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Having recently upgraded from an am2 4600+ to a 6000+ I had some real issues with my heatsink and fan. My PC was idling at around 55+ degrees and setting of the alarm bells when processing. Having searched the internet for a suitable replacement and deciding to go for the Zalman range I checked the dabs website and was pleased with the price. I placed my order on July 25th and received it this morning (27th). The heatsink was a very tight fit with my ram (AN9 Fatality Mobo) but easy to install (once the mounting bracket was in place). My PC now idles at 30 degrees and causes no issues when working. There is very little noise coming from my machine, which was a concern when considering the size of the fan. I didn’t think that a CPU cooler would make me happy, but this one has.
Very easy installation, and i've been putting PC's together since early 90's.
This thing is a monster, it amazed me how big it was, but don't let that put you off, runs nice and quiet too (just don't expect it to fit in a small case, it won't). Highly recommend one!!!
OK it is big and was a bit of a tight fit, but it works so well.
Operating temperature of well overclocked processor whilst running Crysis at full whack: 24C!
The Fan Mate it comes with is actually very useful, giving full manual control of fan speed.
Worth every penny
Having bought 2 of these to cool our desktop computers, I can say without reservation that until Zalman releases their 9900 cooling solution, this cooler is among the very best! It keeps the core 2 duo 8500 at 22 degrees at idle! Compared to the 50+ degree idle temperature of the old pentium 4 cpus, this is a quantum leap in thermal performance. Yes, the cooler is quite substantial, so make sure your case can squeeze it in, but otherwise the only advice i can give is buy buy buy!
This cooler is huge, make no bones, you'll need a fair sized ATX case to plant it in. Fins are really thin so watch your fingers. Cooling is just great, overclocked my cpu by 400mhz per core and base temp only rose by 4 degrees and because is so good, you can keep the speed at minimum for pure silence.
Knocked about 10C off my Q9450 compaired with stock cooler.
It is big, you will need at least 15-20cm clearance.
A little noisey at full RPM, but at lowest setting its nearly silent and still keeps everything cool.
Only down point is its 3 pin connector rather than 4 so you have to use the "fan mate" rather than controling it directly though your motherboard.
I've one of the best cases on the market, this thing is about an inch too tall for the P190. I'll have to now swap this for the wee brother 92mm one with my uncle. Not so happy about that. I'm more annoyed my £222 case I bought cannot house this cooler.
This fan is alot bigger than you think its going to be. BUT it looks much better in the case than it does on the picture. comes with fan rpm controll so you can turn it down, but it isn't a very loud fan to begin with. Turned all the way down my q6600 averages about 26 deg c. good buy.
Excellent performance. Took my amd64 down from over 90 degrees under strees down to a max of 40 degrees. Stopped system instabilities and random crashes. Now i can run at max motherboard and memory potential and probably overclock when i want to. Do not buy if your case is cramped as it takes up a lot of space but it looks good. Also if you have a messy pc (cable wise) you will have to tie it back. Fantastic performance though this is the rolls royce of heatsinks.
If you’re looking for a silent cooler this is what you need! I’ve got Quad Core Q6600 2.4GHz and I’m running it at 3.2ghz. When running an OCCT stress test for a couple of hours the temperature went up to a maximum of 46 degrees. The cooler it self is easy to fit and I would recommend it to anyone! The only downside is the price but if you’re looking for a decent cooler you need to be prepared to pay the price but its well worth it!
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