I am gonna side with Nev on this one. Seems the heatpipe technology is simply where its at. The XP-120 is the king of P4 coolers right now from all of the reviews I have read, and it is all alum as well. It relies on the heatpipes to draw heat away, then a larger, yet lighter surface area to allow heat disipation.

I think weight has become the major issue with new HS models. Heck, there is one HUGE all copper tower cooler that is known to litterly rip the socket off if you so much move your case. The proof is there that heatpipes work wonders. I think the design is genius. You immiediatly move all the heat away from the cpu to be disipated elsewhere with a much larger surface. On top of that, you are blowing the hot air away from the cpu instead of on top of it.

Mark my words, the SI-97 will be the new king of heatsinks.

Quote: Originally Posted by Caspertg Mark my words, the SI-97 will be the new king of heatsinks.

It better, or you'll be paypaling me a refund.

Anyone who uses eBay and has positive feedback, wanna buy Tek a SP-97? I dont eBay myself...
I can wire or mail you compensation of course. Linkz0rz

Quote: Originally Posted by TekXoID I'm really pissed, ThermalRight has dropped their flagship Socket A heatsink in preperation for the supposed upcoming replacement SI-97; which is aluminum and looks to have alot less mass in addition to weight. Tell me that the new SI-97 doesn't look skimpy, especially in comparison to the SP-97: Multiple heatpipes for well spread heat around aluminum fins Enormous wingspan gives extra cooling to surrounding components Soldered fins to copper base (nickel plated) to make effective contact Light weight and easy installation I don't know, they haven't made any screwed up decisions in the past...but I somewhat doubt the cooling capabilties of this upcoming SI-97, then again the last time I've had an alum. sink was in the Socket 423 days. What do you guys think?

This Canadian store still has them in stock and they are on sale.

Thanks for the link, but it seems they are canada only.

Anyone want to buy and re-ship...? Full compensation will be given of course...

Just as a note, I found this link showing thermal dissipation in watts for almost every poplular HSF combo, I was suprised the SP-97 wasn't the top dog from Thermalright.

The SLK 900 just nips it out, I am sure that is within the margin of error though.

I was not surprised Thermalright held the top 5 spots, and 8 of the top 10

http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/socketA.asp

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Well it's officially for sale.

The SP-97 replacement dubbed the SI-97 is for sale at an extremely low $34.99 at the heatsink factory.

Putwig is helping me out big time, he's purchasing a SP-97, from a local eTailer that had some final units still in stock, for me. I will purchase the SI-97 as well and do a comprehensive comparison in the coming weeks.

Stay tuned, fellow high-end air coolers. And in the mean time, follow this thread for updates.

Quote: Originally Posted by TekXoID Well it's officially for sale. The SP-97 replacement dubbed the SI-97 is for sale at an extremely low $34.99 at the heatsink factory. Putwig is helping me out big time, he's purchasing a SP-97, from a local eTailer that had some final units still in stock, for me. I will purchase the SI-97 as well and do a comprehensive comparison in the coming weeks. Stay tuned, fellow high-end air coolers. And in the mean time, follow this thread for updates.

And who's idea was this?

I wanna see how sturdy that Sl-97 is.

AIR SMAIR...

these things are resembling mini liquid cooled systems more and more all the time.
What I see is a larger fin aray which means more disapation, a lower center of gravity, and the ability to use a pair of low noise fans in a push pull arangement...
Actually it is a decent Idea, for ya know...Air...

pull pull i worse than > > i read abtou it when i had my ht-101. if anythyign it has a negative effect

Quote: Originally Posted by -=XPS=- pull pull i worse than > > i read abtou it when i had my ht-101. if anythyign it has a negative effect

Huh? If english wasn't taught in school these days I would understand but....... its the national language. Learn to use it.

Back to the SP-97 ordeal...

I do believe they will be back in stock?
10/21/04 should be the day


see, have faithin thermalright and newegg, as much as companioes disown their loyal customers, thermalright knows they are our servants because we put their children through college.

http://www.jab-tech.com/customer/pro...&cat=47&page=1.

Quote: Originally Posted by TekXoID Well it's officially for sale. The SP-97 replacement dubbed the SI-97 is for sale at an extremely low $34.99 at the heatsink factory. Putwig is helping me out big time, he's purchasing a SP-97, from a local eTailer that had some final units still in stock, for me. I will purchase the SI-97 as well and do a comprehensive comparison in the coming weeks. Stay tuned, fellow high-end air coolers. And in the mean time, follow this thread for updates.

sweet! I'm definitely looking forward to your comparison. I really want to know how that strange-lookin little bugger (SI-97) performs.

Quote: Originally Posted by Supahobnobba Huh? If english wasn't taught in school these days I would understand but....... its the national language. Learn to use it. Back to the SP-97 ordeal... I do believe they will be back in stock? 10/21/04 should be the day see, have faithin thermalright and newegg, as much as companioes disown their loyal customers, thermalright knows they are our servants because we put their children through college.

I noticed that too, I hope they really do restock them. I will be one of the first to buy one.

Here's a review of the SI-97. Would have nicer had they compared it head to head with the SP-97.

This heatsink may be a godsend, I was planning on going with a MSI K7N2 Platinum for my next mobo which does not have mounting holes on it. I still want to see a head to head vs the SP-97 before I'm sold this thing is that good.

Unless newegg has found a distributor with more left, they will not be restocking them.
ThermalRight has discontinued to make room for the SI-97 according to themselves.

Putwig will be shipping mine soon.