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Ive read about this particular heatsink over at systemcooling.com, and it looks like its amazing! I am looking to buy a new H/S, and this looks like it could be the best 1 so far by thermalright, but I can't seem to find it on sale anywhere at all!
Can anyone help me find where to buy it? Im looking to buy this H/S ASAP! Also which would be the best fan to use with this?
Review is at: http://www.systemcooling.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1464
It's SP-94, not SP-97. It's for Intel only and you have to make sure if it fits your mobo. Here is a link of the place you can buy it from:
http://www.coolerguys.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=950You can try Thermaltake SmartFan, choose the type you think the noise and CFM best fit your needs.
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Apparently I didn't read the review before I posted the answer, sorry. Scratch my post above.
You can contact Thermalright for their retailers' info.
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It is the SP-97 that i'm on about, because i got the info 1st from: http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_sp97.htm
The only review I found is the 1 above at systemcooling.com
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Awesome heatsink. Noticing the preproduction caveat, I hope they finish off the bottom of the heatsink better in the production model...looks pretty rough to me.Skip
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Yeh i noticed that
In their previous H/s the bottom has been finished pretty smoothly, lets hope that with the finished product it is of the same quality!.
I contacted thermalright about when it will be on sale, I got a response this morning telling me that it will be with their major resellers by the end of next week!!
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The review says it feel smoother than the 947U although it has a matte finish. On the 947U the base is machined, you can see and feel the machining marks by running your fingernails on it. It's very flat though which I think is important. Some people talked about lapping the base to mirror finish a few threads below. But I think it's more important to have a flat surface with moderately good finish than to have a mirror finish with curved surface (A tip for lapping: stretch tightly the abrasive paper on a flat and smooth surface and lap in a circular motion, use water as lubricant and coolant, if possible, polish the surface using a piece of cloth and some alumina thermal paste). Thermal paste is supposed to fill in the machining marks to get rid of air pockets in there. Of course, ideally a direct contact between two totally flat and totally smooth surfaces is the best, but in reality it's hardly the case. Now we see the importance of thermal paste and the importance of how you apply it.
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Very true Shawn; a truly flat surface is extremely difficult to obtain by hand and only a perfect setup works with a surface grinder.Skip
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