hey guys, i was wondering if i should replace my volcano 9 for this fan?
it claims if is a better fan and it is more quiet.
if you think i should get it how soon do you think i should get it.
if you know a place where if costs less than 40 dollars for the all copper one, plz post here.this fan
ADD: plz vote for the poll if you think i should or shouldn't.

Quote: Originally Posted by fatsobob hey guys, i was wondering if i should replace my volcano 9 for this fan? it claims if is a better fan and it is more quiet. if you think i should get it how soon do you think i should get it. if you know a place where if costs less than 35 dollars for the all copper one, plz post here.

Get it, and as soon as you can.

Basicly that's all I have to say on the matter..


ADD - don't know where you'll find one for less than that - cheapest til that site that I've seen them way 42 bucks. The copper/aluminum version costs normally 4-5 bucks less though and are on par with the solid copper units.

Do you need one? If you dont .. dont buy one .... if you want to get better oc go for it. Im voteless

well i leave my rig on 24/7 most of the time so i can fold and o havent gotten a good night sleep in a long time.
and my rig gets kinda hot anyway.
i just dont wanna spend 50 dollars to do it.

You could try a high cfm low rpm fan for your cpu insted of that smartfan, and put your smartfan fan as a case fan.

as a cpu cooler?
i am not very good with fans.
i was just wondering if anyone knew a good place where i could get one.
i origionaly saw one at pc club for 35, but than i found it was for athalon 64s

It's an awesome fan. coolest there is, and you cant hear it over a normal hdd. get one immediately.

I got mine from xoxide for $37. Oh well thats the p4 edition... if you have an amd its $13 more. Hah.

Quote: Originally Posted by M.D.K. It's an awesome fan. coolest there is, and you cant hear it over a normal hdd. get one immediately. I got mine from xoxide for $37. Oh well thats the p4 edition... if you have an amd its $13 more. Hah.

ouch
that aint fair.
i hate that company.
at newegg, its 42$
OUCH!
depending on what time doom3 comes out, that will determine how soon i get it cause i only have 60 $ and i need to know if i will have enough to get the fan AND the game

They're all the same unit - just different mounting. The one I'm expecting tomorrow has the fittings for AMD, AMD64 and P4s according to newegg.

I got one of these to replace my Volcano 7+ and I love it! At it's slowest it rivals my old 7+ for cooling(on medium) and at it's fastest it's barely audible. It is indeed VERY heavy and VERY big! Make sure you have the room for it!

Quote: Originally Posted by Iateronmly They're all the same unit - just different mounting. The one I'm expecting tomorrow has the fittings for AMD, AMD64 and P4s according to newegg.

Yes, there is only one version. It comes with the hardware for all of them.... the first couple batches didn't have the mounting hardware for AMD64s though.

Doom 3 is expected early April. BestBuy has the release date set as April 1st.

That heatsink is the one BA did a review on. It beats the best Thermalright coolers and it is quieter. I say buy it, you should be able to get a few bucks before Doom 3.

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Quote: Originally Posted by CRE Yes, there is only one version. It comes with the hardware for all of them.... the first couple batches didn't have the mounting hardware for AMD64s though.

No, theres 3. Intel, AMD, and universal. Intel has 478 and A-FX HW (dont know why that is), AMD has socketA HW, and universal obviously has all.

Yeah I've got that volcano too so I can sympathize. Get that fan, tell me about how much better your life is, so I will get one too

Thermaltake Volcano's aren't exactly the hottest thing out there. You don't need that particular fan, but it would be an excellent improvement over what you have now. The hybrid copper/aluminum version would work as well and not bite as much off your wallet, I think BA or someone on this site did a review on the full copper version.

Another side note, that particular HSF, the Zalman, may not fit on your mobo, capacitors may get in the way of the HSF and you would have wasted 50 bones or 36 if you get the aluminum/copper hybrid.

I have a generic copper HSF in my server from CompUSA, but I used one of those 60MM Delta 38CFM screamers that turns 7100 rpm. Not as loud as the 80MM Tornado in my 'Short Circuit' mod but an improvement over the CompUSA fan.

i usa a basic amd modo.
there is an athlon 64 one and a reg athlon one.
what is funny is that the 64 one is on sale for 36 dollars.
the non 64 one is 42 on newegg.
i think my sanity is worth 42 dollars+5 shipping

Quote: Originally Posted by fatsobob i usa a basic amd modo. there is an athlon 64 one and a reg athlon one. what is funny is that the 64 one is on sale for 36 dollars. the non 64 one is 42 on newegg. i think my sanity is worth 42 dollars+5 shipping

Umm.. actually both the 36 and 42 dollar units are the universal offerings. 36 = copper/aluminum 42 = pure heapin' hunk of copper goodness. I ordered the copper/aluminum because I'm gonna probably pop the IHS off and feared the thought of a 750 or so gram cooler on it.

Quote: Originally Posted by M.D.K. No, theres 3. Intel, AMD, and universal. Intel has 478 and A-FX HW (dont know why that is), AMD has socketA HW, and universal obviously has all.

Ok, I looked at Zalman's site, we're both off. There's two, the CNPS7000 and the CNPS7000a which I mistook to be a newer version of the CNPS7000.

The CNPS7000 supports socket 478 (Pentium 4), socket 754(Athalon 64) and socket 940(Athalon 64 FX and Opteron).

The CNPS7000A supports 478, 754 (with an improved mounting plate) and 462 (non-64 AMDs) but not the 940.

Anyway, those are the two for anyone else who needs to know.

well i am still getting the copper one off of newegg cause it is delicious and pc club doesn't have a very good return policy and they are out of stock of them anyway so.HEhe