Trying to decide...

[agathodaimon]

I'm trying to decide between these two Heatsinks for my XP1800.

I've narrowed it down between them because of their low price, low noise & decent cooling.
I don't overclock a LOT, but on occassion.

Which one would you choose?

1. http://store.yahoo.com/xoxide/thtr.html
2. http://store.yahoo.com/xoxide/evcudcopcool.html

[jerrygarcia]

The Thermaltake TR2-M2 looks quite a bit like the VANTEC AeroFlow VA4-C7040 which is one of the best rated out there now. More companies are moving to using the tmd drive fans.

http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/200...ooler5-33.html

[agathodaimon]

I was looking at that one... Looks really nice.

I do like the speed controller on the tr2-m2 though...

The Vantec seems to be a few DB's louder... Do you think that the extra DB's would be worth the slightly better cooling?

noise is a huge concern if you couldn't already tell. hehe

[woodbutcher]

The fan on the Thermaltake is what makes it quieter. I have one and they do seem to be abit quieter, but then again these are 70mm fans versus the 60mm type.

Heres a link if you would like more info on the fans;

http://www.ystech.com.tw/Tmd/tmd-0.htm

and heres a link to the Thermaltake TR2-M2 for $16.99 ;

http://www.svc.com/nthtrwtmdfan.html

can you tell my recomendation is for the Thermaltake TR2-M2 ?

WB

[EndobioticChaos]

I'm inclined to agree with the others. JerryGarcia is right, it does look a lot like that Vantec, and that vantec performs a lot better than the big brother (725 instead of 715; its fan is 25mm tall instead of just 15) to that Evercool you're looking at.

I say go with the TR2-M2 at that link woodbutcher gave you.

[agathodaimon]

Cool, thanks for the advice.

I was kinda leaning towards the TR2-M2 in the first place.

[whargoul]

I would go with the real thing - A Vantec. While they both use the same fan, their heatsink designs aren't the same. If you can spend the extra 10 bucks, I would.

[robin801]

i went with the vantec for my athlon xp1700+. i haven't recieved it yet.

can't wait to put my new system together.

robin

[JPMiller]

Glad you decided robin801...good choice!
You should post that on your thread...Ive been checking back to see how it was goin.