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Warm: XP-120 $48 shipped from BestByteInc.com

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Definitely not a hot deal considering its for a heatsink, but cheaper shipped price than most retailers have it listed for without shipping.

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As far as the company, I've ordered from them numerous times, as well as when they used to be bestbyte.net and haven't had a problem with em. Offer tons of shipping options, at pretty close to cost. If you're a real cheap ass you can get it parcel post for $48, I chose Priority mail for $48.56.
 
Cool deal! Ordered one. Also picked up an Intellimouse Explorer v4.0 mouse for $21. Reasonable shipping also. Not bad.

As a side note, Silentpcreview just did a review on the new Zalman 7700 (120mm fan version) and the XP-120 spanked it in most ways. The most significant difference was the noise output, the XP was significantly quieter:beer:

Thanks for the deal.

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Nice info, I was originally planning to get the 7700-Cu, but decided to go with the XP-120 due to its weight. I'm feeling pretty good about the decision to go with the XP-120 now, just hope it fits on the Aopen AX4C Max I've got coming in. Thanks for the review.
 
I think I'm confused. Are you suppose to put a fan on the XP-120, or does the massive heatsink do all of the cooling you need?
 
It takes a 120mm fan, I guess you could possibly use it fanless on a really low end cool-running chip, but it wasn't meant to be a passive cooler.
 
Thanks. That's what I thought. What confused me was the SilentPC Review comment above, about how the XP-120 spanked the Zalman for quietness. Wouldn't it depend on the fan you use WITH the xp-120 as to how quiet it is?
 
Originally posted by: amheck
Thanks. That's what I thought. What confused me was the SilentPC Review comment above, about how the XP-120 spanked the Zalman for quietness. Wouldn't it depend on the fan you use WITH the xp-120 as to how quiet it is?
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Originally posted by: amheck
Thanks. That's what I thought. What confused me was the SilentPC Review comment above, about how the XP-120 spanked the Zalman for quietness. Wouldn't it depend on the fan you use WITH the xp-120 as to how quiet it is?
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Of course, the fan does matter - in fact, it's the only thing causing noise on a heatsink😉

I just ordered some 120mm Panaflow's from BGmicro last week for $4 each. They also have fan guards for $1 each. I'm not sure if these are the quietest Panaflow version but I'm planning on undervolting anyway so I'll just turn the fan down to make it quiet.

Ed
 
Originally posted by: Nessism
Originally posted by: amheck
Thanks. That's what I thought. What confused me was the SilentPC Review comment above, about how the XP-120 spanked the Zalman for quietness. Wouldn't it depend on the fan you use WITH the xp-120 as to how quiet it is?
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Of course, the fan does matter - in fact, it's the only thing causing noise on a heatsink😉

I just ordered some 120mm Panaflow's from BGmicro last week for $4 each. They also have fan guards for $1 each. I'm not sure if these are the quietest Panaflow version but I'm planning on undervolting anyway so I'll just turn the fan down to make it quiet.

Ed
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Those are the Medium speed Panaflo's. They'll be ok, but not "really" quiet. If you're not a hardcore silencer, I doubt they'll bother you and should suit your needs just fine.
 
After owning a few Thermalright heatsinks with panaflo fans, I tried out the 7700-Cu, and its quite nice, but in order to be silent you have to have it well under 6.5-7v. Its particularly nice though considering how easy it was to install, and its ability to be used on just about any socket (within the space considerations of course - I had to mod my zalman northbridge so that they weren't touching).

I'll definitely be picking up the XP-120 with a Nexus 120mm for my other system.
 
In general, a cooler is a combination of a heat sink and a fan.

To compare two heat sinks for quietness, may be misleading.
But, you can compare the efficiency of two heat sinks.

A heat sink that has better efficiency can cool better with the same fan (same noise but cooler). Alternatively, a heat sink that has better efficiency can cool the same with a lower-RPM fan (same temperature but quieter).
 
Has anyone used the XP-120 on XP-90 on the Asus A8N SLI motherboard? The thing looks so huge, I'm afraid to buy it...
 
Thanks for the link; I have seen that list before, but I have heard others mention some problems, so I just wanted to hear more opinions/results.

I think I'll buy it and hope for the best.
 
not to hijack the link, but what do you guys think is the best fan to pop on the xp-120?

i hear alot about panaflo, but im interested in overclocking so i want cfm 🙂

thanks
 
Originally posted by: amheck
Thanks. That's what I thought. What confused me was the SilentPC Review comment above, about how the XP-120 spanked the Zalman for quietness. Wouldn't it depend on the fan you use WITH the xp-120 as to how quiet it is?
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To a point. Wind resistance is a big factor in how much noise two equivalent fans can make.
One HS may make more of a whistling noise due to the fins.
 
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