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Originally Posted by BalefireX
The reserator is very quiet, but from what i've seen its not much better cooling wise than quality air (CNPS7000, SLK, etc)
Remember that the FX-53 is not a particularly great overclocker and is already at the top of the range, getting 200mhz out of it may not be easy.
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True, the reserator is not much better than a good aircooling solution but the noise reduction is what I was looking for.
As for oc'ing the FX-53, it reaches 2.6Ghz easily on stock cooling components.
http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=2138&p=3
Oh, and its funny how google can find the H20-220, but not the H20-120, sorry about that shouldve checked swiftnets in the first place.
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Originally Posted by Ruiner
If you're going to get a better cooling kit, you may as well get a cheaper cpu. The OC ceiling of that core is about the same across the board...you'll just have to overvolt/cool the cheaper ones more.
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That makes sense. Last week the price of the 3500+ dropped $130 which makes it a good choice since it can also reach the speeds im looking for. Sacrificing the extra cache for ~$450 saved is fine with me.
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Originally Posted by Ruiner
Still, your drives, and the PSU required to run such a rig will end up being the loudest things in your rig, so keep that in mind.
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Im still looking for a good silent PSU. Theres a bunch of fanless ones out there but I have narrowed down any choices. As for the drives, best I can do is use hard drive silencers and hope that the case can dampen the rest of the noise.
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Originally Posted by Ruiner
IMHO, the reserator would be a nice complement to a SFF case.
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wuts an SFF case?
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