases, and so would be cooled by an si-120.

 

[anandtechrocks]

Originally posted by: letdown427
The heatsinks are on the MOSFETS. I think that's what he means. As the MOSFTES are around the CPU, and have heatsinks on them in some cases, and so would be cooled by an si-120.

Yes Thermalright heatsinks not only cool the CPU but also the rest of the MB and RAM. Although the Ninja may cool the CPU a few degrees better, your motherboard will be hotter.

Both the Ninja and SI-120 need very little airflow to be effective. A huge 190 CFM Delta fan gave me 2-4C better than a very quiet 60 CFM fan.

Not worth the ear ache.

 

[twitchee2]

yes thats it MOSFETS