where does the fan go on a new style cpu heatsink?

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  • roly
    Confirmed User
    • Aug 2002
    • 1844
    #1

    where does the fan go on a new style cpu heatsink?

    hi

    i want to overclock my cpu and need to change my stock cooler for something a bit more hi-spec. i'm looking at getting a Prolimatech Megahalems like this:



    i've only ever used stock coolers with the fan stuck on top in the past. i gather that you have to use a decent quality 120mm case fan with these. is the fan mounted to the cooler or just fitted to the case and that's sufficient?

    any advice appreciated.

    thanks in advance
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    • AaronM
      GFY Royality ;)
      • Oct 2001
      • 46917
      #2
      Case fan.

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        • bronco67
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Dec 2006
          • 29026
          #3
          Get the Corsair h50 watercooler. Easy install and takes up very little space. It's the only way I go these days -- I'm building a system with it today, actually.

          http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-010-_-Product

          I wouldn't put that other thing in a case. It's a fucking Buick.

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            • martinsc
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Jun 2005
              • 27043
              #4
              Originally posted by bronco67
              Get the Corsair h50 watercooler. Easy install and takes up very little space. It's the only way I go these days -- I'm building a system with it today, actually.

              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-010-_-Product

              I wouldn't put that other thing in a case. It's a fucking Buick.

              the h50 is amazing.....!!!
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                • ottopottomouse
                  She is ugly, bad luck.
                  • Jan 2010
                  • 13177
                  #5
                  That much fins is for case fans.
                  ↑ see post ↑
                  13101

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                    • ottopottomouse
                      She is ugly, bad luck.
                      • Jan 2010
                      • 13177
                      #6
                      Originally posted by bronco67
                      Get the Corsair h50 watercooler.
                      I worked designing & building electrical appliances for too many years. Can't get away from being paranoid about electricity + a water leak
                      ↑ see post ↑
                      13101

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                        • Magix
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jun 2006
                          • 2616
                          #7
                          put some turbo on also and some noss, could be nice too :D
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                            • roly
                              Confirmed User
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 1844
                              #8
                              Originally posted by bronco67
                              Get the Corsair h50 watercooler. Easy install and takes up very little space. It's the only way I go these days -- I'm building a system with it today, actually.

                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-010-_-Product

                              I wouldn't put that other thing in a case. It's a fucking Buick.
                              thanks for the tip. that looks the business i always imagined water cooling would be expensive. but by the time you've added a decent fan to the heatsink i posted above it works out about the same about $80 here in the UK.

                              thanks again

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                                • bronco67
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Dec 2006
                                  • 29026
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by ottopottomouse
                                  I worked designing & building electrical appliances for too many years. Can't get away from being paranoid about electricity + a water leak
                                  It's the chance you have to take, for the efficiency of water cooling. They have a pretty low failure rate, from what I know.

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                                    • Slick
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Feb 2001
                                      • 7338
                                      #10
                                      Actually, I have a bigger heatsink like that and my fan clips onto the side of it and blows through it.

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                                        • fatfoo
                                          ICQ:649699063
                                          • Mar 2003
                                          • 27763
                                          #11
                                          The fan needs to keep the system cool, so that it does not overheat.
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                                            • Lonny
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jun 2003
                                              • 3539
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by roly
                                              thanks for the tip. that looks the business i always imagined water cooling would be expensive. but by the time you've added a decent fan to the heatsink i posted above it works out about the same about $80 here in the UK.

                                              thanks again
                                              amazon.co.uk has em for £55.51 i never hurts to shop around be for you buy.

                                              also water cooling is a lot safer now with non conductive water liquid coolant.

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                                                • roly
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                  • 1844
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by bronco67
                                                  Get the Corsair h50 watercooler. Easy install and takes up very little space. It's the only way I go these days -- I'm building a system with it today, actually.

                                                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-010-_-Product

                                                  I wouldn't put that other thing in a case. It's a fucking Buick.
                                                  i went ahead and bought a h50, i notice they also do an improved h70 now but it was more than i wanted to spend. i also ordered an antec 300 case as my old case didn't seem to have enough ventilation to use with the h50. i also got a decent psu (be quiet 530w) so i'm all set to try and overclock my cpu, an AMD Phenom II X2 550 black edition (all 4 cores unlocked).

                                                  thanks again to everyone for the advice and suggestions
                                                  Last edited by roly; 09-26-2010, 12:34 AM.

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                                                    • rowan
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Mar 2002
                                                      • 17393
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by ottopottomouse
                                                      I worked designing & building electrical appliances for too many years. Can't get away from being paranoid about electricity + a water leak
                                                      I ran water cooling for a bit. Tried to add a VGA block to the loop, and it started leaking. No matter what I did (recut the tubing, redo the clamps etc) it kept leaking. No damage since I only had the pump on for a couple of seconds each time, but it turned me off WC. Made me think about what could have happened if the leak had started by itself, when I wasn't around...

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                                                        • Jarmusch
                                                           
                                                          • May 2003
                                                          • 12479
                                                          #15
                                                          If you don't know basic stuff like that, good luck installing that monster by yourself.

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                                                            • roly
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Aug 2002
                                                              • 1844
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by Jarmusch
                                                              If you don't know basic stuff like that, good luck installing that monster by yourself.
                                                              i've never bought a pc in my life, i always built my own and have lots of experience with building/fixing pc's. its just i've never used anything but stock cooling before, so it won't be any problem at all.

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                                                                • Jarmusch
                                                                   
                                                                  • May 2003
                                                                  • 12479
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by roly
                                                                  i've never bought a pc in my life, i always built my own and have lots of experience with building/fixing pc's. its just i've never used anything but stock cooling before, so it won't be any problem at all.
                                                                  Ok but asking this made you look noobish. Just looking around at random reviews or pics of tower heasinks, you should know where the fan goes. This particular heatsink doesn't come with a fan, but it comes with clips to attach a fan. If you don't overclock you can run it passive, provided the fan at the back of your case is at least 120mm. But you should slap a fan on it if you plan of overclocking.

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                                                                    • roly
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Aug 2002
                                                                      • 1844
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by Jarmusch
                                                                      Ok but asking this made you look noobish. Just looking around at random reviews or pics of tower heasinks, you should know where the fan goes. This particular heatsink doesn't come with a fan, but it comes with clips to attach a fan. If you don't overclock you can run it passive, provided the fan at the back of your case is at least 120mm. But you should slap a fan on it if you plan of overclocking.
                                                                      lol "noobish", i build my own pc's, and have managed my own centos dedicated servers for the last 10 years, so no i'm not a noob. but i can see why you might have thought that.

                                                                      when i decided to upgrade my cooling, i looked at benchmarks and the one i posted looked good. but the only pics i could find of it were without a fan hence my question. i've always only ever OC'd by 10% before so have never needed anything more than a stock cooler.

                                                                      i've bought the h50 water cooled one that someone sugested now anyway.

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                                                                        • HomerSimpson
                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                          • Sep 2005
                                                                          • 13826
                                                                          #19
                                                                          it's just making extra noise... trust me!
                                                                          I have cooler master hyper6+ and it's making quite a noise...

                                                                          I have bought it couple of years ago so I could OC my processor from 3.2GHz to 4GHz
                                                                          but noise level at 4GHz is pretty high then, and performance gain is not worth it...

                                                                          So better spend more cash on better CPU, faster memory, better mainboard than on this.
                                                                          Use CPU on default values and you'll be happy with it...
                                                                          And focus more on what and are doing with your CPU than how and what is your CPU doing, at what voltage, clock speed... etc...
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