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Thermalright SI-97!

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red_dragon

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I got this today from heatsinkfactory. Just thought I'd post some pics and results.
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This is the clip
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This is how the clip fits on the bottom of the heatsink.
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Another pic of heatsink and clip
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Pic of heatsink in my rig.
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And, that's the shim

Now performance? Well, it's awesome. I was running a volcano 12 before this. I had temps around 43-45 idle and 50+ load. Now temps are at 37-38 idle and 45 load. I'm gonna try hanging the fan on the bottom sometime. Will be an interesting test. :) Enjoy the pics.
 
Man that thing is pretty...I was not aware that it used a complete heatpipe, before I thought that it was just a big aluminum heatsink. Now, if only they made that thing in copper, the world would be perfect :cool:
 
THe SI-97 looks like it has a ridiculously low amount of surface area to dissipate heat with, but the temperature results suggest otherwise. It weighs so little, so I'll forgive the clips.

I like what you had to do with your Swiftech NB heatsink fan... it doesn't fit on top?
 
yea, when I got it I was like...this base...is....small...but I put it in and it gives me results like this. Right now I'm running @ 1.85 real volts (1.9 in bios). 47idle and load is 53-54. I'm impressed because I'm using only a 50CFM fan. Oh yea, and I turned it on yesterday while the heatsink was cold. I put my hand on the pipes to see how fast they warm up. And really, it's within seconds...the heat transfer is really fast, so I guess that's why it works.
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I like what you had to do with your Swiftech NB heatsink fan... it doesn't fit on top
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Thanks, and yea, the swiftech is too tall. So I twistie tied it on the side. A7N8X people won't have a problem I believe cuz they're farther apart. If the NB and CPU socket had just been like 1-2cm farther, it would have fit
 
The heatpipes warm up within seconds? I gotta test that with my SP-97.

Oh, and clean up your wiring :p
 
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The heatpipes warm up within seconds? I gotta test that with my SP-97.

Oh, and clean up your wiring :p
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Yea haha I do have to clean up my wiring. But I was rushing to get the pics up :p.
 
here they are!
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Sweet isn't it? And it gets better. My idle temps improved by 3C!! 1.85 REAL volts with 44C idle!!!! :) Makes me so happy. :) Load temps? Improved by 4-5C! 49 - 50C as opposed to 54-55C load. :) :) Makes me even happier. This thing is too amazing...
 
That is awesome. Have you tried lapping off the nickel plating, I've heard thats helped out people with the xp-90's pretty significantly. It will only help if theres a copper core, ane maybe theres not in the si's, I dont know much about them. I would love to see a comparison between that and the xp-120 though.
 
How about a fan on the bottom only? How large of a fan can you fit on there, and what are the temps?
 
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