Vantec VA4C7040 AeroFlow?

[PC-GUY]

What do you guy think of this heatsink and fan? I found a site with some good reviews.

Vantec VA4C7040 Aeroflow Heatsink Review

I have a AMD 1800+ I would like to run a little cooler with out taking the cover off.
Also I don't think it has a bad price ($25.99)?

 

[VIPER_1069]

I Prefer this one that i bought and use Q-TEC WATER COOLER AMD HEATPIPE (14140)

KEY FEATURES
AMD CPU cooler with liquid filled copper heatpipe
Superb cooling capacity for high performance CPU's and overclocking purposes
Ball bearing fan for long lasting performance, up to 30.000 hours
Including thermal paste for optimized heat transport between CPU and heatsink

SPECIFICATIONS
For AMD CPU socket: 462, 370
Perfect for overclock use due to extreme cooling capacity
Product size (HxWxD in mm):
Cooler: 100x75x62
FAN: 15x70x70

PACKAGE CONTENTS
AMD CPU cooler
Thermal paste

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
AMD CPU with 462 or 370 socket
Cooler power connector

works great too

sure its pretty bulky but its worth every penny

£28.78 inc VAT here in the uk but my computer store sells them for £23

you can maby get them over there too mate not had a look to see as yet

 

[PC-GUY]

Sure VIPER tease me with a UK product. I looked it up and it seems like its in the UK only.

 

[slippery]

Not a bad hs/fan, but jeez - 53.4 dB, kinda loud aint it?

take a look at this one: 21 dB !!

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/volcano/rs/a1889a.htm

 

[weboneando]

I´ve been using this one for the last couple of months:

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/cl-p0025/cl-p0025silentTower.htm

it works great and is almost dead silent.

 

[VIPER_1069]

get one on import PC-GUY lol its your cash mate im just telling you what i use lol

and to be honest i can hear the fan on my radeon over the top of the Q-TEC lol
thats how quiet it is

 

[LTR12101B]

Which side is the QTEC fan on? hopefully blowing in from the bottom (tower case), otherwise it could foul the PSU.

 

[VIPER_1069]

@LTR its towards the back of the tower mate the open fins to the front fan to the back

the air flows from back to front of the fins so the fins take the heat away ... and the pipe/tube is liquid filled to take even more heat

my processor a 2.2 amd ran at 1.6 before with a crappy fan and sink combo where the fan was bolted to the sink

adding this the Q-TEC and not even any mods to clockspeed or voltage the processor now runs at 1.8 !? go figure lol

im happy

works great for me and a few of my mates too

 

[PC-GUY]

Not a bad hs/fan, but jeez - 53.4 dB, kinda loud aint it?

take a look at this one: 21 dB !!

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/volcano/rs/a1889a.htm

I was checking some reviews and I find that fan to be 40.7 db. Is that much of a difference?

I´ve been using this one for the last couple of months:

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/cl-p0025/cl-p0025silentTower.htm

it works great and is almost dead silent.

weboneando what cpu do you have and what temps are you getting cause I'm not seeing a big difference in reviews.
Thermaltake SilentTower Heatpipe Review
Hayson's Review
Thank guys I still trying to make a choice.

 

[Duracell]

I was checking some reviews and I find that fan to be 40.7 db. Is that much of a difference?

adding +6 dB means every time the double of sensed volume;
so the conclusion is: 40,7 dB is recognized as more than 8 x louder than 21 dB;

Greetings from
Duracell

 

[PC-GUY]

adding +6 dB means every time the double of sensed volume;
so the conclusion is: 40,7 dB is recognized as more than 8 x louder than 21 dB;

Greetings from
Duracell

Duracell I don't know if you got what I was asking.
See slippery said the fan was 21db but from what I read I found it to be 40.7 db.
So my question is that much of a difference between 40.7 db (Volcano Silent Boost) and 53.4 dB (Vantec) that I would really notice?

 

[Duracell]

Duracell I don't know if you got what I was asking.

you are right, i mixed it up;

so i would rather trust the measured value (40,7) at Frostytech than Thermaltake's advertisement (21);

anyway there is still a difference between 40,7 and 53,4;
53,4 dB will appear as 4 x louder:
40,7 dB + 6 dB = 46,7 dB ≡ 2 x louder
46,7 dB + 6 dB = 52,7dB ≡ 2 x 2 louder = 4 x louder

 

[weboneando]

weboneando what cpu do you have and what temps are you getting cause I'm not seeing a big difference in reviews.

I´m using a P4 3.0 Presscott at default speed, at the maximum load that I have achieved (running cubase sx 2.0, gigastudio 3.0 and 5 to 6 vst synths) the proc stays around 40°C and for noise I don´t botter anymore this thing is surely silent can´t tell exactly the numbers bacause I don´t have a DBmeter to measure it but it must be something around 24Db.