Noctua vs Sub-Zero stage one OCPost Date: 2011-02-20 |
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GLENN2525 
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 Topic: Noctua vs Sub-Zero stage one OCPosted: 20 Feb 2011 at 11:24am |
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free stage one overclocking , is the Noctua all that is needed ? LC overall tower heat reduction , a significant benefit ?
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RiceEatin2000GT
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 11:34am |
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for sandy bridge or 1366? Sandy runs very very cool and even if ur doing stage 1 overclocking(4 ghz to 4.7ghz) it will run cool.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 12:10pm |
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For SB, Noctua unless you want to push in the 4.7GHz range or higher.
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GLENN2525
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:17pm |
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its the i7 2600k 3.4 , im at the mercy of DS as to what their free stage one overclocking is going to be , so your saying the Noctua is all i will need ? im not looking to push it real high , dont see the need for it , nor am i too keen to pay a couple hundred extra for it , as i dont have the skills to tinker with it myself .
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GLENN2525
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:20pm |
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yes , sandy bridge asus p8p67 delux , i7 2600k 3.4
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DST4ME
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:25pm |
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SB has been made real easy to oc, so you can easily push it pass 3.9GHz yourself if you wanted, and Noctua is exactly type of air cooler you want to do that, for games pass 3.9Ghz is not needed, but for other stuff it does make a difference.
get the 3.9GHz oc here, then push pass that yourself if you want to. |
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GLENN2525
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:26pm |
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also is the rather extreme size of the Noctua going to cause any other issues ? coolermaster 942 haf x , ie. sli ram or whatever ?
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corybo7
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:30pm |
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noctua in a haf-x has plenty of room....if you want to see a noctua in a haf-x check out the pics of my system in "order submitted" under the general conversation thread.
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DST4ME
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 2:31pm |
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All you want is the Noctua NH-U12P, its not as big as the d14, so no issues there, and you don't need the d14.
all the d14 does is cover some of the ram sticks/slots. Edited by DST4ME - 20 Feb 2011 at 2:31pm |
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GLENN2525
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 3:02pm |
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thanks , saved me some more money :)
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DST4ME
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Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 4:23pm |
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My pleasure and You're welcome
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GLENN2525
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 7:52am |
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cover ram slots , noctua 14 ..., does that mean make them unuseable , or simply unacessable , after installation , with out removing heatsink ????
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bakerac
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 12:20pm |
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fyi,here's what I just got the other day in my "stage 7" email. The email still showed the 3 year warranty. I expect, per Alex's posts and other correspondence, that the warranty in the delivery paperwork will be the FOUR year one, since I ordered the Sandy Bridge during the Intel "blackout period".
FYI, the stock MSI TWIN FROZR GTX 560 card has 880 MHz clock - Digital Storm's OC only brought it to 900 MHZ. I will be tweaking it with MSI AFterburner when I get the system myself. Overclocked Processor Settings Processor Speed GHz: 3.9 CPU Multiplier: 39 Voltage CPU VCore: 1.192 VDroop Control: Yes i7 - BCLK MHz: 100 i7 - Voltage QPI\DRAM: i7 - Voltage QPI\PLL: i7 - Voltage CPU VTT: i7 - Voltage IOH Vcore: i7 - Voltage ICH Vcore: i7 - Voltage IOH/ICH I/O: i7 - PWM Frequency: 780i/790i - Memory Clock Mode: 780i/790i - CPU FSB MHz: 780i/790i - Voltage FSB: 780i/790i - Voltage SPP: 780i/790i - Voltage MCP: Overclocked Video Card Settings Core MHz: 900 Memory MHz: 1060 Shader MHz: 1800 Motherboard BIOS: 1003 Video Card Driver: 266.44 Chipset Driver: CD Sound Card Driver: CD =====Order Contents: - Digital Storm Desktop 262274 Quantity: 1 xxx - PROMOTION: 10% Discount of $212 Applied to Digital Storm Desktop 262274, Original Price xxxx Quantity: 1 $0.00 - Blue LED Front Fan By: Sarah 2/11/2011 Quantity: 1 xxx - MSI Twin Frozen Video Card By: Sarah 2/11/2011 Quantity: 1 xxxx System Configuration: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s) System Memory: 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested) Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (500GB Solid State Hybrid (By: Seagate) (7200 RPM) (Model: ST95005620AS) Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX) Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray & DVD Writer/Reader (Burn + Play Blu-Ray & DVDs) (12x BD-R) (Lite-On iHBS112) Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Video Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB (Includes PhysX Technology) Add-on Card: - No Thanks Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue) Enhancements: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks CPU Boost: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz Graphics Boost: FREE: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD) Virus Protection: - No Thanks Office: - No Thanks Benchmarking: - No Thanks Pre-Install Game: FREE: Hot-selling game with a NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or above graphics card Display: - No Thanks Surge Shield: - No Thanks Speakers: - No Thanks Keyboard: - No Thanks Mouse: - No Thanks External Storage: - No Thanks Exclusive T-Shirt: FREE: Digital Storm T-Shirt - Black (Xtra Large) Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty Edited by bakerac - 21 Feb 2011 at 12:22pm |
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Tidgxor
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 12:32pm |
The ram slots are usable. Basically, one of the NH-D14's cooling fans, will sit over the top of one or two sticks of ram. In order to put these sticks in, or take them out, you'll have to remove that one fan from the side of the cooler. This doesn't require any tools at all, as you are not removing the whole heat-sink, just one fan that snaps onto the side. Edited by Tidgxor - 21 Feb 2011 at 12:33pm |
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Regent Square
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 1:07pm |
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Is noctua d14 a good air cooler, for using sli cards in the system?
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DST4ME
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 2:05pm |
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@GLENN2525, as Tidgxor pointed out, you need to un screw 4 screws on the side fan and remove it, should you need to access those sticks/slots.
@bakerac, your four year warranty is actually 4 year labor, 2 year parts, the 3 year warranty is 3 year labor, 1 year parts. 6 year warranty = 6 year labor, 4 year parts. You got a great OC and nice vcore
@Regent Square, the noctua is s cpu cooler, has nothing to do with gpu cooling, the gpus have their own fans that they use to cool themselves, the only time gpu cooling changes is starting at stage 5 cooling. |
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Tidgxor
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 3:07pm |
Actually, on mine, there are just two metal brackets that snap on, and of off the metal heat-sink. No unscrewing required, perhaps there are different ways to install it? That's the way it came from DS though. You can see what I'm talking about fairly clearly in this image: http://www.noctua.at/images/computex_09/noctua_nh_d14.jpg |
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DST4ME
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 3:14pm |
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OK I thought it was screwed, my mistake, looks like its even easier
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Regent Square
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 4:02pm |
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OOPs, sorry for being noob. I forgot that noctua is cpu cooling only. lol :)
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DST4ME
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 4:11pm |
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Don't apologize, we all had to start from somewhere, nobody is expecting anybody to retain all this info at once, lol.
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Tidgxor
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Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 4:48pm |
Definitely agree with DST4ME on this one, no need to apologize, you learn something every day! Case in point, in regards to the fans on the NH-D14.. I took mine entirely off the motherboard for cleaning, not realizing the fans came off.. when its obvious that they do  First time for everything  |
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