Hey guys. It's time for me to buy a new HSF and TIM, and although i wanted a Xigmatek s1283 or True, i wasn't able to find any at the local pc stores. The only other hsf i found were the Sunbeam Tuniq Tower 120, the Apack Zerotherm Nirvana (old + new one), the Zalman CNPS9700LED, and Schyte Ninja 2 and Schythe Mugen. Also couldn't find the AS-5 TIM, just the AS-MX2 one :| . I'm wondering which one would be a better solution from what i've found. I should probably mention i need my q9450@3.2ghz, and although i know all mentioned coolers are pretty capable of that, i would probably want the best one .
Also i'd like to know if on quad the tim should be applied in the form of a cross, or just 1 line in the middle. I don't know how the cores are positioned under the heatspreader of the cpu.
Thank you in advance for your advice & help
Also i'd like to know if on quad the tim should be applied in the form of a cross, or just 1 line in the middle. I don't know how the cores are positioned under the heatspreader of the cpu.
Thank you in advance for your advice & help