Thermalright Silver Arrow CPU Cooler + Links to Reviews - Page 2

Zenskas · 25th August 2010, 9:06 PM

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Originally Posted by petecario

Looks like an awesome cooler and what makes it even better is it is smaller than the Noctua.
Might have to use one of these in my next build.

To replace your watercooling

It's good, but not as good as a 360 rad

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Originally Posted by -Cypher-

The one thing that totally shit me about the Cogage is the mounting system, it's a total PITA to install. Have they improved that here?

Oh yes, the mounting system is also way better, and like you said better quality control for the heatpipes/base

EDIT: Another thing to note is the two fans on this cooler can drop to 500rpm, and have a max of 1300rpm...
This is good, looks to be quieter than a Noctua at idle but the stock fans will ramp up to around the level of the stock Noctua fan's RPM levels if needed.

EDIT2: Take a look at this chart: http://a.imageshack.us/img208/5941/silverarrowtest.jpg
Very nice, and I am surprised they even have computers in Lithuania (I'm from Litho hehe)

Zenskas · 28th August 2010, 10:34 PM

Sorry for triple post, otherwise nobody would see this...
But is anyone considering getting this cooler? I mean, the top end Thermalright products are very popular along with the Noctua and Coolermasters latest coolers but this seems to beat them all but has little interest here

Intensity · 29th August 2010, 5:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Zenskas

Sorry for triple post, otherwise nobody would see this...
But is anyone considering getting this cooler? I mean, the top end Thermalright products are very popular along with the Noctua and Coolermasters latest coolers but this seems to beat them all but has little interest here

I don't think this is proving to be a popular item.

Zenskas · 29th August 2010, 7:03 PM

Just like all Thermalright's other coolers, I highly doubt that statement will remain true in a few months.

Intensity · 29th August 2010, 7:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zenskas

Just like all Thermalright's other coolers, I highly doubt that statement will remain true in a few months.

Yeah just wait for the word to go around, should be all good.

Copie · 29th August 2010, 7:05 PM

The arrow has always been an excellent cooler, its just never caught on with the fanboi status like the Ven X, D14, true 120 etc did.

Romulus · 29th August 2010, 7:12 PM

Stick with the true if u want a small HSF and get a megahalem if u can bare with that much metal in our case.

dont need to fuck around this shit like this.

Copie · 29th August 2010, 7:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Romulus

Stick with the true if u want a small HSF and get a megahalem if u can bare with that much metal in our case.

dont need to fuck around this shit like this.

What are you going on about? the Arrow spanks both of those coolers six ways from sunday, and is only marginally heavier.

And the True is NOT a small HSF.

Ice009 · 29th August 2010, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Copie

What are you going on about? the Arrow spanks both of those coolers six ways from sunday, and is only marginally heavier.

And the True is NOT a small HSF.

Well the Arrow is branded under the Cogage name for a start so that is probably one reason that is hasn't caught on. If it was under the Thermalright name it might be more popular now.

The Silver Arrow is under Thermalright's name so that should automatically give it more exposure.

The other thing is that Thermalright need to update their site with info like Noctua has for the NH-D14. Noctua has lots of compatibilty info about what Motherboards and RAM you can use the cooler. Thermalright and Cogage have nothing when I last looked so I just dismissed the cooler straight away. I really like the RAM compatibilty list Noctua have as that makes a difference to help you decide if you want to buy it or not.

Zenskas · 29th August 2010, 10:30 PM

The compatibility should be pretty much the same with the Silver Arrow as with the Noctua. It is slightly smaller so should fit even better TBH.
It's actually not a lot heavier than my Hyper N620 which is far smaller and nowhere near as good.

Ice009 · 30th August 2010, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Zenskas

The compatibility should be pretty much the same with the Silver Arrow as with the Noctua. It is slightly smaller so should fit even better TBH.
It's actually not a lot heavier than my Hyper N620 which is far smaller and nowhere near as good.

Yeah, but what RAM can you fit under it? how far out does it come? How many RAM slots does it block with a fan. Can you answer me those questions.

Saying it's almost the same doesn't mean anything.

Copie · 30th August 2010, 11:28 AM

If you don't use a 3rd fan, it doesn't block any ram slots at all, that was with X58 anyways.

Ice009 · 30th August 2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Copie

If you don't use a 3rd fan, it doesn't block any ram slots at all, that was with X58 anyways.

I'd want to use a fan on the outside of the tower though, like a normal tower cooler. One on each tower. I probably wouldn't use a fan in the middle. What was your fan configuration?

