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Does anyone know or have heard anything about the Noctua NH-D9L heatsink and fan? I am building a HTPC and looking for a nice, quiet, reliable cooler for my APU. Link below is my build. Originally I was going to go with Cooler Master EVO212 but the clearance is to close for comfort. Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated! http://pcpartpicker.com/p/p6CPHx

Hi I'm new to hard line pc cooling and I had just one question. When I post do I need a cpu fan or not because the 5820k doesn't come with a stock fan.

Is it possible to have a Be Quiet! Shadow Rock 2 without the SilentWings 2 Fan on an i3-4160 under load and have descent temps?

So, I got a Cooler Master Seidon 120V on an I7 4790K. When I built my system I was basically learning as I did, I literally didn't know what a CPU was... and while i think i did pretty well overall i had a main issue, i bought a crappy case. Now i have a Cosmos SE which is perfect for me but i inhereted the fact that i bought a 120mm rad AIO since it was the only thing it would fit in the other case. Now i am seeing temps issues at higher OCs and i wanted some advice, basically, this is for when i save some money so it isnt for now (I can keep the OC lower while i have this cooler) but in the future, considering all alternatives except custom loops, what is the best CPU cooler overall if price is not a concern and considering my CPU (I wanna buy the best option without being absolute overkill) One particular question I have is if the price difference between the NH-D14 and NH-D15 is justifiable in cooling performance, and also, does a 280mm rad offer substantially better performance than a 240 (the 240 would be SO much easier to fit in my rig, but i can make a 280 work if its worth it) Thanks in advance for the feedback!

Hi guys, I have a dual tower cooler and would like to run both fans PWM but the motherboard only has one PWM fan header. Should I wait for a fan splitter to be delivered or should I just solder the fans together ? I know I should not solder all the wires as the PWM will not work. I also know that the fan header can output to 1 amp and the fans are 0.25a so running two should be fine.

i have started to be very interested in building a mineral oil cooled custom desk computer and i am wondering if i can run the two xeon E5 2667 cpus without a heatsink? and a i7 4790k also without a heatsink?

Hi, I need a new cpu cooler. Currently i have the stock cooler from the i7-920 and my PC is getting very hot when i render Videos. so my plan is to get a very big heatsink and replace the fans with noctua industrialppc. But i don't know a cheap CPU Cooler that has a big heatsink. Do you have any idea's for a big heatsink?

Hey! Linus' first appearance on Youtube! You can tell he's came a long way since 2007, his rate of talking has increased about 10x since then. There's also the first few comments if you guys were wondering. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhA0X6_z3lY

Hi guys Ive been wondering.. does black coated heatsink can improve heat dissipitation ?

Will I be able to put the Hyper 212 evo on my fm2 cpu? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Hi there. A few months ago I was making a routine clean of my pc, and as always the CPU heatsink is the most dusty part, so I disconnected the fan in order to wipe out that messy dust, but by my own regrettable silliness I forgot to plug it back, so when I was done of cleaning and started the computer, the poor processor run like 10-13 seconds without fan, just heatsink. Quicky I became aware of this and I'd pull the cord off. I let the PC with no energy for a bit to cool down and I started and cheked the BIOS info. like 72 ºC was. Nowdays the PC works well: no sudden restarts or spontaneous turn-offs, and the processor makes his work, but i'm concerned if this could affect it in some way, and if I can make a bit of overckocking when I get a liquid cooler. Mainly because when I run demanding task such as rendering, the CPU clock downs a bit, instead of going up as supposed, but I think this is by some BIOS configuration. BTW, the CPU is an AMD FX-6300 with stock cooler. I said that is supposed to go further because is stated by AMD that this processor works at 3.5GHz but in workload can go to 4.1GHz. Oh, and today I replaced the thermal compound by a Cooler Master one. [uPDATE] I guess that the processor maybe could reach 90ºC at least on that seconds of tension.

Hi, I am trying to find a good aftermarket heatsink that is compatible with the LGA 1150 socket. Thanks to anyone that replys in advance. I know about the CM 212 Evo; but want to know if thats really a good option, or if i should get a better one. If you have an idea for a better heatsink(Both performance and price) that fits in a 500R, i would love to hear it. (I am new to computers so please take it easy on me ) CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K Devil's Canyon Quad-Core 3.5GHz LGA 1150MotherBoard: Asus Z97-A Case: Corsair 500R

Hello, and thanks or reading this already! I was planning on getting the Cryorig R1 Universal (because he has compatibility with High-Profile Ram). Yet, my build is meant for silence. I'm trying to make sure that my rig can stay under 20db(a) and the fans of the Cryorig can't go under 20/21db(a). Now, is it possible to replace the fans with others? (For example the Be Quiet! Silent wings etc.). Thanks in advance!

