Nepton 280L - pre applied TIM?

[NumeroSieben]

hey everyone 

 

I was wondering if the nepton 280L comes with pre-applied TIM, and whether it does or doesn't if i should buy arctic silver 5 to apply onto it.

 

thanks a lot for responses in advance

[Wesleydn]

hey everyone 

 

I was wondering if the nepton 280L comes with pre-applied TIM, and whether it does or doesn't if i should buy arctic silver 5 to apply onto it.

 

thanks a lot for responses in advance

It doesnt come with pre applied but it does come with a little tube of Tim, cant remember what mine came with but the one it comes with works perfec, 32 under idle and 42 under load

[DeViLzzz]

The thermal compound that comes with it says Cooler Master on it but I don't know if it is re-branded thermal compound.  


http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/65692-cooler-master-nepton-280l-cpu-cooler-review-2.html


You can see the tube in the picture at this link above.

[Faceman]

hey everyone 

 

I was wondering if the nepton 280L comes with pre-applied TIM, and whether it does or doesn't if i should buy arctic silver 5 to apply onto it.

 

thanks a lot for responses in advance

It doesn't come pre-applied, but it comes in a tiny syringe so you have plenty to spare, which I really like because what happens if its pre-applied and you make a mistake and need to remount?  Your pre-applied TIM is no longer optimal.  Doing it yourself is not hard at all either, and having plenty of extra is a good thing.

 

By the way, don't purchase Arctic Silver 5.  Its a very dated TIM, and doesn't perform well compared to others that cost the same.  It is also capacitive, which isn't as bad as conductive, but its not ideal. Stay away from AS5, there are much better options available if you're buying new.  I highly recommend Gelid GC Extreme if you want some high end TIM.  There are many less expensive alternatives that are good too, such as Noctua NT-H1, IC Diamond 7, and MX-4.

[NumeroSieben]

It doesn't come pre-applied, but it comes in a tiny syringe so you have plenty to spare, which I really like because what happens if its pre-applied and you make a mistake and need to remount?  Your pre-applied TIM is no longer optimal.  Doing it yourself is not hard at all either, and having plenty of extra is a good thing.

 

By the way, don't purchase Arctic Silver 5.  Its a very dated TIM, and doesn't perform well compared to others that cost the same.  It is also capacitive, which isn't as bad as conductive, but its not ideal. Stay away from AS5, there are much better options available if you're buying new.  I highly recommend Gelid GC Extreme if you want some high end TIM.  There are many less expensive alternatives that are good too, such as Noctua NT-H1, IC Diamond 7, and MX-4.

 

Where i am they dont have Gelid GC Extreme or IC Diamond 7, however tehy do have NT-H1 and MX-4, which out of those do you think is better?

[Faceman]

Where i am they dont have Gelid GC Extreme or IC Diamond 7, however tehy do have NT-H1 and MX-4, which out of those do you think is better?

Noctua. Although they should perform basically the same. So whichever is less expensive is what I would go with.

[NumeroSieben]

Noctua. Although they should perform basically the same. So whichever is less expensive is what I would go with.

Can i also ask, without making a new topic because i dont want to clog the forum up with two of my topics in the same forum. Is a Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Pro a good idea for a corsair air 540? (I know the air 540 has two 5.25" bays, but they're on the other side of the compartments) 

 

I noticed the cooler on the site of the people i'm buying my final parts from tomorrow and my interest has been piqued quite a bit because i tend to like pretty interesting looking things (not just a pure performance, i doubt its /that/ much better than the 280l) 

[Faceman]

Can i also ask, without making a new topic because i dont want to clog the forum up with two of my topics in the same forum. Is a Thermaltake Bigwater 760 Pro a good idea for a corsair air 540? (I know the air 540 has two 5.25" bays, but they're on the other side of the compartments) 

 

I noticed the cooler on the site of the people i'm buying my final parts from tomorrow and my interest has been piqued quite a bit because i tend to like pretty interesting looking things (not just a pure performance, i doubt its /that/ much better than the 280l)

Interesting product, I'd never seen it before until you showed me. I like the idea, but it's overpriced, underperforming, and won't work in the Air 540. The dual bay design on the 540 is sideways, and I'm pretty sure that thing needs to be flat. Also, it's not going to perform anywhere close to as good as a 240mm AIO. Thermaltake is also not the best brand when it comes to water cooling. They aren't bad, but not as good as Cooler Master. It's also ridiculously overpriced. The Nepton 240M is the newest AIO cooler on the market, it has excellent performance, very quiet, low price and good warranty.