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Old July 8, 2008, 05:36 PM
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What is better? Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer or the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 in
cooling the cpu?
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Old July 8, 2008, 05:51 PM
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Probably both?
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Frosty Tech says the Sunbeam, however it more depends on the fan you use on the heatsink. I don't think they use the same fan on all the heatsinks they test. However using the fan that comes with it, the Sunbeam apparently is a bit cooler though also noisier.
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so what do you guys prefer out of the two?
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Which is cheaper? Choose that one. Then get a nice fan of your choice
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what fan can you recommend me?
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Scythe S-Flex are awesome. Are you a noise freak?
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Noctuas are great...but untill they ship without that god awful colour....I will never buy one.
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I second the S-Flex. They are about even with the Noctua P12's, but when some restriction is put on the airflow (radiator, heatsink, etc) the S-Flex pulls ahead. But, if you don't mind some noise, there are many extremely powerful 38mm thick fans that will provide lots of airflow and pressure, but they are loud. If you can find it, the San Ace H1101 is probably the best fan out of all high speed fans (high speed bing 100-130CFM), but it is nearly impossible to find and costs around $20-25.
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Third the S-Flex. I'd get the Sunbeamtech C.C.F.
Personally if I wanted kick-@$$ cooling with air, I'd get a TRUE with push-pull fans.
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I'm a fan of Panaflos. Almost every single 120mm I run is a Panaflo. Except in the damn P182SE which is designed for "thin" 120mms and not the 38mm of a Panny.
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what is push pull? LOL :P if i bought the s-flex fan can i mount it with the sunbeam CCF? like the fan it come along with? do i have to buy extra clips, to safely mount the added fan? can i use two fan configuration? what is the best the two fans running as an exhaust or one that push air in and one that push air out? hehe thanks for your replies
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Push Pull configuration is better.
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