Megahalem is Here!

[Chuchnit]

Yep the usps was kind enough to knock on my door with a little Saturday surprise. Now I just gotta finish some stuff up around the house so I can install it. It is huge so I sure hope it does better than my stupid Zalman 9700 :argh:


First Look (http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4720&postcount=33)

[Jeffro64]

You got one! Did you get fans for it?

[Chuchnit]

You got one! Did you get fans for it?

Yep. Right now I just have a single 75cfm "Kaze Flex" made by Scythe. I'm gonna order some 38mm clips and a panaflo to do a comparison. Frank and I have a little disagreement so we are gonna find out who'd right. :D

[Jeffro64]

TBH... I had 2 panaflows in PP and it was only a few degrees C less than the stock cooler that came with my chip. And my Megahalem is lapped. It is a nice cooler but I expected more from it after reading reviews on it.

[Chuchnit]

TBH... I had 2 panaflows in PP and it was only a few degrees C less than the stock cooler that came with my chip. And my Megahalem is lapped. It is a nice cooler but I expected more from it after reading reviews on it.

Well a couple weeks ago I found every review I could of the top aircoolers. Alot of review sites are either biased or just have shitty testing methods. The megahalem honestly doesn't shine until the heatload is increased. It will perform about the same as most coolers for "normal" use. It's when you really add the vcore, or put an i7 under it that it truly shines. Try the stock cooler on your 920 and then put the megahalem on there. You'll see what I saw in the reviews.

[Kal-EL]

Kool man, Thor's Hammer is almost here too.

[Chuchnit]

Kool man, Thor's Hammer is almost here too.

I'll take Thor's hammer and shove it up his arse :p

[Jeffro64]

Well a couple weeks ago I found every review I could of the top aircoolers. Alot of review sites are either biased or just have shitty testing methods. The megahalem honestly doesn't shine until the heatload is increased. It will perform about the same as most coolers for "normal" use. It's when you really add the vcore, or put an i7 under it that it truly shines. Try the stock cooler on your 920 and then put the megahalem on there. You'll see what I saw in the reviews.

Yeah... I plan on starting with air again so I will give that a try. I don't plan on lapping my 920 so I hope it is pretty flat to start with.

[Kal-EL]

I'll take Thor's hammer and shove it up his arse :p

What is ur fixation with anus????? :confused::confused::confused::confused:

It'll be a first hand account of how the Thor's Hammer runs dippidy poo dah man! Welcome it no matter what ur little review friends say.

[punx223]

the cooler will not greatly benefit from high CFM but more from static pressure from what I have seen, Try getting a good 38mm fan and make sure its mid-low speed, and i bet youlle get the results your looking for

[Chuchnit]

Yeah... I plan on starting with air again so I will give that a try. I don't plan on lapping my 920 so I hope it is pretty flat to start with.

Yah I wouldn't lap it either. Here is a new review of Zalman's version of the TRUE knockoff. Take a look at the first and second chart. It shows exatcly what I was talking about. The more heatload you start adding, the more the megahalems opens the gap.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=227043

What is ur fixation with anus????? :confused::confused::confused::confused:

It'll be a first hand account of how the Thor's Hammer runs dippidy poo dah man! Welcome it no matter what ur little review friends say.

Actually buddy I thought about getting that cooler too. I think it looks pretty nice and will get the job done. Honestly idk why I got the megahalem. I was almost talked into and wanted a scythe mugen 2 also. Megahalem was just one of those things I "had to have" I guess. G/L with your cooler and I will be awaiting the results.


the cooler will not greatly benefit from high CFM but more from static pressure from what I have seen, Try getting a good 38mm fan and make sure its mid-low speed, and i bet youlle get the results your looking for

Thats exactly the reason why I am gonna order a panaflo 38mm fan. I have agreed unless I change my mind to get the 68cfm variant for testing. I know static pressure is very important, but my arguement is that it won't cool any better than my 75cfm scythe due to the lack of cfm. I was gonna order the 88cfm version. I still might, but I gotta order the medium speed one first to see who is right.

[hellcamino]

I can't believe you bought that thing, I hope you like it! For max testing purposes you should get the Panaflo ultra quiet and a Mugen II, once you figure out that the megahalem is a disappointment you can switch to the Mugen II immediately.

[Kal-EL]

I remember why i picked up teh Thor now, it has teh mount for LGA755 and 1366. It's gonna make it easier to test fire mobo's. Thats teh main goal.

[Jeffro64]

Looks like the Mugen II will also.... I might have to give that one a try, looks impressive anyways. :D

[Chuchnit]

I can't believe you bought that thing, I hope you like it! For max testing purposes you should get the Panaflo ultra quiet and a Mugen II, once you figure out that the megahalem is a disappointment you can switch to the Mugen II immediately.