^ dat fan Amited is working on a unique smartphone case called Optimal that promises to keep mobile devices at the ideal operating temperature automatically. The 5mm thick aluminum case can detects a temperature change from either of its sensors, it can automatically engage either “anti-free” mode or “cooling” mode to regulate the temperature on the fly. since it is made up of aluminum, it will also act as an heatsink. In anti-free mode, the case will use its thin heating coil attached to the back of a copper plate to keep your device from getting too cold. In cooling mode, the case activates two tiny fans to circulate air through the back of the case. there will be an app which can be controlled, set custom safe temperature zones, alarm thresholds and more. they will be launching an indiegogo campaign next week. * (will update ) source: http://www.techspot.com/news/59684-optimal-smartphone-case-promises-protect-device-overheating-or.html http://www.amited.com/#8

Hello I was wondering which direction I should place my CPU's heatsink fan. It can either pull air from heatsink onto motherboard, or blow air from motherboard onto heatsink. Thank you.

Finally Some Results!: Geil VRM sinks came this morning, only two days late... Anyway, these sinks are pretty small and with a fan ghetted on the card pretty poorly, they still hit 103 degrees with furmark. However, in regular gaming, I am seeing 95s on average which is on par to the reference cooler that was on here. This post isn't about the core temps but I'm really happy with them. So this higher VRM temp is worth the sacrifice. Can I Make It Better?: I can certanly get rid of the thermal pads that came with the VRM sinks, replaceing it with a nice dolop of MX-4. Which could help with the temeratures. Moreover, placing a fan closer to the sinks will be much better. The original schems for the drawer build had me using the flow directly from the rads to cool the MOSFET, VRAM, RAM and VRMs but I think I am looking at adding more smaller fans into the mix. I suppose the two 200mm NZXTs I have hanging arround would suffice but they would wreck my airflow. Since this is by no means the finnished design I will not be posting in depth test results. Photos!: Whats Next?: Tomorrow moring I will be uploading some core temp readings and tomorrow evening there will be proper bench results. Using furmark and Vally most likely. In addition, I have H60 CPU temps to post on the drawer blog. As well as some mounting test images and other odds and sods. I'd apologise for the lack of content over the past few days but it's not like I've been slacking off. My main systems motherboard died, GA-990FX-UD5. Flat out broke, PC shut down mid youtube video and would not post. So I'm suing an MATX GA-78LMT-USB3 I theived out of my sisters build. Some good news though? I am going to be splurging and grabbing an Asus Formula V. So look forward to that blog. Thank You :)

So my friends Dell Latitude E6400 has a stripped screw on the heatsink, preventing him from screwing it in, which results in a very loud and annoying fan noise, and it also overheats his laptop. We dont wanna tell his dad, and we also dont want to buy anything to fix it.One last thing to mention is that we already tried the rubber band trick and it didnt work. *edit* It only has issues when gaming, casual use such as youtube and social media work fine and dont overheat the laptop.

Anyone who has a 300r, what cooler do you have and how much clearance left is there between the side panel and the heatsink? (Air Cooler) I heard people can fit quite large coolers in it, bigger than what it says on the website, but I think first hand experience is probable the best option. I am looking into the Bequiet Dark Rock Advanced C1 but it is 165.2mm in height, whilst Corsair says the maximum cooler height is 160mm. However, I have seen builds with coolers over 160mm in height.

Is there a good low profile CPU cooler someone can recommend for LGA1150?

So I was thinking of getting an amd fx 8370 to go with my sapphire r9 290 and I wanted to know two things, First is there anyone who owns one who can give any info on max temps, stability and performance and whether or not it's a good buy and if not what else would you suggest? And also any suggestions for a good fan cooler for it that's preferable not as much as a noctua set up but still gives a good amount of cooling?

So after the fan on my stock Intel i5 2320 heatsink stopped working, I replaced it with a ARCTIC Alpine 11 Plus and even sense then, after I boot into Windows 7 Pro, and I open anything, it starts studdering. However, after about 10 minutes it stops and it is fine. And this it only happens after rebooting or turning back on. When coming back from sleep or hibernate it works fine. Here are my specs.(The one on my profile are outdated agh) CPU - Intel Core i5 2320 @ 3.0 Ghz Motherboard - Foxconn 2ABF RAM - 8 GB DDR3 1333Mhz GPU - GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 Storage - 240 GB HyperX 3K - WD Black² - 500GB Seagate Barracuda PSU - Corsair RM750 Cooling - ARCTIC Alpine 11 Plus

