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CardJoe · 21st Dec 2007, 16:44

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/12...irvana_nv120/1

We loved the Zerotherm BTF90 so much we awarded it cooler of the year, so as soon as its new bigger brother, the Nirvana NV120, became available, we had to know about it.

Redbeaver · 21st Dec 2007, 17:47

this vs Thermalright 120 Extreme?

Mankz · 21st Dec 2007, 17:49

Looks cool.

I'd like to this reviewd!

mrb_no1 · 21st Dec 2007, 17:58

120mm fan may not really show much in the way of performance, but more for those who quest for less noise. I didnt own its predocessor nor have i looked at it, but if the overall design is the same then a quieter heatsink solution is all that will result imo. The exception is when you've got a massively overclocked cpu, which no doubt the boys will do in the new year and compare against all those before it.

personally the baby monitor wont be that great, as if you are concerned with the speed-cooling-performance aspect of your rig you'll have a controller that takes care of all your fans, or for the cpu you will rely on the mobo q fan and such like to deal with the cooling speeds required. Of course, i am open to having all my preconceptions thrown out of the window when rich tests it but unless this heatsink has something revolutionary in its bonnit i'll stick with my scythe ninja rev. B.

peace

fatman

sweets · 21st Dec 2007, 18:47

I've got one of these babies. At the lowest fans speed it keeps my overclocked E2140 (3.0Ghz) at mid 20's idle and high 30's low 40's load. The fan controller is uglier than I care to try to describe, but it does it's job. I'll have to grab another aftermarket controller someday. At mid to high fans speed it whales like my little brother when I punch him in his face. So it's pretty loud. The cooler can be positioned to point in any direction depending on your mobo. I have mine pointing downward on my Abit Quad GT. It's kind of a pain to install given the location of the mounting screws underneath the fan blades. Bottom line is it looks good and performs well.

Tulatin · 22nd Dec 2007, 03:13

Ah, how i love these open bladed fans. Seriously, have heatsink MFG's never owned a system? All it takes is for a poorly designed supply/chassis to dangle a wire in the way, and whoops, ticticticticticticticticticticticticticticticticti ctictictictictictictic.

Tyinsar · 22nd Dec 2007, 06:28

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...but now has the obligatory blue LEDs too.

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We've got one in house now, so expect a full review in the new year.

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Originally Posted by Tulatin

... All it takes is for a poorly designed supply/chassis to dangle a wire in the way, and whoops, ticticticticticticticticticticticticticticticticti ctictictictictictictic.

Or poor wire / cable management

But seriously, zip ties are a great & cheap investment.

Bindibadgi · 22nd Dec 2007, 13:10

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Originally Posted by Redbeaver

this vs Thermalright 120 Extreme?

I had planned to

zoom314 · 23rd Dec 2007, 17:04

Does the big baby heatsink want a rattle in addition to the baby monitor?

Mr J

Multiplectic · 24th Dec 2007, 04:03

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Originally Posted by Bindibadgi

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Originally Posted by Redbeaver

this vs Thermalright 120 Extreme?

I had planned to

I don't think it would stand a chance against the TR U120E (Performance-wise).

chrisb2e9 · 24th Dec 2007, 05:10

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Originally Posted by sweets

At mid to high fans speed it whales like my little brother when I punch him in his face. So it's pretty loud.

maybe you aren't hitting hard enough?

Bindibadgi · 24th Dec 2007, 11:39

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Originally Posted by Multiplectic

I don't think it would stand a chance against the TR U120E (Performance-wise).

I think it will if I match the fan speeds.

21st Dec 2007, 16:44	#1
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21st Dec 2007, 17:58	#4
mrb_no1 Pie Eater Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pyrford, England Posts: 365	120mm fan may not really show much in the way of performance, but more for those who quest for less noise. I didnt own its predocessor nor have i looked at it, but if the overall design is the same then a quieter heatsink solution is all that will result imo. The exception is when you've got a massively overclocked cpu, which no doubt the boys will do in the new year and compare against all those before it. personally the baby monitor wont be that great, as if you are concerned with the speed-cooling-performance aspect of your rig you'll have a controller that takes care of all your fans, or for the cpu you will rely on the mobo q fan and such like to deal with the cooling speeds required. Of course, i am open to having all my preconceptions thrown out of the window when rich tests it but unless this heatsink has something revolutionary in its bonnit i'll stick with my scythe ninja rev. B. peace fatman __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3600Mhz ¦ Asus Maximus II Formula ¦ ATI Radeon 4890 (1000Mhz Core + 1200Mhz Mem OC) ¦ 2x2G Corsair Dom. PC 8500 @ 1080Mhz ¦ Aquacomputer WC ¦ Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty ¦ 150G Raptor, 2x1500 + 1x750 + 2x500 Seagate (SATA2) ¦ Pioneer DVD burner ¦ Lian Li - PC 73SL Aluminium Silent Server Case ¦ Dell 2007WFP 20" Widescreen ¦ Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Speakers ¦ Sennheiser HD270

22nd Dec 2007, 03:13	#6
Tulatin The Froggy Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 2,941	Ah, how i love these open bladed fans. Seriously, have heatsink MFG's never owned a system? All it takes is for a poorly designed supply/chassis to dangle a wire in the way, and whoops, ticticticticticticticticticticticticticticticticti ctictictictictictictic. __________________ Desky E8400 @ 4.0 1.42v; P5K-E WiFi; 4x1 Kingmax Mars 1066 @ 1129 CAS 5; 2x [TOO CHEAP TO SPONSOR] 4850 @ 675/1050; Enermax Liberty; WCing in a CM690

21st Dec 2007, 18:47	#5
sweets What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 11	I've got one of these babies. At the lowest fans speed it keeps my overclocked E2140 (3.0Ghz) at mid 20's idle and high 30's low 40's load. The fan controller is uglier than I care to try to describe, but it does it's job. I'll have to grab another aftermarket controller someday. At mid to high fans speed it whales like my little brother when I punch him in his face. So it's pretty loud. The cooler can be positioned to point in any direction depending on your mobo. I have mine pointing downward on my Abit Quad GT. It's kind of a pain to install given the location of the mounting screws underneath the fan blades. Bottom line is it looks good and performs well.

23rd Dec 2007, 17:04	#9
zoom314 Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Yermo, CA, USA Posts: 174	Does the big baby heatsink want a rattle in addition to the baby monitor? Mr J