Umm I'm sorry, but please link me to a respected site that has the mugen beating the TRUE or Megahalem. The mugen II is a super cooler and is much much cheaper in price. That don't mean its all out better. It is known and has been known that the TRUE is the one to rule them all. Well I won't go as far as to say that the Megahalem outright beats the TRUE because they are actually about equal in my book. Before you say it, yes the Mugen II is right there within 1-2.5c of both the other coolers. Plus just like the TRUE and Megahalems it gets better with a higher heatload. I wouldn't go tooting my horn that the Megahalem is crap or a disapointment though. It was stated by Jeffro that the mount for AM3 sucked and had to be modded to even work. Thats far from making it suck on intel sockets for which it was only intended for. :rolleyes:


I remember why i picked up teh Thor now, it has teh mount for LGA755 and 1366. It's gonna make it easier to test fire mobo's. Thats teh main goal.

hahaha most top coolers do now. Isn't the Thor supposed to have a really nice mounting mechanism though?

[punx223]

better question if your looking for something for general testing and stuff why didnt you go with a true?

[Kal-EL]

Umm I'm sorry, but please link me to a respected site that has the mugen beating the TRUE or Megahalem. The mugen II is a super cooler and is much much cheaper in price. That don't mean its all out better. It is known and has been known that the TRUE is the one to rule them all. Well I won't go as far as to say that the Megahalem outright beats the TRUE because they are actually about equal in my book. Before you say it, yes the Mugen II is right there within 1-2.5c of both the other coolers. Plus just like the TRUE and Megahalems it gets better with a higher heatload. I wouldn't go tooting my horn that the Megahalem is crap or a disapointment though. It was stated by Jeffro that the mount for AM3 sucked and had to be modded to even work. Thats far from making it suck on intel sockets for which it was only intended for. :rolleyes:




hahaha most top coolers do now. Isn't the Thor supposed to have a really nice mounting mechanism though?

Honestly? I dunno, it looks like a waterblock wrench down system which works for me. Its not for an everyday clocker rig, none of our toys are. If it were a 24/7 system I'd prolly go with the TRUE. But its a bench tester and if I wanna brag "air" rights, I'll put a leaf blower on it or rig up some sub-zero air conditioning to it.

[Jeffro64]

Honestly? I dunno, it looks like a waterblock wrench down system which works for me. Its not for an everyday clocker rig, none of our toys are. If it were a 24/7 system I'd prolly go with the TRUE. But its a bench tester and if I wanna brag "air" rights, I'll put a leaf blower on it or rig up some sub-zero air conditioning to it.

LMFAO!!!!!:trophy::trophy::trophy:

[hellcamino]

Chucky! Stuff that thing full of cotton before you bleed out! You know I don't respect any review site really and you know why.

SteveO said he thought the Mugen was a clear winner and has been using them since I showed them to him a few months ago. My personal experience with Scythe is very good, it's so good that I would recommend them on name alone! SteveO started with the TRUE if you remember...


Prove me wrong! Don't believe me! Just remember that I have your best interests at heart here.

[Kal-EL]

Chucky! Stuff that thing full of cotton before you bleed out! You know I don't respect any review site really and you know why.

SteveO said he thought the Mugen was a clear winner and has been using them since I showed them to him a few months ago. My personal experience with Scythe is very good, it's so good that I would recommend them on name alone! SteveO started with the TRUE if you remember...


Prove me wrong! Don't believe me! Just remember that I have your best interests at heart here.

"Overclockaholics"....................... Protecting overclocker's interests one thread at a time :cool:

[Chuchnit]

better question if your looking for something for general testing and stuff why didnt you go with a true?

Cause I'm just trying to see who's right about fans. I don't have the funds to go buy a bunch of coolers to test.

Chucky! Stuff that thing full of cotton before you bleed out! You know I don't respect any review site really and you know why.

Well first I'm not butthurt about anything :p I'm just responding to your statement. I know you don't like review sites and neither do I when it comes to VGA reviews. However, without buying 10 or 12 of the top coolers and testing myself, I have no choice but to base my aircooling decisions off of the review sites. What I did was spend about 5 hours reading every current aircooler review I could. That included personal user test which were usually between the TRUE and Megahalem. I had to weed what I thought were shitty reviews, and kind of average out the results from the rest.

SteveO said he thought the Mugen was a clear winner and has been using them since I showed them to him a few months ago. My personal experience with Scythe is very good, it's so good that I would recommend them on name alone! SteveO started with the TRUE if you remember...

