IP35-E - airflow towards rear fan

[Dremon]

I am going to build a new system inside Antec Sonata III case. I have collected many good opinions about IP35-E so I will get this one as I don't care about RAID, two network cards or 1394.
I'm planning to get one of the cheapest C2D (maybe even 2140) and then upgrade to 45nm in about 6 months or so. I will overclock it of course

I have not decided yet which cooler to choose. Generally I think the best setup of CPU cooler is to mount it in such a way that hot air from the cooler flows directly into case's rear fan. This way airflow is undisturbed and as straight as possible from the front of case through the cooler and directly into rear exhaust. Do you think it makes sense to put it that way?

Could you also recommend cooler that can be mounted this way? I prefer silence to performance...

Thanks!!

 

[Greg04]

I am running the configuration you speak of : tuniq tower inside my Antec NSK4400 with an e4500/IP35e. I also have a passive heatsink on my graphics card. The tuniq is dead quiet at the default fan speed (I think 1000rpm). I run a $139 E4500 (at 1.4v) at 3.3ghz (temps at full load - 53C and 30C at idle). I never turn the fan up. The Antec case fan is likewise dead silent at the 'L' setting, which is where it stays for me.

You can't get any quieter (practically) than a Tuniq at default settings. You can't hear the thing from a foot away when exposed, and not at all when the case cover is on.

The Tuniq's 120mm fan mates perfectly with the exhaust fan in the Antec case. The fins are about an inch away from the exhaust fan.

As much as I love newegg- their price for the tower is outrageous $64.99 + 6.33 shpping.

I bought it from these guys for $46.99. 3 day Shipping to NYC was $9.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

I run the Big Typhoon with 120 x 38 mm medium speed Panaflo. The onboard fan control can control this fan from 30% to 100% speed, depending on CPU temperature. The high pressure Panaflo is very effective at cooling the CPU, RAM, NB, SB, and MOSFETs. You can also strap another low speed 80 mm Panaflo to the BT to cool your RAM.

Note that many modern boards use a big heat sink embedded in the MB to cool the MOSFETs. Therefore, a downward firing CPU cooler is very effective MOSFET cooling solution.

 

[Dremon]

Thanks for suggestions!
Tuniq is unfortunately almost impossible to get in Poland It is also a bit too expensive...

I have narrowed my search to two options:
- TT BigTyphoon VX (as suggested by SerpentRoyal - I agree that MOSFET cooling is a plus),
- Scythe Ninja Plus revB.

@SerpentRoyal - how to strap an additional fan to BT? Is there a mount?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

I lock-wired the 80mm to the 120mm using the two fan bolt holes.

 

[Dremon]

I've ordered BT + 2140. I'm anxious to see how it overclocks
And then - sit and wait for Penryn...

 

[SerpentRoyal]

50% of these chips will hit 3.2GHz. You'll need 1.8V DDR2 800 or the HP/Crucial 1.8V DDR2 667 @ 2.0V/5-5-5-15-2T timing to get to 400MHz. It's best to avoid 2.0-2.2V dimms, especially OCZs.

 

[Dremon]

hmm, I didn't pay much attention to RAM...
I've ordered two sets (to get 8GB in Vista x64) PDP Patriot Dual LLK 2x 1GB DDR2 EPP 800MHz CL4 (PDC22G6400LLK). They need 2.1V to run at 800CL4.

The other choices I had:
PDP Patriot Dual 2x 1GB DDR2 800 MHz CL5
GeIL Dual 2x 1GB DDR2 800 MHz
OCZ Technology 2x 1GB DDR2 800MHz Platinium Rev2 CL4-4-4
Corsair Twin2X DDR2 2x 1GB 800MHz CL5-5-5-12

Price difference between all of those is negligible - 10$ (Corsairs being the most expensive).

Should I change the order?

 

[SerpentRoyal]

I only deal with high quality 1.8V DDR2 667 or 800 modules. My 1.8V DDR2 800 Kingston "N5" ValueRAM is stable at 480MHz with 2.0V and 5-5-5-15-2T timing.