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Old 08-01-09, 01:48 PM   #1
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Funny,thats exactlly what I've been reading today,they've done some great reviews of CPU coolers,a really good site that
At the moment I'm considering a Scythe Mugen-2,looks good,good test results and what I'm very impressed about is the mounting system,bolt through the MB,much more secure
I already have 2 120mm Scythe fans in my case as well as a HD cooler so I know the quality is good,and they're fans are very quiet.
I'm looking round at other coolers,and I'd prefer a side2side system rather than a top down cooler,so any recommendations at all, helps
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Old 08-01-09, 02:12 PM   #2
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Funny,thats exactlly what I've been reading today,they've done some great reviews of CPU coolers,a really good site that
At the moment I'm considering a Scythe Mugen-2,looks good,good test results and what I'm very impressed about is the mounting system,bolt through the MB,much more secure
I already have 2 120mm Scythe fans in my case as well as a HD cooler so I know the quality is good,and they're fans are very quiet.
I'm looking round at other coolers,and I'd prefer a side2side system rather than a top down cooler,so any recommendations at all, helps
Side to Side huh Something like this ?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...282&CatId=1588
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Old 08-01-09, 03:11 PM   #3
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Exactly,from what I've been reading it seems to be the best setup to use,cool air is dragged from the front of your case inlet fan across the heatsink and pushed away back out to your waiting exhaust fan mounted on the back of your case
Thats in an ideal situation,for some reason though some CPU Coolers point in strange directions,down towards the back of your GFX card or even up towards the PSU Not exactly the best idea
I've been looking at.
Thermaltake ISGC-200
Scythe Mugen2
Thermalright True Black120
Scythe Katana 3 (Not to sure about this one)
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Old 08-01-09, 03:33 PM   #4
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A thermalright "tower" design. Can't be beat.

Using Ultima 90 myself, + 92mm fan. Cool and quiet enough, although you can also put a 120mm fan on that one.
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Old 08-09-09, 11:51 AM   #5
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I've got a Arctic-cooling 'Freezer-Xtreme' Its a big beast,makes the original cooler setup look very insignificant,everything seems fine at the mo'(touches wood)wasn't to hard to fit,just a bit fiddly,hopefully keep things nice and cool no matter what
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