New Taisol CGK760092 heatsink/fan review!

[Anaconda]

lol johnee, which way is better "to blow" or "to suck"?

 

[ThisIsMatt]

<< Wiring determines the direction of rotation. Direction of rotation can be reversed by switching the wires. >>



Ummm, uh-uh. You can't change the rotation of DC muffin fans unless you're really handy with electronics. These aren't ordinary motorized fans. Plug one in backwards, you'll see...they're transistor controlled brushless fans...

 

[HaVoC]

This heatsink only performs better than the all-aluminum model when you are using that annoying 38CFM Delta fan. With more reasonable fans, all the high-end units perform more or less the same.

My opinion is that if you are need the 3-4 degrees Celsius to be able to overclock successfully, then that chip is being pushed too hard. Save the noise and money of expensive HSF and just spend the extra bucks to get the next bin CPU.

 

[Anaconda]

so is a fop-38 good enough to overclock? and is a power supply fan considered a case fan? If not, where does the case fan go?

 

[tigereye]

Umm, yeah, the FOP 38 is good enough to overclock. It's basically considered one of the best, if not the best HSF on the market right now. The only problem with it is the fan, which is annoying and loud. It sounds like a hairdryer. The FOP 32 is the same heatsink with a quieter fan. There is a recent HSF roundup on anandtech that should help you make a decision.

A power supply fan is generally not considered a case fan. Most cases have cutouts in front/and or back for additional fans to be installed. If the cutouts aren't there, you can mod your case to put them there.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

havoc,

But that 3-4C socket-thermstior temp difference can be a 3-12C core temp difference....

For example, in mikhailtech.com's review of the thermoengine, on their synthetic test bed there was a 5C difference between Thermoengine stock-fan and thermoengine delta 60x10mm. On a Duron test platform, that 6C difference measured as 1C difference.

So in this case, the socket-thermsitor exhibited a 6X temp compression between the two heatsink/fan combo's.


Mike

 

[Anaconda]

Would it be waste of electricity to put an actual fan(you know those fans you use to cool off during the summer) and put it next to an open case? I think that'd be wicked cool

 

[johneetrash]

<< lol johnee, which way is better &quot;to blow&quot; or &quot;to suck&quot;? >>



like i said, it depends on the gir...i mean heatsink manufacturer

 

[dc]

dcdomain: depends which msi board. has trouble on the older msi boards, but fits fine on the k7t turbo and turbo raid.

 

[Gorham]

To go back to the direction fo airflow questions. . . every fan I have ever had has two arrows somewhere on the fan (i.e, the side or the bottom). These arrows indicate the direction of rotation and the direction of airflow respectively. You don't need to wory about stickers. Just look for these arrows somewhere on the body of the fan there are hard to spot because they are molded into the body of the fan and, thus are the same black color of the fan body itself.

 

[miniMUNCH]

ThisisMatt:

Doh! Your right..forgot about the muffin thing.

So I'm an imbecile and I can't spell...but you can still tell direction of flow by the orientation of the fin concavity.

 

[HaVoC]

Mikewarrior2, That's a point well taken about temp. reporting inaccuracies. However, I still believe that the Delta Black Label fan is too darn loud, even for it's good cooling power. If need the fan to make the overclock, then you are trying to get too much out of that particular chip.