That may be true, but being the uber "gotta test to know" kinda guy you are, you know there are waay to many variables to call that a test. That's my whole point. Steve doesn't have the same componets, nor the same ambients, or probably the same fans; etc. You know that's a no no to base your opinion off of. If this was a waterblock review, you would be tearing your post apart :D The ONLY reason I didn't get a TRUE is for two reasons: 1st, The mounting was touted as way better with the Megahalem. 2nd, The TRUE is notoriously known for needing lapping. I don't really feel like dealing with that unless I want to; not need to.


Prove me wrong! Don't believe me! Just remember that I have your best interests at heart here.

The ball is in your court to do the proving :cool: You made the statement about it sucking. I'm not buying 3 or 4 coolers to compare, and I'm definitely not going to waiste my time on the internet again to show you all the test. You wouldn't believe those anyways, right? :rolleyes:

[hellcamino]

Well, SteveO is using a few of them and using them over the TRUE he still owns. Remember that I still build many pc's for other people and the vast majority are air-cooled, most of the coolers on the market don't impress me much either! I can vouch for the Xigmatech being less than stated. It works real well as long as you don't mind your cpu idling at 50c on a quad.

The reference to a TRUE...I wouldn't use one if given to me as the QC on them is awful at best. The need to lap a new heatsink is bs.

When I do give you any kind of advice John I do it sincerely and drawing on the hundreds of pc's that I have built in the last 3-4 years. Almost all were overclocked and only one that wasn't mine was water cooled. Let me know how the front ram slots work out for you with that megahalem btw =P

Have I done any official comparison testing? No. What I have done is a lot of hands on work with machines and gotten to know pretty well what works and what doesn't and what foibles certain piles of parts may have. I think on a quad you will find that the megahalem is better than stock but not by tons, on a dual core it should work fairly well...About on par with a Zalman.

[Kal-EL]

I installed the stock Intel QX9650 Fan h/s on Rogue210's starter rig with a 65nm QX6700. For the first two days @ stock speeds, idle temps were in the 50's. I left it on as I worked on the rest of the pc lighting, os configuration, proggie installs etc. Today its running at a coool 32c idle after being on for about 4 hours.

Seems like that pre-applied guck that intel puts on their h/s takes a bit of time to break in. sign2

[hellcamino]

I installed the stock Intel QX9650 Fan h/s on Rogue210's starter rig with a 65nm QX6700. For the first two days @ stock speeds, idle temps were in the 50's. I left it on as I worked on the rest of the pc lighting, os configuration, proggie installs etc. Today its running at a coool 32c idle after being on for about 4 hours.

Seems like that pre-applied guck that intel puts on their h/s takes a bit of time to break in. sign2

I've noticed that too. Wait till you see the stock cooler for i7, it's about 2.5x the size of a 775 quad cooler. The paste they use on the stock coolers is supposedely impossible to get entirely off the chip without lapping (no clue on that one) but the stock coolers do benefit from almost any aftermarket TIM.

[Chuchnit]

Well, SteveO is using a few of them and using them over the TRUE he still owns. Remember that I still build many pc's for other people and the vast majority are air-cooled, most of the coolers on the market don't impress me much either! I can vouch for the Xigmatech being less than stated. It works real well as long as you don't mind your cpu idling at 50c on a quad.

The reference to a TRUE...I wouldn't use one if given to me as the QC on them is awful at best. The need to lap a new heatsink is bs.

When I do give you any kind of advice John I do it sincerely and drawing on the hundreds of pc's that I have built in the last 3-4 years. Almost all were overclocked and only one that wasn't mine was water cooled. Let me know how the front ram slots work out for you with that megahalem btw =P

Have I done any official comparison testing? No. What I have done is a lot of hands on work with machines and gotten to know pretty well what works and what doesn't and what foibles certain piles of parts may have. I think on a quad you will find that the megahalem is better than stock but not by tons, on a dual core it should work fairly well...About on par with a Zalman.


Reserving this post to either prove you wrong or show that you need to mount your aircoolers better :p

Here is a little teaser until I finish my compilation of reviews, links and screenies of real users with lower temps than you state. Especially idle temps :rofl

http://blog.daum.net/dsjjang8/8907284

Notice to all viewers: Hellcamino and I are good friends. This is not personal, but rather a little competition of who is right. Don't take this as a flame war cause all is good in msn chat :p:rofl

[hellcamino]

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/scythe-mugen-2_8.html#sect0


Note the fan speeds here as well.
http://www.overclock.net/hardware-news/481973-xbit-megahalem-12-more-i7-coolers.html


Here is the best and largest review I can find, I barely even glanced at the results figuring this might be a good time to put this topic to bed and consider Chucky pwnt =P
http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3479/madshrimpsbeeb916a5ffed.png



btw I only like Chucky because he gives such great helmet!








Just kidding there are other reasons I like Chuchnit!

