As I was ending up taking the Ttake Big Typhoon, I saw that some people were worried about the weight and the lever force that that beast applies on the CPU on a vertical board(tower type case). With it's ~820g and a height of 103mm, it's quite big if you compare it to the Thermalright XP-120(~370g w/o fan) or even the SI-120(~400g w/o fan).
For the height, I agree that both are pretty much the same, but their weight isnt transfered on the CPU the same way. It seems to me(and not only me) that the SI-120 or the XP-120 is better in terms of not damaging the CPU due to a misbalancing of the HSF. The center of gravity is closer to the CPU on the XP/SI-120, thus lowering the lever effect. A little concern I had is that on the compatibility list of Thermalright, they say this:
If I take the Thermalright HS, Ill need a fan, and I thought buying a 120mm Thermoflow from Vantec. By looking at the performance, the airflow would be the same @1300rpm and the Vantec fan wouldnt make that much more noise.
I dont care much since I would just use the second PCI-e slot for my vid card.
Basically, I'm thinking about buying the XP-120 with the Vantec TF12025(Thermoflow) fan to put on. If somebody has any advice on this situation, please raise your hand.
Darn, I hope somebody understands what Im trying to say. :?
For the height, I agree that both are pretty much the same, but their weight isnt transfered on the CPU the same way. It seems to me(and not only me) that the SI-120 or the XP-120 is better in terms of not damaging the CPU due to a misbalancing of the HSF. The center of gravity is closer to the CPU on the XP/SI-120, thus lowering the lever effect. A little concern I had is that on the compatibility list of Thermalright, they say this:
LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D First PCI-e slot blocked by Heatpiples
If I take the Thermalright HS, Ill need a fan, and I thought buying a 120mm Thermoflow from Vantec. By looking at the performance, the airflow would be the same @1300rpm and the Vantec fan wouldnt make that much more noise.
I dont care much since I would just use the second PCI-e slot for my vid card.
Basically, I'm thinking about buying the XP-120 with the Vantec TF12025(Thermoflow) fan to put on. If somebody has any advice on this situation, please raise your hand.
Darn, I hope somebody understands what Im trying to say. :?