sethy666

Good afternoon,

With the economic climate as it is, my grand upgrade plans to build a new PC are on hold for the moment. As you can see by my system specs, Im trying to get the best performance out of my OEM PC until I can move forward with a new build. Im limited in OCing due to the constraints of the OEM build.

My plan is to upgrade piecemeal, VGA card here, new case there... With this view, I plan to purchase components that are forward compatable, such as this option for a CPU cooler. Once Im financially able to get the other key components, mobo, ram, CPU etc, Ill be ready to roll.

My Pentium D 925 currently idles at 36 c and at load, peaks at 51 c. In my new build, I envisage using a Intel Core 2 Duo E8400. So this cooler seems to fit the bill for both units.

From the reviews I have read, its seems to be up there but Id like some other opinions (yours).

Many thanks for your input.

John Von Trapp

I personally use the Noctua NH-U12P

I have yet to experiment too much with the overclocking, but what I have so far it cools great (3.8GHz 55c max load, 4.0GHz, 62C max load , and that was just changing the FSB on the E8500, no other settings). Also, it comes with one of the NF-P12 120mm fans, and they work great.

sethy666

Thanks John VT, I appreciate your input.

I find reading reviews, you get the 'clinical' feel for a unit - nothing beats the subjective opinions from someone actually using a piece of hardware.

John Von Trapp

Yeah I know what you mean, I read all the reviews, then checked sites like this where people use them in their everyday life, and it all pretty much pointed to that one. There is another one people go on about, thermaltake 120 extreme or something like that, apparantly its a little better than the Noctua, but alot more money

WereBo

The one thing I noticed with that advert that made me a bit wary, is: "Dual-sided Aluminium Fins".

It might just be a 'hangover' from my proof-reading days but, is it possible to get single-sided fins?

sethy666

Just to wrap this one up, I decided after an random article find, to go with a Xigmatek S126384 Thor's Hammer.

A VR review and gave it near matched temps as the TRUE and she is a tad short.

Idling now at 31c and at load 41c - Im a happy camper.

Now all I have to do is build a better PC around it

Thanks for your input and comments John VT and WereBo

grimx133

That's a beauty of an hsf. Xigmatek makes good heatsinks, I'm quite pleased with the S1283 clone that I use, but it sure doesn't look as impressive as the Thor's Hammer. There's a very few brands that can give the TRUE a run for it's money, and you've selected one. Good job!

John Von Trapp

Nice choice mate, I am glad you got something you are happy with