[Chuchnit]

k buddy. You can't declare yourself the winner because you posted three links. Two of which are the same review and the third is pointless since it gives you no details as to testing methods or anything. I'll bbl to update my one post bud. I'll see you your three links and raise you many showing Megahalems and TRUE pretty much at a tie. Scythe Mugen 2 equal in some test/fan speeds and lacking (barely) in other portions.

Honestly they are all nice coolers. Problem is even with the test you linked, the megahalem "once you figure out that the megahalem is a disappointment you can switch to the Mugen II immediately." That statement is totally wrong. You just made yourself eat your own words there Franky. Honestly my work is done now cause you did it for me. Now since you continued to insert foot in mouth, I'll make you eat your "Quad = 50c idle on air" statement.

FWIW, I never said the Mugen is a bad cooler. I've told you that on the phone. I just didn't want it. Plus the Megahalem IS by all accounts in the top 2 for coolers once you take out the retarded IFX-4. I wouldn't protest putting the Mugen 2 in there either. Oh, and this don't even matter because they came out with a revision of your old cooler :D

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=450&products_id=25671

[hellcamino]

I'll make you eat your "Quad = 50c idle on air" statement.



I can vouch for the Xigmatech being less than stated. It works real well as long as you don't mind your cpu idling at 50c on a quad.


Five mounts on one cooler, don't buy one as it really disappointed the crap out of me. Notice that Chucky doesn't deny the ability to give GREAT helmet! The fact that that Megahalem costs 40% more than the Mugen only to get beat by it in the majority of tests is pretty grim man, I would be defensive too.

btw that is pretty cool that they are bringing back an old favorite although mine was the infinity model.

[Chuchnit]

Five mounts on one cooler, don't buy one as it really disappointed the crap out of me. Notice that Chucky doesn't deny the ability to give GREAT helmet! The fact that that Megahalem costs 40% more than the Mugen only to get beat by it in the majority of tests is pretty grim man, I would be defensive too.

btw that is pretty cool that they are bringing back an old favorite although mine was the infinity model.

Dude when I get the time I am gonna show you that you once again are still wrong and inable to admit defeat. The mugen DOES NOT win in the majority of test! Now if I remember correctly, the Mugen II does better than the Megahalem and TRUE at lower fan speeds. I could be wrong but I don't remember because I was mainly paying attn to the top coolers in all test :p Fan speed isn't part of this arguement :cool:

I will totally agree that the Mugen is the best bang for the buck air cooler and there is NO arguement to be had there. Be patient padawan, I'll pwn you laterz.

[Russianhaxor]

I am disappointed by the lack of pictures in this thread.

[Kal-EL]

I am disappointed by the lack of pictures in this thread.

Thats exactly what I told chuckos in the msn earlier today. Lamer says "Oh I was gonna post up real life ones when it gets installed" Pfft! Cummon, get wit the proggie. :mad:

[Chuchnit]

I am disappointed by the lack of pictures in this thread.

STFU I'm working on it :p I don't have anything prepared for a personal "review" so it don't matter. I did however make sure to take some pics when I was putting this pig back together tonight.

Thats exactly what I told chuckos in the msn earlier today. Lamer says "Oh I was gonna post up real life ones when it gets installed" Pfft! Cummon, get wit the proggie. :mad:

Pics will be loaded tomorrow afternoon. ;)

[Chuchnit]

Let the pictures speak for themselves. I was going to bed, but I couldn't resist :rofl sign12

Scythe Mugen2 stock fan vs TRUE 1366 stock fan
Intel Core I7 @ 3700MHz (1.336v)
Room temp 25c


http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/5373/loadstockfandv4.jpg
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/5373/loadstockfandv4.jpg


Scythe Mugen2 120x120x38 @ 102CFM vs TRUE 1366 120x120x38 @ 102CFM
Intel Core I7 @ 3700MHz (1.336v)
Room temp 25c

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/3861/idle102cfmfannp6.jpg
http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5674/load102cfmfanxg2.jpg


Scythe Mugen2 120x120x38 @ 102CFM vs TRUE 1366 120x120x38 @ 102CFM
Intel Core I7 @ 3700MHz (1.272v)
Room temp 25c

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/9560/127vcorems2.jpg

Keep in mind TRUE=Megahalem; Megahalem=TRUE

Source (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=211739)

[punx223]

megahalem = true? i guess i better take a look at this thing then

God i havent air cooled in so long i may be lost lol

[Russianhaxor]

:lameass:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/2189568405_c1003315b0.jpg?v=0

[hellcamino]

So you managed to come up with one review showing the megahalem to be a winner huh? I find it impressive that this is the only mention I have ever seen of a TRUE having a stock fan!

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/cpu/u120ex/product_cpu_cooler_u120ex.htm?art=MTQyMywxLCxoZW50 aHVzaWFzdA==

Myth BUSTED!

