thermalright SI-128SE?

[ViPeR.Ja]

so my thermalright 120 ultra extreme is starting to show its age, bent fins and other stuff, and i was looking at this: http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/ ... e/cpu/si-1

you guys think thats an ok replacement?

[DMB2000uk]

I'm getting a page not found error.

The cooler might be old, but it's still an awesome performer, I think you'll be hard pressed to find anything that beats it (especially if you took the time to mod and lap it).

Maybe you should just get a new U120x?

Dan

[ViPeR.Ja]

sry heres the complete link: http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/ ... 128se.html

[Skippman]

What exactly is lapping? I've head the term before but I'm unsure what it does.

[DMB2000uk]

And here just for skip is a guide I wrote to explain just that

http://forums.legitreviews.com/about10444.html

Dan

[Skippman]

And here just for skip is a guide I wrote to explain just that

http://forums.legitreviews.com/about10444.html

Dan

I think I'll pass. Knowing me, I'd sand down to far or get impatient and try to use a dremil.

[DMB2000uk]

Benchmark reviews did a nice round up of some of the best heatsinks not so long ago:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?o ... itstart=16

Look how good the U120x did. Are you sure you want to give up class leading performance? I'm sure if the 128SE was as good as that they would have gotten one in (and there would have been a lot more talk about it around the net).

Dan

[stopthekilling77]

How badly bent are the fins? My U-120X is still going strong, although I'm thinking I'll lap it sometime soon. I was just thinking maybe you could straighten the fins out and give it a good cleaning and/or lapping to see how much of a temp improvement you'd get.

[ViPeR.Ja]

ill try to see if i can get the fins back to the way they were before

[xevious]

If you cant do that, get a xigmatek. It will last you a while and is only a few degrees worse than the TRUE. Plus if you keep the yate-loon on it, it will do very well. There is also an Noctua alternative and Thermalright HR-01 +.

Comparison: °C Rise Above Ambient Temperature
Fan Voltage Noise @1m HR-01 Plus Ultra-120 eXtreme Xigmatek HDT-S1283 Ninja Copper
12V 21 dBA 13 12 13 17
9V 17 dBA 15 14 15 18

But honestly, just unbend the fins and dont waste 50 bux where u dont need to.