!!THE THERMAL TESTS ARE DOWN BELOW THE PICTURES!! The XFX r9 290 is a really beautiful card, but the fact that the heat sink isn't nickel plated and you can see the raw copper heat pipes drove me nuts. That’s why I just had to do something about it. So due to my white "case" I decided to paint it white. I used a normal matt white nitrocellulose spray can. I choose nitrocellulose spray because I hope if I ever want to get rid of the paint that I just have to lay it in a nitrous bath to dissolve it. Sadly the paint job didn't turn out perfect. I used an air compressor to dust off the heat sink, but apparently there was still dust on it, so I had to pick the dust particles, which were lying across the fins, with a fine pair of tweezers (worked astoundingly well). Final results: Heat sink before I picked the dust with tweezers: After I picked the dust: Back in my rig. The white is not as bright as in the picture in real life: Thermal test: I read in a forum that painting your heat sink black would make it way more efficient because of the effect of heat radiation. If that is true it would mean painting your heat sink white would make it way worse! I didn’t believe it for a couple of reasons. White has a heat reflection coefficient of 1 and an absorption coefficient of 0, which means that a perfect white would reflect all radiation heat it encounters, so it should make the heat dissipation via radiation on the cooler a lot worse. BUT this also means that all the radiation heat from other components gets reflected and could mean lower temperatures. Black has a reflection coefficient of 0 but an absorption coefficient of 1, which means, it can exchange heat via radiation a lot better but also absorbs a Lot more heat. In reality a the heat sink of a single GPU set up doesn't get a lot radiation from other components, but most importantly a heat sink is designed to exchange heat via convection and just a fraction is exchanged via radiation. My Test: I set my GPU fan speed in both tests to a static 50% and let it run valley for half an hour. My card was not overclocked and ran factory settings. 1 test with normal heat sink I got an average of 79 °C: 2 test with painted heat sink I got an average of 89°C: I was really shocked by the massive 10°C difference and started believing the myth, so I tried remounting the cooling unit, but same result (I used stock thermal paste in the first test and Noctua NT-H1 in the second). So what caused the increase in temperature? I am not entirely sure. I was so stupid and did just do one test, with only one fan speed, on the stock card and forgot to change the thermal paste which could make a difference as well. If I would have made several tests with multiple fan speeds I could discern how big of a role heat radiation is playing in the heat exchange process. Also a factor for the heat increase could be the added layer of paint. Before the heat can get carried away from the air it has to go through the layer of paint, instead of getting carried away from the aluminum instantly. The paint is a plastic which has a very low heat conduction coefficient and acts like heat isolator (plastics such as paint have a λ between 0.17 and 0.24 W/(m · K), pure aluminum λ of 236 W/(m · K) ). This applies for paint in general not only white paint. Conclusion: My conclusion is that it has to be a combination between the radiation and the bad heat conduction, because I just can't believe that a 10°C could come from heat radiation only. Does this mean painting your heat sink black makes your GPU/CPU run cooler? Maybe! Even if my results might make you believe so, I honestly can’t tell from this test, because I can’t discern what made my GPU run hotter. It could go either way, dependent on the benefit of radiation outperforming the disadvantage of the heat conduction To Note: My results are not reputable at all, I did do too less runs and had too much variant between the runs, like the thermal paste, but I am very hooked now. I really would like to get some CPU air coolers and test this again with white, black painted and white, black anodized (to remove the isolation effect) and with different fan speeds to really get some nice results. If I find a cheap way to do it, you will definitely hear from me again Please post your comments and criticism down below

Hello, These are the two PCs. Which is better for gaming, assume they are the same price. http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Intel-X99-Core-i7-Configurator http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/MsrHQ7 Thanks in advance.

Alright so i am looking into getting a corsair 750d as i have the 350d and really like it. But i have one concern, i really like how out of the box it comes with 3 well performing fans, but unfortunatly i cant seem to find them availible for sail and dont want to mix match fans so my only other option would be to buy 5 new fans rather than just 2 other af140l fans. Also if possible could you link me to some af120l fans for my hyper 212 evo so that all of the fans will matching completely and still be cheaper than buying all new af140/120 fans. Thank you very much for the time and help!

Hello So, I have received some money as my Christmas present and I am looking to add some more fans and a new heatsink to my build. I am looking for a new heat sink and want to spend around £35 ($55) for my fx-8320 cpu which uses the AM3+ socket, I would prefer to go air just for the price but if there is an AIO in my price range that is decent I would definitely consider it. In terms of the fans I think I am forced to go with NZXT's 200mm option for the side panel unless you guys know of any other compatible options? The other options I have are a 140mm intake for the front would like but don't need red LED but I want performance first, so what quiet ish fans do you guys recommend? Oh and also if you could tell me what fans you would recommend for the heat sink you recommend too that would be great!