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**Guru** · 9 January 2003, 11:51

The ThermalTake G4-VGA A1349 is one of the best (if not the best) gf4 cooler! BTW take a look at this one :

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**P5ycho** · 9 January 2003, 12:13

thermaltake makes crap. always did, always will.
just buy yourself an akasa icicle and you'll be fine.

**WyWyWyWy** · 9 January 2003, 12:23

By the way anyone know whats the CFM on P retail hsf?

**Scratchi** · 9 January 2003, 12:41

I guess the Aksa Icicle 350 is the biggest possible cooler for the P.

cu Itchi

**Guru** · 9 January 2003, 13:12

Originally posted by P5ycho
thermaltake makes crap. always did, always will.
just buy yourself an akasa icicle and you'll be fine.

I disagree with you on that one! The GPU coolers are great! Also the Volcano 7+ is a realy nice cooler! Their memory coolers does a decent job as well! The Xaser II Case Series and the Xaser III
Super Tower Series that build on the chieftec case is awesome and their hardcano line is nice!

Also what's wrong with their rounded cables and shimms? And have you even looked at this litle thing? http://www.thermaltake.com/products/...ies/switch.htm

Have not tested the SubZero4G™ Thermo Electric Cooling yet you just might want to check them out!

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The old orbs sucked thou!

**borat** · 9 January 2003, 15:04

i bought that asaka 350 for my parhelia and could not fit it on there, i was gonna drill holes in it then screw it on but its not wide enough to cover the mounting holes square on ands if you put it on the skew then because of the ridge on its underside(to fit athlon chips) it no longer covers the entire heatspreader on parhelia, however if you are willing to soler some small c clips to the edges it will fit, bit of a bodge though, i gave up after drilling holes in the thing then realising the chip was not entirely covered

**P5ycho** · 9 January 2003, 16:27

Originally posted by Guru
I disagree with you on that one! The GPU coolers are great! Also the Volcano 7+ is a realy nice cooler!

The volcano7+ is a reasonable but not exceptional heatsink.

Their memory coolers does a decent job as well!

nope, not really.

The Xaser II Case Series and the Xaser III
Super Tower Series that build on the chieftec case is awesome and their hardcano line is nice!

I must agree cheiftec cases are nice cases, but omg who designed that Xaser front

Also what's wrong with their rounded cables and shimms? And have you even looked at this litle thing? http://www.thermaltake.com/products/...ies/switch.htm

It's a variable resistor on a bracket. I can make that for a dollar

Have not tested the SubZero4G™ Thermo Electric Cooling yet you just might want to check them out!

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The old orbs sucked thou!

A peltier-assisted cooler with a heatsink that size just can not be effective on today's CPU's. if you want to overclock with today's CPU's you will have to transport at least 75W plus about 200W for the peltier element itself, the only way to dump such heatloads is by ways of a massive heatsink (think 8x8cm, like swiftechs) or a decent watercooling setup. The biggest problem of the above is the heat is dumped in your case, heating up other things in your case, you'll want extra airflow, which means more noise, etc etc.

Indeed, the old orbs sucked. expecially the blue one. thank god i don't own any.

I just don;t think thermaltake offers any pruducts which are innovative from a technical perspective, which is why i don;t like them. don't take it personal, but be advised

**Marshmallowman** · 9 January 2003, 18:20

ooh, baby my dragon orb 3 is cool...err well its noisy and does a reaonable job, and it was cheap.

**WyWyWyWy** · 9 January 2003, 21:03

Originally posted by P5ycho
The volcano7+ is a reasonable but not exceptional heatsink.

Agreed... if it were 30% cheaper it would be quite competitive. I once considered it for my P4. But at that price, I figured I might just go for Coolermaster Fujiyama Heatpipe.

nope, not really.

Yes it does. Not the blue aluminium one though. The new copper one is quite good, and cheap too.

I must agree cheiftec cases are nice cases, but omg who designed that Xaser front

The most ugly front I've ever seen.

It's a variable resistor on a bracket. I can make that for a dollar

He's not talking about just 7V fan cable... the whole Hardcano is a big heatsink!!

A peltier-assisted cooler with a heatsink that size just can not be effective on today's CPU's. if you want to overclock with today's CPU's you will have to transport at least 75W plus about 200W for the peltier element itself, the only way to dump such heatloads is by ways of a massive heatsink (think 8x8cm, like swiftechs) or a decent watercooling setup. The biggest problem of the above is the heat is dumped in your case, heating up other things in your case, you'll want extra airflow, which means more noise, etc etc.

I don't think any air cooling is sufficient for peltier. IMO watercooling is a must for peltier.

borat: Thanks. What do you mean by "not fit"? Too big? IIRC the CoolJag one is 60x60mm too :O

**borat** · 11 January 2003, 07:14

when i said it does not fit i meant that there is only just enough base on it to cover the heatspreader, the way i drilled it i leaves only a millimetre on one side, it will fit on the card physically but attatching it is a big problem unless u are going to glue it on.

**WyWyWyWy** · 11 January 2003, 12:27

Oh right. Sorry I get you now.

But wouldn't ArcticSilvering it and a drop of instant glue on each corner a good solution?

Thanks for the info I think I might go for it.

**Greebe** · 11 January 2003, 12:41

But wouldn't ArcticSilvering it and a drop of instant glue on each corner a good solution?

Would work a peach

**borat** · 11 January 2003, 13:20

yep that would work, is there any way to then remove it though?

**WyWyWyWy** · 11 January 2003, 13:24

Twist

they say.

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