Paradox me

Recently gave up WC and the only heatsink I have is a Big Typhoon, the original one - I think there might've been a revision or something, just kinda curious where it stands these days compared to what else is on the market.

TRUE and Megahalems are out, but would a Dark Knight destroy the BT for the $40 I'd spend? Might try looking for a used TRUE as well but I've heard you can't mount that correctly on AM2?

Thanks

SilverPotato

I've heard the regular Xiggy's without the paint are actually more efficient. Just put two Ultra Kaze's on it and you'll get great temps. Picture Below:

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Drift0r

Why do I hear these things right after I buy the item.. My new Xigmatek DK is coming in the mail tomorrow I hope it won't be as bad as you heard.

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Monst3r

Yes the Dark knight will ruin the BT, believe it or not im currently still using a Tuniq tower /w a silverstone fm121 fan on my old rig and im still pulling 21-22c IDLE , all depends on case airflow also..

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kinubic

i stil use the big typhoon and idle in the low 20's in load i go as high as 35? lol

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zomgiwin

i know someone who JUST replaced their BT (modded to its fullest extent with nice fan) with a xiggy DK, they say it slaughters it.

JMT668

my BT is rubbish i need a new one!! cant get passed 3.5ghz

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DanielleP

BT is good for lower overclocks, Go with something like the TRUE or the IF-X

vdek

Check out the Mugen 2 also, cheaer than the DK from newegg, and it's QUIET with the stock fan.

covertash

Agreed.

If you're not shooting for a high overclock anyway, then one advantage that the BT has over tower coolers like the TRUE and Megahalems is that being a top-down cooler it blows airflow down onto your motherboard circuitry, MOSFETS, RAM, etc. But if maximum CPU cooling is your top priority the BT has been surpassed by many of these other coolers for sure, so you're better off with those.

However, you could always lap your BT as well. I used to have an original BT as well and I remember after lapping it brought my Opteron 165 temps down significantly. The stock base isn't really the greatest and had a lot of machine marks and fairly deep grooves. If you have the time, patience, and materials it's worth a shot.

If you're really in the mood for a modding project, here's a link to the extensive modding one of the forum member's have done to their BT:

http://www.overclock.net/air-cooling...ltake-big.html