ThermalRight Ultra 120 eXtreme

[Choto Cheeta]

ThermalRight Ultra 120 eXtreme
+ Panflow 120mm Ultra High speed

Product URL => Thermalright Ultra120 eXtreme

Bought from => Thermalright Ultra-120 EXTREME - for Intel Socket 775 or AMD AM2 Processors

Got the Product today morning, wasted half the day behind it testing....

1st look, Packaging was good, made to suntained the Indian Post office rough handling...

Installation

Installing the Heat Sink on Motherboard was pretty straight forward and quite easy !!! but the a pipe of the heat sink is touching the motherboard birdge cooler heat sink !!! :|

If u can see in the image (Sorry Digi Cam not available now so only option now is 1.3MP Mobile CAM) the Pipe is touching the heat sink of bridge cooler !!!

But had tough time with few other things, Like I find it hard and confusing on Installing those 2 slim (Damn slim) rubber bands which are there fore anti vibration !!!

I also attaching the Fan with heat sink wasnt easy too... as u have to manage to attach the fan with simple 2 metal string !! so srew or such set up..... !!!

I had trouble fitting the mobo in to the cabbi also, as wight is a foctor so hard to handle the Mobo, freely as one can do with Intel Stock cooler installed !!!

Over all installation, I would give 2/5 ... not quite satisfied... but as u no, its a pro level product, one is expected to take that challange... !!!

Noise

though It says ultra High speed fan, but not that noisy at all !!!

Performance

So here comes the Main reason !!!

Hardware

E6600
P5N-E SLi
2 GB DDR-II 667MHz Transcend (I have 4 but as OCing high so removed 2, If incase)
XFX 6200 LE
2 x 250 GB SATA-II
80 GB SATA-I
80 GB PATA
DVD RW
DVD ROM
Floppy Drive
ColorSit 450 Watts

Software

Windows XP Pro SP2 uptodate

CoreTemp
CPU-Z
PC Wizered
ASUS Probe

Pi Calculator
2 Processes, 1 on each core

AutoGK
Nero Recode
NFS Most Wanted

How did I run Basic Tests ??

Set 1 for Temp and other settinsg monitoring...
Set 2 for Stability test on OC !!
Set 3 for Multi Tasking

Start with Stock (FSB @ 1066 / Rest Auto)

OC (FSB @ 1175 ... Procy @ 2.64 ... RAM @ 667 .. vcore @ 1.28 .. Rest @ Auto)

the Temps are 39c idle, on load 41/42c... System is running fine, All tests pass...

OC (FSB @ 1250 ... Procy @ 2.89 ... RAM @ 667 .. vcore @ 1.28 .. Rest @ Auto)

the Temps are 39c idle, on load 42/43c... System is running fine, All tests passed with ease...

OC (FSB @ 1500 ... Procy @ 3.4 ... RAM @ 750 .. vcore @ 1.32 .. Rest @ Auto)

OS booted up but failed the Pi Test, Hardware error, system halted !!! 1st i was tring with vcore 1.3, increased to 1.32 still same, so, Removed 2GB RAM, removed One 250GB and 80 GB SATA1 HDD.... still the same, but this time Pi is going to half way, then System becomes Non responsive...

So went little Back to this, with, 2 GB DDR-II and one 250GB with one 80GB HDD

OC (FSB @ 1450 ... Procy @ 3.29 ... RAM @ 667 .. vcore @ 1.32 .. Rest @ Auto .. Removed Hardware)

the Temps are 39c/40c idle, on load 44/45c... System is running fine, All tests passed with ease...

Idle

Load with Pi Test

Conclution

My hardware Didnt allow me to go higher than 3.29 GHz, there can be few reasons, but I suspect most obbious is the SMPS of 450 Watts !!! but also can be few more, like RAMs, or simply P5N-E SLi cant go beyond FSB 1500 ?? So wasnt able to give my proper thought in it, as now Running at 3.2GHz...

Will I recomend this to any one ??

Well to say this i need to compare few things on hand, which I cant, I only have Intel Stock Cooler and this one... as u can see either my Temp readings are wrong or Cooler at till 3.2 GHz keeps the temp same compare to the Stock Speed of 2.4 GHz, unless I can take it to a point where I cant go further because of heating issue, till then hard to comment...

But certainly if those Temp readings are right, in any case till 3.2 GHz i reached with my hardware, temps readding are same !!!

Any performace boost while overclocking ??

At multi Tasking no... with Stock 2.4 GHz AutoGK used to encode 4.1 GB VOB to 700MB xvid at around 45 to 55 mins, while I am running Nero to Recode one DVD to 1 CD, and playing NFS... result is more or less same even at 3.2GHz !!!!

Only noticible Diffrence is with Pi calculation (2M) between Stock 2.4GHz to OC 3.2 GHz !!!

Right now Little short in cash, so have to wait a little for that PSU !!!

 

[200mph]

well dude use coere temps .95 with T junction 100 that will show you the real temps. which will be close to 60 i guess in your case.

and you have applied as5 in the middle. ? what cabinet you have right now. the OC is good . great going. try video encoding on something like convert x dvd or something to see if you find any differences.

 

[Choto Cheeta]

well dude use coere temps .95 with T junction 100 that will show you the real temps. which will be close to 60 i guess in your case.

Well, My Motherboard P5N-E SLi bios shows Temp 40c !!!! ASUS Probe too show the same as CoreTemp is showing same as with PC wizered (from CPU-ID)

well is the temp still wrong ??

and you have applied as5 in the middle. ? what cabinet you have right now. the OC is good . great going. try video encoding on something like convert x dvd or something to see if you find any differences.

Did u read the Multi Tasking part, I already have done it... !!! not much remarkble diffrence !!! as the tyhing is already fast enough at Stock :lol:

As I applied the Thermal Paste came with the ThermalRight Ultra 120 eXtreme !!!

 

[200mph]

get the core temp .95 with T JUNCTION 100 the one your using is tjuntion 85.

use multiple programs to encode may be 2 files at a time n check it out. i did read you previous multi tasking thing but the convert x dvd i found it faster than the nero converting utility .

and what cabinet do you have dude mind telling that ?

 

[Choto Cheeta]

and what cabinet do you have dude mind telling that ?

Arreee :lol: this dabba is not worht telling :lol:

4 year old large Microteck Cabii... :lol:

 

[Choto Cheeta]

get the core temp .95 with T JUNCTION 100 the one your using is tjuntion 85.

I would be glad if u can give me some links

 

[200mph]

ehh... its large atleast .

Pureoverclock: Hardware reviews and news for overclockers!

 

[Choto Cheeta]

ehh... its large atleast .

U may take a look at it in the My RIG i posted one pics of it

 

[200mph]

dude clean up that wire mess if you can... take the link from the above post

 

[Choto Cheeta]

Thanks for the link...

with the new version, the Temp is 43/44 at 3.2 GHz more or les same as with the Old one !!!

 

[Aditya]

Use TAT (Intel Thermal Analysis Tool), please.. Google it..

Though, for an E6600, the TJunction is supposed to be 85 itself. So your temp's seem great.

 

[Choto Cheeta]

^^^

Thanks for the Suggestion I download the TAT, but unable to Start it...