What Motherboard did you use it on?

I have a Prolimatech Megahalems and I used that with no problem on my DFI T3EH8, but I got a Gigabyte UD7 a few weeks ago and the Megahalems with a fan blocks out both RAM slots. I thought all X58 Motherboards had the same distance between RAM slots until I tried installing the Meghalems on the UD7.

Copie · 30th August 2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Ice009

I'd want to use a fan on the outside though, like a normal tower cooler. One on each tower. I probably wouldn't use a fan in the middle. What was your fan configuration?

What Motherboard did you use it on?

I have a Prolimatech Megahalems and I used that with no problem on my DFI T3EH8, but I got a Gigabyte UD7 a few weeks ago and the Megahalems with a fan blocks out both RAM slots. I thought all X58 Motherboards had the same distance between RAM slots until I tried installing the Meghalems on the UD7.

Same board i have now, a UD3R, i used 3 nexus whites on mine, and it cleared my ripjaws without issue, extremely high ram coolers though wouldnt fit with the 3rd fan. Why you would run it without a fan in the middle is beyond me.

Ice009 · 30th August 2010, 6:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Copie

Same board i have now, a UD3R, i used 3 nexus whites on mine, and it cleared my ripjaws without issue, extremely high ram coolers though wouldnt fit with the 3rd fan. Why you would run it without a fan in the middle is beyond me.

Actually I got my configuration wrong. I would run it like a TRUE with the fans blowing towards the back of the case. The first fan would be on the outside of the cooler and the second fan in the middle. so both fans would be pushing air towards the back of the Case.

All my RAM is with tall heatspreaders so I'd have to swap it over, which I don't think is worth the hassle.

How far does the cooler hang over the RAM slots with a fan? How many slots does it cover? Can you install and remove RAM with the cooler installed?

28th August 2010, 10:34 PM	#17
Zenskas Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Launceston Posts: 1,576	Sorry for triple post, otherwise nobody would see this... But is anyone considering getting this cooler? I mean, the top end Thermalright products are very popular along with the Noctua and Coolermasters latest coolers but this seems to beat them all but has little interest here __________________ The ULTIMATE Sleeper PC - Awakened: Intel Core i5 2500K \| Thermalright MUX-120 Black \| ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3 \| 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws \| Inno3D GTX 570 OC \| Thermalright Shaman \| Samsung 830 256GB \| Corsair AX850 \| IBM Aptiva mATX \| Lamptron FC Touch \| Dell U2412M \| IBM KB-9930 \| Logitech G700 \| Xtrac Ripper XXL Steam

29th August 2010, 7:03 PM	#19
Zenskas Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Launceston Posts: 1,576	Just like all Thermalright's other coolers, I highly doubt that statement will remain true in a few months. __________________ The ULTIMATE Sleeper PC - Awakened: Intel Core i5 2500K \| Thermalright MUX-120 Black \| ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3 \| 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws \| Inno3D GTX 570 OC \| Thermalright Shaman \| Samsung 830 256GB \| Corsair AX850 \| IBM Aptiva mATX \| Lamptron FC Touch \| Dell U2412M \| IBM KB-9930 \| Logitech G700 \| Xtrac Ripper XXL Steam

29th August 2010, 10:30 PM	#25
Zenskas Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Launceston Posts: 1,576	The compatibility should be pretty much the same with the Silver Arrow as with the Noctua. It is slightly smaller so should fit even better TBH. It's actually not a lot heavier than my Hyper N620 which is far smaller and nowhere near as good. __________________ The ULTIMATE Sleeper PC - Awakened: Intel Core i5 2500K \| Thermalright MUX-120 Black \| ASUS Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3 \| 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws \| Inno3D GTX 570 OC \| Thermalright Shaman \| Samsung 830 256GB \| Corsair AX850 \| IBM Aptiva mATX \| Lamptron FC Touch \| Dell U2412M \| IBM KB-9930 \| Logitech G700 \| Xtrac Ripper XXL Steam

29th August 2010, 7:05 PM	#21
Copie (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle Posts: 7,851	The arrow has always been an excellent cooler, its just never caught on with the fanboi status like the Ven X, D14, true 120 etc did.

29th August 2010, 7:12 PM	#22
Romulus Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 85	Stick with the true if u want a small HSF and get a megahalem if u can bare with that much metal in our case. dont need to fuck around this shit like this.

30th August 2010, 11:28 AM	#27
Copie (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle Posts: 7,851	If you don't use a 3rd fan, it doesn't block any ram slots at all, that was with X58 anyways.