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Jun 10, 2007, 03:35 AM
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Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, how to cut 10 degrees off
I got one of these lovely ultra 120 extreme's, but my performance wasn't really that good, whish was kind of strange, because this is the bad boy of all air coolers.
Then i noticed it was quite loose, i could turn it around even though I had tightened the screws to the "max". So i searched around for people with a similar problem and on XS i found this thread and this one. Now the problem seems to be, that the "clamp" which puts pressure on the heatsink, has to little space between it and the heatsink, so there isn't enough pressure on the heatsink. Clamp:  The solution was quite easy, add some spacing between the clamp and the heatsink, which one on XS did by using a penny. Penny Mod:
 Nice eh  I didn't use a penny, I found a small washer, which i could lay on top of the exiting washer (yeah mine did have the stock washer, but still the problem) and it's a perfect match. The hole in my washer, was big enough so the screw (see next picture) on the backside of the clamp could fit in and a small drop of glue, keeps the extra washer in place. Backside of clamp (not my pic):  I'm afraid pictures of "my" mod are out of the question, because it's installed in my case and running, but you should get the picture  With this mod, I sliced off almost 10 degrees and now it's performing like it should do. It's a bit disappointing though, you have to do this mod, because the ultra 120 extreme is one heck of an expensive cooler. Have fun.
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Jun 10, 2007, 04:37 AM
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nice find....I'm sure this would help out some other people
I'll also keep that in mind since I'm thinking of getting this heatsink in the near future |
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Jun 12, 2007, 01:17 PM
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nice thing to know if i get this or if the IFX-14 uses the same thing..... good find!
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Jun 14, 2007, 11:43 PM
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Very nice! I do want this cooling, but its a b**tch to install some of these intel coolers.
Nice find!
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Jun 16, 2007, 12:12 PM
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Jun 16, 2007, 12:52 PM
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Loving my Windows 7 Ent.
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Other coolers which are aweful to instal also:
Scythe Infinity and every other scythe cooler with the pin-push locking system :X
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Jun 19, 2007, 12:02 PM
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Glad I'm not the only one who used those Zalman BGA heatsinks on their MOSFETs
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Jun 19, 2007, 07:43 PM
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Jun 25, 2007, 04:52 PM
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One of the best tips I have found in weeks. I got a solid 4c off my temps!
Thanks a bunch |
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