Gigabyte X48T DQ6 Living Review

[drwtsn32]

Originally Posted by UNSTABLE_HERO

i found that IC Diamond 7 Carat is better for 2-3c than the ceramique and silver5!some reviews here ic diamond 7 vs arctic silver 5 review and http://hardwarelogic.com/news/137/AR...008-03-03.html

Wow...very interesting. I'm surprised the ceramique appears to suck pretty bad under load compared to silver 5! I thought it was supposed to be better. Dayum.

I might pick up some of that IC Diamond 7 from newegg when I order the heatsink. Thanks!!

[Ace-a-Rue]

Originally Posted by drwtsn32

You're right about pushpins...they are a total pain. If I can get better cooling with crazy cool and the crappy push pins, I will go that route first...

crazy cool is fairly easy to remove.

the push pins are not that difficult if you have some muscles!

[Ace-a-Rue]

Originally Posted by drwtsn32

Wow...very interesting. I'm surprised the ceramique appears to suck pretty bad under load compared to silver 5! I thought it was supposed to be better. Dayum.

I might pick up some of that IC Diamond 7 from newegg when I order the heatsink. Thanks!!

don't forget MX2 thermal paste...it is about the same as that diamond paste and MX2 is very easy to apply.

[drwtsn32]

Originally Posted by Ace-a-Rue

i switched that out with a Panaflo 2.7K fan.

Which fan is that? I searched Newegg and all I see are Panaflo fans with 3-pin power connectors. Isn't it better to use 4-pin so the MB can control the fan?

[supershanks]

i am trying out the 1283 with the biostar

Oh I missed that Ace, what do you think ??
did the same myself with fan & got about 2C less.

I think I'll order the backplate designed for this heat sink as well, just in case.

think that makes a lot of sense, saves on postage as well , gives you the option. as Ace said though removing the crazy cool is a doddle see index in post #1 there's a how to.

luck

[drwtsn32]

Originally Posted by Ace-a-Rue

don't forget MX2 thermal paste...it is about the same as that diamond paste and MX2 is very easy to apply.

Well, they don't have the Diamond 7 on newegg so I might get that MX2 or OCZ Freeze paste.

[drwtsn32]

Originally Posted by Ace-a-Rue

crazy cool is fairly easy to remove.

the push pins are not that difficult if you have some muscles!

Yeah, I've already removed it once ... not really a problem at all. I just wonder if it will hurt the cooling properties to remove it, or maybe it doesn't do all that much good.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Originally Posted by drwtsn32

Which fan is that? I searched Newegg and all I see are Panaflo fans with 3-pin power connectors. Isn't it better to use 4-pin so the MB can control the fan?

mine is the 3 pin and i plugged that into the cpu fan control fan header...it won't control the speed of the fan on that header unless it is a four pin plug...the panaflo 2.7k fan ,120x38 mm, is amazingly quiet even at full rpm.

@SS...i haven't gotten into running any P95 events but up to now it handles the heat very good...i like it and consider it a good buy.

[drwtsn32]

Hmm..maybe my temps weren't as bad as I thought. I have been using CoreTemp with the (default?) Tj Max set to 105. I think it should be 95 for the QX9650. So I think my readings were 10 degrees too high.

I think I'll still get a better heatsink/fan though

[supershanks]

Yeah, I've already removed it once ... not really a problem at all. I just wonder if it will hurt the cooling properties to remove it, or maybe it doesn't do all that much good.

I've found that the push pins don't last too long , but it might hust be that i'm a clumsy bugger

Yes core temp is on 105C by default ie +10C to correct it edit the settings.ini file see Coretemp

@Ace yes did the same as you.re fan