Volcano 11

[McArra]

I bought one for my slightly OC'd 2500XP@2800XP. The temps when doing nothing are 41-42 degrees and 49 when playing for a long time in Unreal II. The MB temps are 30 and 32 in the order above.

What do you think about Volcano 11? I use the thermal paste that came with it and it's running at 4300RPM. Thanks.

 

[McArra]

Any other opinions?

hehehe

 

[pspada]

That's pretty good, my 2500+ at 2800+ with the stock hsf ran at least 5 degrees higher on CPU.

 

[Granorense]

That is way too loud for me. I have a Volcano 9 and the most I can tolerate is 2600 rpms and it still loud to me, but of course I got my machine right next to me monitor on my desk. My temps are very similar to yours, but I don't overclock for noise reasons even though my xp 2600+ can hit 2300 Mhz easily.

But I guess that if you don't mind noise then your are cool!

What do you think about Volcano 11? I use the thermal paste that came with it and it's running at 4300RPM. Thanks.[/quote]

 

[McArra]

hehe. Well, @4300Rpm it isn't very noisy. I think it's the most balanced noise/performance ratio with this cooler.

Thanks for your inputs. Anyone else?

 

[McArra]

bump

 

[McArra]

Should I see any inprovement using AS3 or something similar?

 

[alaniscool]

How much is the Volcano 11? And how much better is it than the stock fan and hs?

 

[Corporate Thug]

volcano 11 just like any other thermaltake HSF is CRAP. but those temps are nothing to be concerned about

 

[phpdog]

" shady06 "volcano 11 just like any other thermaltake HSF is CRAP. but those temps are nothing to be concerned about

I dont agree with that AT ALL. I have a Thermaltake V9 and i lapped the copper core to a mirror finish with a creme polisher and i run a XP 1700+ @ 12 x 200 @ 38º ( thats pretty good to me ) or my 2400+ @ 21 x 190 @ 36º and thats the fan only turned up 1 quarter or 2800 rpms it could perform MUCH better than that.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: phpdog

" shady06 "volcano 11 just like any other thermaltake HSF is CRAP. but those temps are nothing to be concerned about

I dont agree with that AT ALL. I have a Thermaltake V9 and i lapped the copper core to a mirror finish with a creme polisher and i run a XP 1700+ @ 12 x 200 @ 38º ( thats pretty good to me ) or my 2400+ @ 21 x 190 @ 36º and thats the fan only turned up 1 quarter or 2800 rpms it could perform MUCH better than that.

ok, maybe i was a bit rough on thermaltake. i was NEVER impressed by their products. but all things considered, the slk800 is in the same price range and performs better than the volcano 11

edit: according to this review, the $10 x-dream found at frys performs better

 

[Chumpman]

Originally posted by: phpdog

" shady06 "volcano 11 just like any other thermaltake HSF is CRAP. but those temps are nothing to be concerned about

I dont agree with that AT ALL. I have a Thermaltake V9 and i lapped the copper core to a mirror finish with a creme polisher and i run a XP 1700+ @ 12 x 200 @ 38º ( thats pretty good to me ) or my 2400+ @ 21 x 190 @ 36º and thats the fan only turned up 1 quarter or 2800 rpms it could perform MUCH better than that.

Hey wiseguy, if you used "creme polisher" you didn't really lap your heatsink, you just made it shiny. Way to waste 5 bucks. :disgust:

 

[phpdog]

hey wise guy the creme polisher was just to finish i lapped the core with a sanding block but in order to get the best finish its better to polish with an copper & aluminium polisher after sanding