Having a go with the EnzoTech Ultra-X 120mm heatsink

FragTek

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Yup, I'm gonna have a go with it, it looks uber. Hopefully it will perform uber to boot.

After applying a bit of volts to my chip, the 9700 shows its bad side.... that's not ultra-quiet as advertised! It sounds like a mini-tornado inside my case when it hits 2250RPM.

Along with the Ultra-X I picked up a 1200RPM S-FLEX (same fans I'm using in my case) to go on top of it, should be uber quiet and hopefully uber cool!

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Replace fan on top with a yate loon, then work bolts thru to put another on bottom for uber push/pull!
 
name='NoL' said:
Replace fan on top with a yate loon, then work bolts thru to put another on bottom for uber push/pull!

S-FLEX > Yate Loon

And I'll have a gander at the p/p idea.
 
Well I finally got the cooler in and installed. My first impression is that this is a totally wicked-sick cooler!

There are a few problems that I've run in to however...

1. The cooler doesn't fit properly on the XBX2. The only way it will fit is if you either remove the PWM heatsinks near the backplane (which is almost impossible as they're soldered in place) or if you mount it with the heatpipes facing the memory.

2. The problem with mounting it so that the heatpipes face the memory is that it blocks off half of the rear exhaust fan and completely destroys all logic behind good case flow.

With my sidepanel off I've observed a massive 10*c temp drop over the Zalman that I was using, and it's silent to boot whereas the Zalman was a little hurricane. But, after placing the sidepanel the temps rise about 10*c above what the Zalman used to do, this is because of the awkward arrangement of fans and blockage of rear exhaust. Currently I have my top case fan set to exhaust but I'm thinking about switching it to intake to see if that helps at all. So basically, with the XBX2 this cooler is an absolute nightmare unless u can figure out a feasible way to arrange your case fans to create a good airflow path.

The cooler itself is amazing. The build quality surpasses that of a Thermalright, it really is a piece of work. The heatpipes are about 1/4" diameter, bigger than any other heatpipes i've ever seen, the fan mounting system is great, no more annoying wire clips.

I highly suggest that before purchasing one of these coolers you do your research and see if it will properly fit your motherboard however. It's a monster and doesn't like to fit in to small places easily. It exhibits the same problem that lots of people had with their XP-120's not fitting their boards, SO DO YOUR HOMEWORK! If you find that it does fit your setup, I think it's a nobrainer that you should most definitely pick one of these puppies up, they dissipate the heat like crazy.

On to the pictures....

Now this is what I call an amazing factory mirror finish!

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Some different angle shots of how this cooler fits on an XBX2, not very nicely as u can make out.

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Nice bit of infomation there fraggles! Thanks!

Although that thing is HUGE!

I like the mirror finish! Might have to get one of these babys! :D
 
name='cybermaniac' said:
where can i get one of these babies in the UK?

TELL ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pwease?

AFAIK they are not yet available in the UK :(

name='glocktodahead' said:
wow thats a cool looking design

Yeah, the design is phenominal.

On a good note, I decided to switch my rear case fan from exhaust to intake and that gave me a good 10-12*c drop in temps, I think I finally have it sorted :) I'm currently topping out at 55*c full load with my side panel on, how does that compare?
 
Not too bad. What OC ya at?

My Infinity and an E6700 @ 3.4GHz (1.45v) idles at 40°C ish and loads at around 50-55°C depending on room temp
 
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