Thermaltake Silent Boost

[upsciLLion]

I've been reading some very interesting reviews of this HSF. It's rather quiet but seems to cool extremely well considering.

Review 1 and review 2 seem to think very highly of it.

Does anybody here have any experience with this thing? It looks quite promising. Let us know, people!

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[Tab]

I wouldn't ever consider buying a thermalBREAK product.

 

[Peter D]

Thermalright for me, but still looks like a good heatsink

 

[beatle]

Cool, I was wondering if we would ever see those fans. It appears that TT has either licensed or rebranded these Panaflo fans for use on this heatsink. They also mention the fan uses hydrowave bearings which are exclusive to Panaflos. Also, the graphs on ThermalTake's website look a lot like those on the Panaflo pdf. The heatsink doesn't look much different from an SLK-700 with the addition of the aluminum shroud/bracket on top for the fan to attach to. If this is priced competitively, it could be a great solution for those looking for a silent, well performing HSF in one package

Edit: It's not too expensive. SVC carries it for $26.99, but it's still slightly more more expensive than an SK7 + L1a combo ($15.99 + $6.99), which would be a nice head-to-head comparison.

 

[clarkmo]

It looks like a ThermalRIGHT heatsink with a Panaflo fan. http://www.thermaltake.com/products/venus/silentBoostk8.htm
And how come those fans aren't available anywhere. I've been reading bout them for a while.

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: Tabb
I wouldn't ever consider buying a thermalBREAK product.

I can bring that to a whole new level.
I used to own a Mini-Super Orb and a Asus A7V (yes the original AV7), i asked my farther to take the Orb off while i went to toilet, i got back, and the CPU socket was ripped off the board!!, and the socket was still attached to the Orb. He said that he didnt even pull it, just pressed the HS clips down. So bad product. Having said that though, he brought me a Abit KT7A-RAID v1.02 (still using it now as a type), and a TT Volcano2, which was actually quite good(better temps, and quieter than the Mini-SuperOrb).

 

[upsciLLion]

So should we just mod our Panaflows to have vents on the sides?

I'd be willing to try it if I knew the best way to go about doing it. :|

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[McArra]

It would be nice to use that HS with smartfan 2.

 

[upsciLLion]

Maybe I'll go play with my soldering iron for a while and see what kind of fan vents I can come up with.

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[mindwreck]

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Maybe I'll go play with my soldering iron for a while and see what kind of fan vents I can come up with.

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i already did. Friend told me about the HS awhile ago. (hes a huge Thermaltake fan). That gave me the idea of modin some fans with a dremel and the cut-off attachment thingy.

RESULTS: not much of a difference. the thing that did make a difference was when i cut all the sides off the fan and left only the mounting holes attached. silent but can cause major problems in a case since there are no sides to the fan..

wasted .5 hrs of my time and now some of the fins have cut marks on them:disgust:

 

[JoeFoster]

So anyone get a chance to use the Silent Boost yet? How is it?

 

[RalfHutter]

Originally posted by: clarkmo
It looks like a ThermalRIGHT heatsink with a Panaflo fan. http://www.thermaltake.com/products/venus/silentBoostk8.htm
And how come those fans aren't available anywhere. I've been reading bout them for a while.

Those fans have been available for a while. I bought a few of the 80mm versions about 2 years ago to use as case intake fans. They were'n't much better than regular L1As and cost about 3 times as much.

 

[User1001]

the hsf looks like it needs to be lapped.

 

[Cesar]

Originally posted by: User1001
the hsf looks like it needs to be lapped.

I don't mind lapping it might see better performence

 

[upsciLLion]

Supposedly this thing is similar to an SLK-800 with a Vantec Tornado. I caved in and bought one. I'll let you guys know how it is.

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[J3anyus]

Originally posted by: Tabb
I wouldn't ever consider buying a thermalBREAK product.

That's exactly how I feel, but the reviews I'm reading are showing it as having similar performance as a Thermalright SLK-800 with a Tornado. The machine I'm on now uses an SLK-800 with a Panaflo L1A, and if I can run my CPU at lower temps with the same noise level for only $27, I'd be tempted to do it. I'm just confused how ThermalTake could actually produce a quality product after all of the problems they've had in the past

 

[s0ssos]

i'd like to know how this goes. my computer is way too loud now, with the fan at 6000 rpm

 

[mechBgon]

For the record, if anyone wants the "ring-cage" Panaflo fans, go to www.digikey.com and do a search for "FBL fan." I had a couple of the 60mm's for my dual-Pentium3 and ran them at 7 volts on Alpha PAL6035's, at which point they were really quiet.

 

[Gravity]

Originally posted by: mindwreck

Originally posted by: upsciLLion
Maybe I'll go play with my soldering iron for a while and see what kind of fan vents I can come up with.

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i already did. Friend told me about the HS awhile ago. (hes a huge Thermaltake fan). That gave me the idea of modin some fans with a dremel and the cut-off attachment thingy.

RESULTS: not much of a difference. the thing that did make a difference was when i cut all the sides off the fan and left only the mounting holes attached. silent but can cause major problems in a case since there are no sides to the fan..

wasted .5 hrs of my time and now some of the fins have cut marks on them:disgust:

Modding, regardless of your success rate, is NEVER a waste of time!

Gravity

 

[JZilla]

These are my impressions of the Thermaltake Silent Boost.

It's a piece of crap. Period.


My main objective was to get a hsu that would be quiet. Mission failed. This thing sounds more like a 60mm fan to me. And I should know how they sound, seeing as my last hsu was a Thermaltake Silent Viking (probably goes by another name in the US, but 21db/27cfm), which was not quiet either. So that's two Thermaltake Silent heatsinks I have bought now, and neither have been silent (or close to being). Thermaltake will not be getting anymore of my money, as far as I am concerned the rumours about Thermaltake and their 'insert bad language here' products are true. Cooling was however ok I guess, but as I said, cooling was not the issue. I have tried a couple of different Papst fans on it. At present I have a 8412N/2GML (19db/26cfm) on it. Funny side note here, is that that the hs can only hold two screws now. Apparently shifting fans a couple of times was more than the hs could manage. Booooh Thermaltake.

Reason I even bought it is because the Thermalright are very expensive here (Denmark). The SLK-800 is around $60. But in the end I did get my 80mm hs, I just wish I would have shelled out the extra, and bought the Thermalright. Or the Zalman 6000, which costs the same here as the "Silent" Boost. Oh well, live and learn.

Conclusion: If you are looking for a quiet hs, stay away. Get a Zalman/Thermalright, another 80/92mm hs of your choice.

 

[BudAshes]

I got one and it works quite nicely. Its certainly quieter than the stock heatsink and it keeps my 2500+@2.2 ghz at a nice cool 32 degrees. Its not silent but i certainly cant hear it over my coolermaster case fans. Its also very convenient, just clip it in plug it in and you are ready to go.

 

[funko]

wow thermaltake actually made a half-decent heatsink?

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: funko
wow thermaltake actually made a half-decent heatsink?

They`ve made another one before, the Volcano2. That was a great HSF for the price.

 

[Jhhnn]

Tt may actually have a decent product with this one, given the good quality fan, rather than their usual junk. They're fudging the numbers, a lot, however. Check panaflo's specs at the digikey site, compare them to Tt's- I don't think they're moving more air at a much, much lower noise level, do you? 33 vs 21 db for the same fan? Gimme a break....

 

[yruffostsif]

I went from stock AMD HSF to the Silent Boost. It's very quiet and works very well for it's size. I was willing to gamble and I was quite surprised. The retail package came with the basic white goop, but I used some AS3.