OCZ OCZTVEND2 Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler by OCZ Technology
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Digital camera reviews of OCZ OCZTVEND2 Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler
Digital camera Review: OCZ Vendetta 2 cools 6400+ dual 3.2Mhz to high 30C's
Summary: 5 Stars
I had the stock amd cooler that came with my 6400+ cpu and when rendering it would get up to 65C - this is both cores at 100 percent for 45 min to an hour.
Idle temps with stock cooler were low 50's high 40's constatnly.
In comes OCZ Vendetta 2 I had read about 10 reviews from over clocking websites and saw this cooler place in the top 5 if not second in almost every test, so I bought it.
temps idle at 38-40C and only go up to low 50C when rendering - all temps taken with speedfan and coretemp which are within 1C of each other on my computer. Its big! It works! If you have a small mid size case get some measurements this barely fit in my workstation tower. and if you want to mount the fan under the cooling fins the fan falls off the anti-vibration feet - just throw a small rubber band around the whole assembly - works perfectly.
Digital camera Review: Quiet and Cool
Summary: 4 Stars
The OCZ Vendetta 2 is like an updated Xigmatec HDT type cooler, this allows it to use a slower, quieter fan and still get as good or better results. Temp only goes up 13c from idle to load with a Q9450.
My only issue was it wouldn't fit in my Antec 300 case with the top fan in, I had to take it out. I have it installed on a Biostar Tpower I45.
The installation was easy, just do it with the motherboard out and push pins are simple. (use the foam backing the motherboard came on and push)
It was small enough from front to back that it didn't overhang my memory with tall heatpipes on them. It cleared my north bridge cooler, but if you have one of those fancy tall NB Heatsinks as with all these large coolers you may have issues.
Digital camera Review: Solid performance. Can be annoying to install.
Summary: 5 Stars
The water pump in my liquid cooling setup recently went down, so I purchased this. Everything you'd need for installation comes in the box, straight forward installation. It is VERY large - even in a full sized tower it was a bit of a beast to install on my old Striker Extreme motherboard. After a few (sigh) Thermal Paste mishaps everything seems okay. Not a very loud fan, does perform well.Digital camera Review: Works OK
Summary: 3 Stars
I had high expectations for this CPU cooler, however after installing it I only noticed 1-2C lower temp. compared to the stock AMD Athlon 6000 dual core cooler. I have a very well vented case, and would have expected more. Temp. ran about 41C with the stock cooler and about 39C with the OCZ.Digital camera Review: fine product
Summary: 5 Stars
Does what it's designed to do and looks great doing it.
Regarding cleaning your cooler -- a word of warning for anyone who's used to cleaning off excess thermal interface material (like Arctic Silver, etc.) off their CPU and cooler using rubbing alcohol:
Aluminum and alcohol do NOT mix. If you use the same isopropyl rubbing alcohol to clean fingerprints off the aluminum fins on the OCZ Vendetta 2 that you use to clean the surfaces where the cooler meets the CPU, you will ruin the nice shiny finish of the fins. Alcohol tarnishes aluminum.