Thermaltake Volcano 9 Heatsink

[coolmhz]

For Intel Socket 370 & AMD Socket 462
Heatsink Dimensions 80 x 80 x 77.3mm
Fan Dimension 80x80x25 mm
Fan Speed (Variable): 1300 RPM to 4800 RPM
Max. Air Flow 20.55 CFM at 1300 RPM - 75.7 CFM at 4800 RPM
Noise 17 dBA at 1300 RPM - 48 dBA at 4800 RPM
Clipping Mechanism: Clip utilizing all six lugs on socket with standard tension clip.
Connector 3 PIN


Thermaltake Volcano 9 Heatsink (http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/Tt_Volcano9/index.html)

[Antallica]

I want it!!!! gimme gimme!!! :D

Anyone sourcing this in NZ yet? Or shall I just stick with my v7+?

[Volodkovich]

looking like an alpha and swiftech big block competitor...wonder how much it'll cost

[Antallica]

Well going by looks, I'm sold :D, the benches are not too bad either.

[I.R]

Why do people bother with quiet PC's...... I lub my "freight train" :D Might have to get me some Delta's to make it even louder :eek:

[Antallica]

yeah man, give me a loud cooler system anyday

[SecretSquirrel]

Its a good mix of cool, but not too loud...I like very much.


Punch it till it bleeds! I'll bet they are around $70 out of the gate...and Styles will have them soon, for sure!*




*I hope I dont lose.

[Antallica]

Well somebody better tell him cause I'm gonna get one :D Can always sell it on trademe for more than I paid if I find my v7+ is better. :D :D

[utopian201]

was there ever a volcano 8?

[Antallica]

They probably considered the v7+ to be the no.8 so they skipped it. Unless there's something they don't want us to know about :rolleyes:

[Spider]

Yes there will be Volcano 8 as well I saw it at compudex Taipei.

[I.R]

I want your job Spider.... SIR :D

[Antallica]

I want his job but I wanna work for him :D

[swiftynz]

the volcano 9 looks quite good to me. does anyone know if the heatsink dimensions are the same as the 7? it looks like it but the specs say 80x80 which is obviously wrong since the fan is 80x80 and the heasink base is less. the reason i ask is cos the 7 only just fits my 7dxr+. any more than that and it hits capacitors.

oh and spider, any links on the volcano 8? a google only returned russian sites, and they had no pics :(. i wanna know whether to get a 9 or wait for an 8 ;).

[Spider]

V9 uses exact same heatsink as V7, the main difference is Tt replaced the smart fan with smart fanII. If you already own V7 or V7+ it is not necessary to get V9.

V8 is supposed to be next generation OEM type cooler for system builders, it is an improved version of V6cu.

BTW I suggest all ocnz members take a chance to visit any pc show (you need money and time of course), compudex runs 4 times a year and you will find worth going:-)

[Jiriteach]

mmmmmmmmmmm .. GIB !

me wants a volcano 9 !
cant wait for them to enter the Zealand :D

get rid of my grunty volcano 7+ and get the 9

:rolleyes:

[swiftynz]

i have a V7, but its kinda fuxored. i sold it to my cousin who gave me his old one, with the intention of getting another V7 when i got back down to chch. then i decided i'd get a V7+ instead but it wont fit this mobo. meanwhile the V7 has killed my cousins cpu cos he didn't put it on properly!! i think the clip was bent or something and it wasn't making proper contact. so he took the V7 off and left it in the back of his car. it's kinda stuffed, all the screws are missing and the fan power wires got ripped out but hey he gave it back to me for free anyway :).

i think i'll fix the fan, all it needs is two wires soldered back on and i'm sure i could find a ghetto way of mounting it :D. then all i need is a new clip... does anyone have any idea where i could get one?

[_N_]

Are there any computer shows in Europe during Dec-Jan? :D

BTW, the heatsink looks pretty nice,

[Spider]

Around Nov-Dec there is compudex Fall but it will be in U.S.A

Originally posted by _N_
Are there any computer shows in Europe during Dec-Jan? :D

BTW, the heatsink looks pretty nice,

[Antallica]

Tell me spider, what's the difference in a full copper hs as opposed to a aluminium one with a copper insert where it touches the core?

Cheers

[Sydog]

The Cu is cooler than Al so that is why most hs have em as a insert, yet Al releases heat faster so that is why the fins on most coolers are Al. I'd rather have my Alhpa Pal anyday over one of em.