[Chuchnit]

megahalem = true? i guess i better take a look at this thing then

God i havent air cooled in so long i may be lost lol

So you managed to come up with one review showing the megahalem to be a winner huh? I find it impressive that this is the only mention I have ever seen of a TRUE having a stock fan!

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_page/product_page/cpu/u120ex/product_cpu_cooler_u120ex.htm?art=MTQyMywxLCxoZW50 aHVzaWFzdA==

Myth BUSTED!

The RT model of the TRUE w/ stock fan has been out since pretty much the launch of i7. I just happened to stumble accross this review before I went to bed.

Here ya go buddy.

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8444/cpu-tri-57/Thermalright_Ultra-120_eXtreme-1366_RT_CPU_Heatsink_Socket_LGA_1366.html?tl=c14s7 57b34

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=450&products_id=24727

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thulex13rt.html

etc. Now have you seen it?

[Chuchnit]

Jewish are you happy now? :p


Here it is in the box..

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=280&stc=1&d=1245001631


It is silver....

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=281&stc=1&d=1245001681


I bought a fan for it....

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=282&stc=1&d=1245001716


It comes with stuff to use it...


http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=283&stc=1&d=1245001762

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=284&stc=1&d=1245001789

[DrNip]

I do like the mounting setup way better on this than the crap of a mounting system they have for the TRUE.

[Chuchnit]

Ya I forgot to put the actual mounting brackets in the picture.

[Kal-EL]

I do like the mounting setup way better on this than the crap of a mounting system they have for the TRUE.

+1 it looks easy breezy

[hellcamino]

The RT model of the TRUE w/ stock fan has been out since pretty much the launch of i7.


You got me on that one Chucky! I'm equally sure you were astute enough to notice the stock fan speeds for both fans.

[Chuchnit]

You got me on that one Chucky! I'm equally sure you were astute enough to notice the stock fan speeds for both fans.

If you go look at the thread there genious, you will see that he used the TRUE's stock fan on both coolers :rofl

Now will you admit your ignorance and just admit that ALL three of these coolers that we are talking about are nice? Lemme guess, you want me to waist my time cyphering through tons of reviews only to weed out the shitty ones, just so I can prove to you that while the Mugen II is a hell of a heatsink, it falls just a tad short of being the best. Do I really have to do that? Last I checked drnip has you beat by a few hundred mhz and he is rocking on AIR! :)

[hellcamino]

You believe w/e you want about your new cooler buddy, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. As for Nip beating me...I had one night to work with mine and turned in some 4.4ghz 3d benches before stopping due to PSU problems. I was running the 3d benches only as a preliminary to getting 4.4ghz 24/7 stable btw but I am sure Nip has me beat there too!

In case you were wondering you are wasting your time trying to convince me here. You do what you want though!

[Chuchnit]

You believe w/e you want about your new cooler buddy, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. As for Nip beating me...I had one night to work with mine and turned in some 4.4ghz 3d benches before stopping due to PSU problems. I was running the 3d benches only as a preliminary to getting 4.4ghz 24/7 stable btw but I am sure Nip has me beat there too!

In case you were wondering you are wasting your time trying to convince me here. You do what you want though!

My feelings aren't hurt bud. I just love a good debate, and I'm like you; hard headed :argh: I know you had limited time working with your setup. The comment was more directed about your view of aircooling.

In case you were wondering you are wasting your time trying to convince me here. You do what you want though!

I know this ;) That's why I haven't invested tons of time to find all the reviews I went through. I will post stuff up, and you will try to find a way to disprove it. The truth of the matter is this. I should be on water cooling. The reason I'm not is because this is my bench rig and by bench I mean throw a pot on that sucker and go to town. I don't really care about what cooler will net me the highest 24/7 clocks!

In all honesty, within margin of error the coolers all perform the same. I wouldn't mind recomending any of them to someone. I do like the sweet ass mounting of this thing though. Kudos for that!!

[Jeffro64]

fight12fight6fight4fight1fight3fight9

[Chuchnit]

fight12fight6fight4fight1fight3fight9

:rofl:rofl:rofl

[Jeffro64]

Oh.... And this one too:D

fight5

[Chuchnit]

Wanna see some more pics but mounted this time?

[Jeffro64]

Sure... let's see that rig!

[Kal-EL]

Wanna see some more pics but mounted this time?

No. I'd like you to start a new thread and do it up like its a fabulous mystery h/s that everyone is dying to know about and then only post like little tidbits or partial screenshots. Then everyone will post saying "we want more". Thats when you really mystery it up and don't post back, thinking that everyone is on the edge of their chairs when really.........................they were just being nice about it and are actually pretty sick of mystery man phase builds, mystery build cases, mystery buyers and mystery selllers.

