Thermaltake TT

[Pepsiboy700]

Just got a Thermaltake TT Big Typhoon and its not that its so big, but its pretty heavy. How it mounts to the mb is a pain in the *** to install and also how it clamps down. Even very tight where the cpu is ok and the clip is bending the thing still slides a bit. I hope I installed right!

Oh temps are a little lower (1 to 2 degrees celcius) but its much more quieter.

 

[lancec2c30]

it should go down A LOT more than that. That is why I got a zalman it is lighter.

 

[NosBoost300]

maybe you applied the paste wrong

 

[Nitestick]

something is definitely wrong. i got a massive drop in temperatures. they are very difficult to mount. mine does not slide at all. you have to push the H-bar at the front down with one hand while you use the other to tighten it. remember you can't crush a core with an IHS

 

[El_Roberto]

is putting this on harder than the stock hsf? because i almost demolished my mobo tryin to put that on b4 i realised that the stupid screw things had twisted the wrong way during shipping.

 

[cwiz]

take it off, clean the cpu and hs, reapply the paste, hopefully AS-5, (its at least 2x better at conducting... i did the calculations (lots of unit conversions) for as-5 vs. the paste that came w/ my zalman vf900 and it was 10x bettter i think) and remount. you want to minimize the hs movement on top of the cpu while mounting it.

 

[Pepsiboy700]

Ok it idles at 27 celcius now and doesnt go above 40 celcius (I think 38 is where it maxes out).

 

[bzflag]

Those are good temps. Now overclock it!

 

[RGELLIS]

Yeah, for that cooler thats about right, so overclock like a whore! It would seem that you older cooler was adequte though!

Ruan

 

[Pepsiboy700]

Is 3ghz on an AMD 4000+ good enough? Lol