Volcano 7+ V's SLK-800 - worth the upgrade in performance and noise ??

[daveqb]

just wondering peoples experience in a direct upgrade from a Volcano 7+ to the SLK-800

i imagine it is alot quieter with a fan doing the same CFM's ?

performance better also ??

any experiences etc welcome
also what kinda 80mm fans have proved good to work with it, for both performance and for noise

thanx

 

[BoomAM]

IMO, yes. from any cooler.
I upgraded my Volcano2 to a SLK-800 w/Silent YS-Tech and its 15*c cooler.
Despite what many people say, you dont need a super powerful fan (that`l turn ure pc into a hovercraft!!! lol), to get decent cooling with a SLK-800.
Just buy the SLK-800 & a Silent fan (like the YS-Tech Silent 80mm one, 20dBa, 27CFM) and you`ll get far better cooling with that than the volcano7+ at max speed, plus it will quiet.
And in the future, should you need a better cooling/get a faster CPU that needs better cooling, just replace the 80mm silent with a high performance one.
Dont put a 60mm fan on it though. although it supports it, you`ll be better off with a 80mm, cos for the same CFM, it`ll be quieter.
Also, if you do buy it, dont forget to put the pads on the HS that comes with it, or you are risking your processor core cracking.

here are my temps
Thermalright SLK-800 + YS-Tech Silent 80mm 3pin(20dBa, 27CFM)
"Zalman" thermal paste ("Zalman" cos the paste came with a Zalman MoBo HS)
AMD AthlonXP 1800
Abit KT7A-RAID

Idle (the temp as im writing this)36*c
Load 40*c

 

[daveqb]

cool, that what i am after, the same cooling but alot quieter and i guess a heap better cooling when i need to be (a heavy gaming session in Summer) with a high CFM fan

sell ??

definately, but in Oz dude, so postage could make it not worth it... how much ??
i still got original box with P4 connectors and all....

i'll check postage costs tmw for ya .. (11:23pm Thurs here now)

 

[shana20]

I went from Volcano 6+Cu to SLK-800 and temps dropped 10C with AthlonXP 2100 oc to 140fsb. I get real nice results with 80mm Mechatronics 53 cfm fans. Not widely known, but great, quiet performers. Temps stay at about 38C.