Seriously tho, you gonna dedicate a thread to this h/s and its performance/review or what?

[Chuchnit]

Ok here she is sitting all pretty with a fan on it.

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=291&stc=1&d=1245031075

Here is some pics of it compared to my dirty Zalman. Don't bitch cause I hadn't cleaned it in months.


http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=292&stc=1&d=1245031156

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=293&stc=1&d=1245031225

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=294&stc=1&d=1245031294

[Kal-EL]

That is priceless chuck, lmao. I especially like the un-viewable pics :D

[Rogue210]

LOL i love the pic of the small square with the red x....I am going to save those to my fav pics ha ha

[Kal-EL]

LOL i love the pic of the small square with the red x....I am going to save those to my fav pics ha ha

Keeps you guessing. :argh:

[Chuchnit]

ok assholes. I'm gonna fix it

[Rogue210]

LMAO oh u mean he didn't do that on purpose? I'm so disappointed....guess i have to take that off my favs....

[Kal-EL]

ok assholes. I'm gonna fix it

:finger:

[Chuchnit]

Fixed ;)

[Kal-EL]

Nice pics :D what camera?

[Chuchnit]

Here is the mounting setup...


http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=295&stc=1&d=1245031660

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=296&stc=1&d=1245031726

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=297&stc=1&d=1245031781


Here it is all mounted up...

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=298&stc=1&d=1245031873

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=299&stc=1&d=1245031938

[Jeffro64]

Tease! I thought you had it on the rig already!!!!



EDIT: LMFAO..... You posted those while I was typing! NIce work BTW!!

[Chuchnit]

Nice pics :D what camera?

Nikon D60 :cool:

[Rogue210]

nice pics

[Chuchnit]

Thanks Rogue. I still gotta learn how to take the nice pics though. I got two dvd's and a book that came with it. I'm just to sorry to take the time to learn.

[Rogue210]

Thats ok....i also like the pics of the box w/the red sq :P kidding....i'm worst when i try to d/l pics :D

[Chuchnit]

Thats ok....i also like the pics of the box w/the red sq :P kidding....i'm worst when i try to d/l pics :D

:rofl:rofl

I was actually trying to find a way to upload the pics using the forum without having those stupid thumbnails at the bottom. IDK, I saw the pics even after closing IE and reopening??? Oh well I learned my lesson and shall be flogged later for it.

[Jeffro64]

:rofl:rofl

I was actually trying to find a way to upload the pics using the forum without having those stupid thumbnails at the bottom. IDK, I saw the pics even after closing IE and reopening??? Oh well I learned my lesson and shall be flogged later for it.

Just make a photobucket account.

[Chuchnit]

Just make a photobucket account.

I got one, but I'm lazy so I just use the forum upload feature.

[Kal-EL]

LOL i love the pic of the small square with the red x....I am going to save those to my fav pics ha ha
:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

[punx223]

very nice... i keep wanting to try air cooling, but damn then what would i do with my water? i like the looks of the megahalem... wonder how much of a difference push-pull would make?

[Chuchnit]

very nice... i keep wanting to try air cooling, but damn then what would i do with my water? i like the looks of the megahalem... wonder how much of a difference push-pull would make?

Ya its a shame that I have a full triple rad setup on my 24/7 rig. I'm just too lazy to do the modding to mount it to the tech station. :rofl Who cares, this rigs main purpose is to go sub zero anyways. :p

[Peen]

I wonder how this compares to my SBT Core Contact Freezer

[Neuromancer]

I remember why i picked up teh Thor now, it has teh mount for LGA755 and 1366. It's gonna make it easier to test fire mobo's. Thats teh main goal.

Testing is good. Testing them till they break requires extreme cooling :)

[V2-V3]

where is the sub zero?????

whats holding you up?

i may be able to help :)

[DrNip]

Ya its a shame that I have a full triple rad setup on my 24/7 rig. I'm just too lazy to do the modding to mount it to the tech station. :rofl Who cares, this rigs main purpose is to go sub zero anyways. :p

I hear ya on that. I have a water setup just sittin in the kitchen not being used. Some parts on it are brand new, never had water thru them. Been meaning to pick that project back up, LOL.

[marcam923]

So did we ever get real life results??

I was gonna buy a Prolimatech, but I loved my old TRUE, I want some numbers because am setting up for some wicked air cooling.

Will be watching!!

Don't make me do the testing myself LOL

[Chuchnit]

Well Marc I've only benched with this cooler. I do know that i've passed 06 at 4.6+ghz on i7. I just haven't had time or the urge to go for any sort of 24/7 stuff. Soon I'll install vista and see what it can do.