Thanks Sern

[_N_]

>Around Nov-Dec there is compudex Fall but it will be in U.S.A
I'll be in LA for thanksgiving (end of Nov) by myself and unlimited credit card, :D

Copper absorbs heat better than Aluminium,
but Aluminum releases heat better than Copper, :)

[I.R]

I thought Copper had a higher thermal conductivity than Aluminium....... Copper is cooler??? Yeah copper is cooler like the Fonze :p

Aluminium is a better radiator of thermal energy.... and it's cheaper too :D

Damn it!!! Tooooooooo sloooooooooooooow :mad: AGAIN :mad:

[Spider]

Antallica,

There are still great debats between full copper and alu/copper mixed. Copper absorb heat faster than alu but alu dissipatt heat quicker than copper.

Since there is price gap between copper and alu in raw materitial the mixed copper/alu is cost effective for makers, the cooling difference between full copper and mixed cooler is minimal when using exact heatsink and fan.

It is also involved the way how people make them, therre are extrusion, soldering and forge etc. A well-designed copper/alu mixed cooler could outperfome some full copper coolers.

A full copper cooler can keep temperature to fixed degree but mixed type cooler might go up and down.

You will see more and more cooler with "heatpipe" entring market soon but they are all transitional solution, none of them can cope the heat when processors hit higher speed like 10GHz.

Above just my opinion please correct if anything wrong:-)



Originally posted by Antallica
Tell me spider, what's the difference in a full copper hs as opposed to a aluminium one with a copper insert where it touches the core?

Cheers

[Hans]

Yeap, just like Spider said.

We've done lots of reviews in the past to show that materials aren't the key in performance. The design and manufacturing are the key to performance.

Take this for example, http://www.overclockers.co.nz/ocnz/cooling/fortis/1.shtml. The HSF has got everything, Delta 7K, copper base, a good surface area, and an okay design. However, the HSF didn't perform up to expectation coz the manufacturing process sux.

Again, that is the case with the Cho Liang coolers. Cooper != better.

A well designed and manufactured Alu cooler will outperform those ****ty copper ones.

BTW, you need to consider what u want to use. Coz the micro fin based HSFs (e.g. V 7+) likes air flows. Coz the fins are so densy packed, you need a powerful fan to get the most out of it. In other word, manufacturers need to match fans with HS design instead of put copper everywhere.

[Antallica]

Thanks Spider/Hans....... that was a real eye opener as I am still really a n00b at air cooling. :D Cheers.

[Stove]

speaking of heatpipes. . . .
My Coolermaster HHC-001 arrives today or tomorrow:
Dual heat pipes on an all-copper sink. . . mmmmmmm

[SilverPriest]

And that boys and girls, is why i run an Alpha :cool:

[Antallica]

and seeing as Alpha is so good, Soltek decided to make it not compatiable with my DRV2 :mad:

[I.R]

pfft air cooling :rolleyes:

pfft water cooling :rolleyes:

:D

[tweak'e]

one thing to remember with copper coolers is the huge WEIGHT. not everyone likes having to remove the heatsink to move the computer (to lan etc). useing combo al/cu means they can make large heatsink and still keep the weight down to a resonable level.

one thing to watch with heatpipes is how they are installed. seen to many reveiws on heatpipe coolers which work fantastic in a desktop case but poorly in an upright case.

[Stove]

hmmmm. yeah I'd heard that possibly orientation of the pipe may have an effect on cooling: Will have to test it.

[Grrr!!]

But aren't heatpipes just a poorman's watercooling? Why would you actually really bother?

[SilverPriest]

They aren't a "poormans" anything.
They are very useful devices, and have a lot of applications.
Use the google (www.google.com) and do some research on heatpipes and you will see what I mean...

[Volodkovich]

IMHO there it little or no point in the heatpipes i have seen for CPU cooling. They are roughly the same size as a HSF, so i hardly see the point. All there doing is moving the heat from the cpu, to the top of the heatpipe, which is like 2" above the cpu, where a fan is stuck on. I cant really see any advantages over this, however i can see the advantages of having a heatpipe off the cpu, that is real long to take the heat properly away from the cpu. i reckon there are marketing gimmick...ive read a few reviews and they seem to have OK performance, but a good HSF easily out cools one. + there pretty expensive.