is this a good cooler for ocing a q6600?

[tornadog]

Enzotech Extreme-X Copper Forged Premium Heatsink

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556068457.html

 

[idiotekniQues]

i remember reading about this it got some goodr eviews if i remember right.

i would google it first but i think u r good to go.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

Looks like a big typhoon... Good to go, yea.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

I gotta say for that ammount of money regaurdless of it's performance it's not worth it. IF you really had to have a down-draft style heatsink I'd say get the big typhoon VX. Besides being forced into a down-draft, I'd say pick up a xigmatek hdt-1283 or hold off till the 1284 comes out and see what happens. There are MANY better values in the heatsink market!

 

[Quiksilver]

It performs about the same as a Tuniq Tower.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
It performs about the same as a Tuniq Tower.

Link?

 

[Quiksilver]

Originally posted by: DerwenArtos12

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
It performs about the same as a Tuniq Tower.

Link?

Initial Enzotech Review

Compare it with the Tuniq Tower and Others In Latest Review (On Page 4/5)

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
It performs about the same as a Tuniq Tower.

actually i heard and seen the same thing.

It also keeps up with a TRUE.

However for cheaper then both, the Ximatec is looking pretty good.

 

[octopus41092]

I'd say get the Thermaltake 120 Extreme or Noctua NH-U12P

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: Quiksilver

Originally posted by: DerwenArtos12

Originally posted by: Quiksilver
It performs about the same as a Tuniq Tower.

Link?

Initial Enzotech Review

Compare it with the Tuniq Tower and Others In Latest Review (On Page 4/5)

Yeah, but thats frostytech, where teh ultra 120 is better than the ultra 120 extreme and nothing can beat the IFX-14. lol. I love about half of their testing methodology. Maybe a little more than half but, the one area they blow it in is just SO HUGE thier results are useless. Their heatsink reviews would like pitting the roush stage 3 mustang against a stock v6 camaro(gotta love the 2002 car refrences) and saying the mustang is an overall faster car based on that comparison. DUH! Fan selection on frostytech is a joke. They can't even tell you what fan they used on some of their reviews!

That aside, the design is nice, and given the size, layout and brand of the heatsink I'd wager those are powder metal heatpipes not cast pipes so their thermal resistance is going to remain linear at any length up to a meter so the distance between the base and the fins is going to actually be good for performance as it will disipate heat directly from the heatpipe. They're also not nickel plated pipes, the nickel plating looks nice and all but, traps heat inside the pipe so they get a bonus point there(strictly a bonus point because in reality it's only worth about .5C at 60W and 30C ambient on an 8mm heatpipe with ideal airflow). Fin desnity is quite high so it's going to require a fan with good static pressure but, it's going to have a lot of surface area to disipate heat from. Mounting hardware selections look good. Heatpipe layout is questionable, as we've seen having the heatpipes in the direct flow of the fan is good for performance and they've got them spread out and that means that there is going to be a measurable hot spot in the center at the hub/motor of the fan because there will be heat radiating from both heatpipes towards each other, they also are closer to the fan which will amplify that effect, had they been further from the fan the fin density would have spread the airflow out and more than likely across them directly. The base looks phenominal, so long as production ones look as good as the one pictured. The included fan is a delta AFB which is essentially an ideal choice given the density of the fins. A member of the xHB family would have been better for airflow but, notably louder as well so it's a very good mid-point.

I still say it's too expensive. Even if it can keep up with a tuniq or true, the hdt-1283 is half the price, ok, you have to spring for your own bolt-through kit, an extra $6, so a little more than half but, still less than 2/3 the price.

 

[Quiksilver]

Another Review... from AT

 

[DerwenArtos12]

That honestly looks more like what I would expect. I'm a major proponent for top-down coolers and if they showed PWM and northbridge temperatures in heatsink reviews you would really be able to get the whole story but, that extra cooling on other components and the fact that there is really nowhere for the heat to go do give slightly higher cpu temps. With a properly ventilated case I've shown what they're capable of in my main system with an a64 3700+ san diego at 3ghz on an XP120 with 1.49v(actual in windows 1.525 in bios). That being said it readily keeps up with the assumed king of down-drafts the big typhoon VX and is extremely quiet on low. That delta fan really shows it's colors on high though

 

[erobles]

Guys,
I'm currently using zalman 8700led. Do you think enzotech ultra-x is better than my zalman? Right now I'm not satisfied with my temps so I'm looking for another low profile HSF (below 130mm in height).

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Originally posted by: erobles
Guys,
I'm currently using zalman 8700led. Do you think enzotech ultra-x is better than my zalman? Right now I'm not satisfied with my temps so I'm looking for another low profile HSF (below 130mm in height).

Welcome to Anandtech.

You should probably start your own thread with a detailed list of your rig, specifically including case, motherboard, processor, overclock settings and specific things you're looking for or don't like.

 

[tornadog]

actually I forgot to mention...I got the cooler free when I bought the q6600...I just wanted to know if its sufficient or should I go out and buy another.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

oh well, hell, if it's free, yeah, it'll work. you won't get 3.6ghz out of it but, it's a pretty big step above stock.