Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme Fan Help

[Myrkul23]

Hey everyone, so I installed the heatsink onto my Q6600 but I'm really not sure how to install the fan. I looked at the instructions but I'm lost on how to get the clips onto the heatsink, and then how to put the fan onto the clips. Any ideas or tips?

Also, my idle temps are in the mid 30's with prime95 pushing them up to the mid 50's. Do you think this is acceptable for a standard clocked Q6600? Thanks for the help!

 

[Pro_AJ]

look for some pics it will help you with your installation

 

[Evilonigiri]

Those temps are too high for using a TR extreme, need to lap the heatsink and cpu.

If all else fails with the fan clip, use a paper clip and improvise. They probably work better.

 

[Myrkul23]

Crap, I really wanted to avoid lapping the heatsink and cpu... but I guess I'll give it a try. Thanks for the help

 

[goodie]

Also, my idle temps are in the mid 30's with prime95 pushing them up to the mid 50's. Do you think this is acceptable for a standard clocked Q6600? Thanks for the help!

are those temps without a fan?

 

[inspecter71]

Those temps are too high for using a TR extreme, need to lap the heatsink and cpu.

If all else fails with the fan clip, use a paper clip and improvise. They probably work better.

Use a paper clip and improvise! lol, i dont think so,Take your time ask around and look around online for some diagrams and do it properly, dont use paper clips and make some thing of a mijig.I know you mean well Eviloigiri but i dont recommend that for a fan installation sorry.

 

[builder]

The clips took me a little bit to figure out too.

The ends slide into the holes on the top and bottom of the heat sink. They are in the middle of the smaller sides of the HS.

See the bottom of this document for pictures:
http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/cpu/u120ex/installation_cpu_cooler_u120ex.html

 

[djvibes2007]

im going to be installing this soon, i have 2x120mm fans, first is it better to have 2 attached? and if so, where can i get more brackets, i only have 2 which is for one fan right?

Thanks

 

[Liderc]

You don't need 2, read a review a while back that says push/pull (2 fans) on the TRUE barely did anything to the temps, don't even think there was a change in temperature.

 

[nocteratus]

Here's a review for the black 120 for 2 fans (push/pull)

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/8667-thermalright-true-black-120-cpu-cooler-review-9.html

there's a difference...

I have the Ultra 120 extrem as well on a OC E4300 @ 3.0Ghz... But with only 1 fan, I'll install the second one later and see if there's really a difference in temps...

 

[Liderc]

Maybe it was idle temps that didn't change, but load temps went down a few degrees.

 

[Nils]

I heard too that adding a second fan didn't make much difference. However if you create a tunnel effect by closing all gaps with tape and pieces of cardboard like the sides of the cooler and the gaps between the top of the fans and the top of the cooler, improvements were much more significant. Because of that, air can only move in one way: pushed in by fan 1, through the heatsink and then pulled out by fan 2. Google it and you'll find more about it.

I'm wondering how long after you started the prime95 stress test, you recorded that temps? Did you run the maximum heat production test?