[marcam923]

Well Marc I've only benched with this cooler. I do know that i've passed 06 at 4.6+ghz on i7. I just haven't had time or the urge to go for any sort of 24/7 stuff. Soon I'll install vista and see what it can do.

What kind of temps while running 3DMark, I know Lee had some good things to say about this cooler, but I am still curious against a TRUE.

[youngpro]

i seen opb using one of these a little bit... hopefully going to grab one next week for a bit of a play.. to be honest i dunno if there is any difference between the top coolers like TRUE/NOCTUA and this is there?

[Chuchnit]

i seen opb using one of these a little bit... hopefully going to grab one next week for a bit of a play.. to be honest i dunno if there is any difference between the top coolers like TRUE/NOCTUA and this is there?

To be honest, I think these top coolers are all about equal. I almost believe it comes down to the mount. I did notice a rather large difference (over 5c) loaded on my E8400 vs. my zalman.

[dinos22]

To be honest, I think these top coolers are all about equal. I almost believe it comes down to the mount. I did notice a rather large difference (over 5c) loaded on my E8400 vs. my zalman.

so it almost makes sense for cooler manufacturers to invest more R&D into mounting hardware then to minimise the bad mount effect i guess

[DrNip]

It does have a nice mount.

[Kal-EL]

I hate the THor's Hammer Mount, unless you're previous employee at the WillyWonka Chocolate Factory with iddy biddy hands, you won't get any gorrilla paws in there to screw it down.

[MaadDaawg]

Put two 125cfm Delta's on my Noctua and it brought by cpu temp down 10C. Previoulsy I had one of the Noctua fans and a CM garbage fan on it. Runs in the low 30s which isn't far from water temps.

[marcam923]

Put two 125cfm Delta's on my Noctua and it brought by cpu temp down 10C. Previoulsy I had one of the Noctua fans and a CM garbage fan on it. Runs in the low 30s which isn't far from water temps.

WOW very nice!

[Chuchnit]

so it almost makes sense for cooler manufacturers to invest more R&D into mounting hardware then to minimise the bad mount effect i guess

Well I meant a proper mount on the cpu lol, but you are right. Most coolers mounting SUCKS!! Megahalem is very easy to work with other than the fact one of the holes were off on the 1366 holes. Pissed me off for sure.

[Kal-EL]

This cooler is about a 1000x's easier to mount up than anything I've used before. Such a relief for a quick change type of guy. Shoulda checked this one out from the git go. Thx chuchnit.

Neuromancer will have to fight with the Thor's Hammer mount from here on out, lol.

[Chicken Patty]

This cooler is about a 1000x's easier to mount up than anything I've used before. Such a relief for a quick change type of guy. Shoulda checked this one out from the git go. Thx chuchnit.

Neuromancer will have to fight with the Thor's Hammer mount from here on out, lol.

are you referring to the Megahelams? I've heard nothing but great thing, supposed to be the best cooler out there heh?

[Neuromancer]

This cooler is about a 1000x's easier to mount up than anything I've used before. Such a relief for a quick change type of guy. Shoulda checked this one out from the git go. Thx chuchnit.

Neuromancer will have to fight with the Thor's Hammer mount from here on out, lol.

Hah, now I know why you sent it to me! Because I specifically said I was saving up for the megahalem :p

Well it is going to be stressed on I7, hope i dont ruptre any heatpipes!!! :p

(hmm really should get another panflo 38mm fan to make a nice push pull setup... )

jk.... Thanks again Kal. Will have Mjolnir back to you safe and sound inside a month :)





side note
Any see that 92mm Coolermaster heatsink with offeset push pull config? Looked really interesting if it has a high fin density the turbulence cause by the design coupled with some 38mm high pressure fans could really make it something

92mm fan size limits it of course... but the design looks interesting..

[Kal-EL]

Yah Chicken_patty, was talkin bout the megaharlem, its groovy :cool1:

[Chicken Patty]

Yah Chicken_patty, was talkin bout the megaharlem, its groovy :cool1:
I've heard nothing but great things about it, I would love to try one out one day. I wanna get a few more crunchers going in the future, so maybe I'll get a Megahalem for one of those :D

[Buckeye]

Ok I am about ready to pick up one of these for a new round of testing coming soon, so I could use a little advice as I am not a real air cooler guy.

I am looking for a HS that will give me the max cooling possible with air and have the ability to use ducted cold air later on.

This is it

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/9655/cpu-pro-05/Prolimatech_Mega_Shadow_Megahalem_Nickel_Plated_Bl ack_Edition_Intel_CPU_Heatsink_LGA_775_1156_1366_A M2_AM2_AM3_Hot_Item.html?id=xnhUjsyK

So in reading the description this does not come with a AM3 mount ?
It looks like it will mount up all types including the Core I5

What would be the best fans to use with this ?
I want to run push pull with teh max air flow I can get, so high RPM and CFM.

