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I'd recommend a good thermal grease like Arctic Silver 5, or something comparable. It is a bit noisy when turned up all the way, but it's nice to be able to move a lot of heat when you need to. I run at less than half speed almost all the time and at that speed my case fan is louder than that by far. That's cooling right there. LEDs are a nice touch, makes my case look sweet. Also watch out for the fins, they're sharp and will cut you if you let them. I bought this after returning a Thermaltake Orb II that was too big to fit in my computer.
I have a Core 2 Duo, which runs a bit cooler than say a Pentium 4, but to have a CPU run that low is almost unheard of. From reading other people's sucesses (and failures) with other various cooling products I feel like I invested wisely. This being my first home build and that being my only major mishap I felt quite satisfied when I chose this as my replacement. Highly recommended and this has sold me on the Zalman brand, quality parts and unique design all in great products.Other thoughts:When I overclock my CPU it idles in the mid-low 30s and with a full load it has yet to reach 50C, which is more than I was ever expecting. Not only does it keep my CPU running in the mid 20s when idle, it has never once reached above 42C with a full load. Installation was a bit of a chore, but if you follow the instructions carefully and take your time it shouldn't be a problem. Normally a big fear with overclocking a big fear is overheating, but wth this cooler the only thing holding me back from higher speeds is my ram can't handle it.
The stock grease that comes with most CPUs isn't bad, but for $5 you can get something that is twice as good.
Mounting time, half hour from the moment I took the motherboard out of the case and started reading the manual. you can get your self cut easily, or badly bend them, must handle and mount the fan with care.CPU temprature dropped 4 degrees on idle state and 7 degrees on heavy load, you may say not much of a difference from the original intel that I had, but I have the Thermaltake Armor+ Case with 5 140mm fans and one 125mm fan, so there is already excellent cold airflow inside the case, to be hoenst, I was surprised that the temprature difference was this much, i was thinking i might get 2 or 3 degrees difference only. very easy and very secure.i didn't use the control thing that came with it, just simply connected the cable directly to the motherboard CPU FAN connector, and its speed is being automatically controlled by the computer's BIOS.very silent and very nice looking, the fins are very very thin (0.2mm.).
excellent simply excellent, my processor is kept on 67 Degrees, now under up to 40 degrees, is a good product we recommend
until i found a good deal the moment i did i bought it with ought hesitation, This product is top of the line. At least if it was good, So i spent about two weeks looking around review sites and sellers sites etc. The installation was easy ONLY if you know what your doing because to install it you will have to take EVERY piece of hardware out of your computer and install the bracket on the backside of the mobo and put it all back in. Im running a dual core chip too. The moment i saw this LED cpu in a PC a few weeks ago i just had to have it. My idle CPU temp went from 85c to 29c. If your not leet just pay 20 bucks to a PC store to do it for ya.anyway this is a great product and i love it sooo muchbtw it DOES come with thermal compoundi purchased the Arctic Silver 5 compound with it but it dident come on time so i just used the compound that came with the cooler and wait til i get a new mobo for the arctic. Thats insane.Under load i cant EVER get it over 39c even with the fan on its lowest setting.
Sere breve, este CPU fan junto a una excelente pasta termica son insuperables. Temperatura promedio del CPU (un Q6600) 35 grados. Es hermoso, su led te hace delirar y puedes variar a gusto su velocidad, pero ten encuenta, mayor velocidad significa mayor ruido de este sin duda alguna excelente CPU fan. el unico pero, cuando el polvo entra entre su extructura es incomodo, pero no imposible, limpiarlo.
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