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Old 07-03-09   #11 (permalink)
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The Dark Knight should be ok

If you want improvements, you could tape the sides and add a 120x120x38mm fan like a Panaflo
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NOO!!!

The Mugen 2 is the best cooler for the money. Its cheaper AND it cools better. The installation is not hard at all. And you don't need to lap it.
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I already bought the DK and it is on its way. So unless I cannot achieve my objective using DK, it does not make sense for me to pay the restocking fee of $6.

Mugen 2 is too big though it has good performance/cost ratio and a bit trickier to install compare with DK.
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Thanks for all the feedback. I guess since the DK is on its way. I should give it a shot. I heard that I can adjust the CPU fan speed via bios. So if it gets noisy , I will do that first.

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if you OC to 3.8, what's your CPU temp like (assuming ambient temp is around 70s) ? actually this question is quite controversial because it is dependent on many factors:

- ambient air temp
- PC casing
- airflow within the casing
I may have imagined it, but last I looked you had a 940 or some AMD CPU. With an LG775 you should have the clearance and won't need to mod anything.

I can't speak for a temp on a 3.8 OC, especially on an i7, but I can guess it would idle around 48C for a Phenom. Maybe lower if ambient temp is 20C.

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Actually I just got an Intel i7 920 - D0 and it is using LG1366. I see that you are using AMD chip. So I guess you won't be able to comment on i7-920.
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NOO!!!

The Mugen 2 is the best cooler for the money. Its cheaper AND it cools better. The installation is not hard at all. And you don't need to lap it.
He already bought the DK and it's too late to cancel
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