My Scythe Infinity just came in today and I just installed it in my system. Unfortunately I haven't finished getting everything I needed for the E6600 system I want (still waiting on nForce 590) so here it is in my 3 GHz Northwood + 6800GT @ 420/1.13:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3161/scinfym2.jpg
This had to be the hardest heatsink install I've done while the MB is still in the case. Even with stuff like the fans and the GPU removed to give me room, the really tight clips were goddamn hard to clamp down. Installing sinks on socket 478 has always sucked, though. It's very light considering how big it is, I think the MCX-478-V it replaced is heavier.
The fan on the heatsink is 79 CFM and 30 dBA--very quiet compared to the MCX-478 and 80mm Tornado combo pictured here: http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6278/mcx478vtornadomh6.jpg
That Torando without a fan controller is LOUD. I used it for a few years without a controller and got used to it, but when I turned it up after having gotten used to silence I couldn't believe I tolerated it. Quiet 120mm fans are just goodness.
At stock with the MCX and the Tornado (at about half speed), my CPU was at about 35C idle and mid-high 40s on low. Right now with the Scythe I'm idling at 28-29C which is really helping the ambient case temps. My Northwood has been at stock for a long while now since I think I wore out the CPU from previous overclocking, but now that I've got some new cooling and a much better PSU (the Enermax 500w) I'll give it another shot later and maybe update this thread.
I'd like to mention how freaking awesome the MCX is. If it weren't S478 only, I'd have hung on to it for my upgrade.
Update: running 2 instances of Prime95 and it simply will not go above 38C
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3161/scinfym2.jpg
This had to be the hardest heatsink install I've done while the MB is still in the case. Even with stuff like the fans and the GPU removed to give me room, the really tight clips were goddamn hard to clamp down. Installing sinks on socket 478 has always sucked, though. It's very light considering how big it is, I think the MCX-478-V it replaced is heavier.
The fan on the heatsink is 79 CFM and 30 dBA--very quiet compared to the MCX-478 and 80mm Tornado combo pictured here: http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/6278/mcx478vtornadomh6.jpg
That Torando without a fan controller is LOUD. I used it for a few years without a controller and got used to it, but when I turned it up after having gotten used to silence I couldn't believe I tolerated it. Quiet 120mm fans are just goodness.
At stock with the MCX and the Tornado (at about half speed), my CPU was at about 35C idle and mid-high 40s on low. Right now with the Scythe I'm idling at 28-29C which is really helping the ambient case temps. My Northwood has been at stock for a long while now since I think I wore out the CPU from previous overclocking, but now that I've got some new cooling and a much better PSU (the Enermax 500w) I'll give it another shot later and maybe update this thread.
I'd like to mention how freaking awesome the MCX is. If it weren't S478 only, I'd have hung on to it for my upgrade.
Update: running 2 instances of Prime95 and it simply will not go above 38C
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