[Chicken Patty]

You won't be dissapointed with that cooler man. Not sure what fans are best for it, but some deltas should be good. You looked into Deltas?

[Buckeye]

You won't be dissapointed with that cooler man. Not sure what fans are best for it, but some deltas should be good. You looked into Deltas?

No not yet, I have no clue really on fans, do you have a link ?

http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g36/c15/s562/list/p1/Fans-12_Volt_Fans-120mm_x_38mm_Fans-Page1.html?id=WC9wiKvv

How about this one, will it work with that HS ?

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8147/fan-500/Delta_Mega_Fast_120mm_x_38mm_Fan_-_252_CFM_-_Bare_Lead_PFB1212UHE-F00.html?tl=g36c15s562

[Kal-EL]

You can run just about any fan Bill, If its too large for the fastening clip, bend it, if its still too large, rubber bands work GREAT! I'm running with rubber bands now, sick results. :D

[Chicken Patty]

Rubber bands, tie wraps you name it. However I think they do sell 38mm clips.


That 252 cfm delta should flow pretty effin sick :laugh: might give your computer imaginary wings :p

[Buckeye]

HAHA yeah I bet it will. I decided to go with just 1 fan for now to see how it works. With the flow that one has I dont think 2 will be needed, but who knows, besides those fans are not cheap :(

[Splave]

try not to cut your fingers off buckeye, those fans are serious business.

[Chicken Patty]

HAHA yeah I bet it will. I decided to go with just 1 fan for now to see how it works. With the flow that one has I dont think 2 will be needed, but who knows, besides those fans are not cheap :(

I am very interested on seeing how they perform as my bench rig which I hope to have running sometime end this year/early next year will be at first air cooled with the same setup.

try not to cut your fingers off buckeye, those fans are serious business.
I bet.

[Neuromancer]

try not to cut your fingers off buckeye, those fans are serious business.

LOL I had to put a fan grille on my wimpy in comaprison panaflo fan

It'll make yah BLEED!

Blood does conduct electricity so not a good combo ;)

[Buckeye]

HAHA I wil keep that in mind.

I remember when Punx busted one of these at the benching party. HAHA was to funny, but made a lot of noise :)

[Buckeye]

Megahalem has arrived

The Delta fan is a monster, it slices, dices and chops and grinds. It makes as much or more noise as the Cascade does LOL.

The air output of this thing can be felt 3 feet away. I tired to show this in the video but the wind is to strong and the paper just blows stright.

Note that I put a fan guard on it as it only had bare blades with no guards at all and I thought it might be a wise idea to put a guard on it LOL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6ao4cek4IU

[Neuromancer]

LOL nice fan Bill!

I used to put my Nidec Beta V (Industrial 120mm fan) on the desk blowing straight down and play air hockey with it :)

that Delta would probably flip itself over LOL

[Chicken Patty]

so how are the temps buck? nice setup bro, thing looks sickkk!

[Kal-EL]

Looks Kool ;)

[Buckeye]

Thats a new setup I will be doing a review on shortly

[Chicken Patty]

Thats a new setup I will be doing a review on shortly
Thanks, looking forward to it :)

[Rogue210]

Holy crap that looks like a monster :clapping:

[Chicken Patty]

While i was troubleshooting and re applying TIM on the NB/SB the other day.

I have been troubleshooting for a while now. Having issues again with the GX2. I think it was just a bad PCI-E connector. I changed that and reseated the card and its fine now.

http://img.techpowerup.org/091130/PB284324wallpaper.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:SelectAndCopy%28%27vbblink%27%29)
http://img.techpowerup.org/091130/PB284325wallpaper.jpg (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:SelectAndCopy%28%27vbblink%27%29)

[Rogue210]

Nice pics chx patty! :)

[Kal-EL]

Thats a nice shot CP.

[Chicken Patty]

Thanks rogue and kal.


I got some new ram to bench with. been wanting to try it out but shit, plagued with issues left and right.

[Chicken Patty]

I know it's not a Mega Harlem, but some nice shots nonetheless


Enjoy :)

Here are some more pics, this is my C2D cruncher :toast: The second pic I didn't even notice I caught a piece of the heat sink :laugh:

http://img.techpowerup.org/091130/PB304332edited.jpg

X300 FTMFW!! :rockout:
http://img.techpowerup.org/091130/PB304336edited.jpg



and my favorite shot, possibly of all time, so crisp and just beautiful
http://img.techpowerup.org/091130/PB304334edited.jpg

[Kal-EL]

Pretty clear photos, what cam you using?

[Chicken Patty]

Pretty clear photos, what cam you using?

Thanks. Olympus E-500