Coolink Silentator Heatpipe Cooler Review
 

Being a reviewer, Coolink has provided me with 3 different mounting kits and a required mounting kit (pressure springs and fastening brackets). These were for LGA 775, AM2 and K8 (754, 939 and 940). However, as a consumer, you must choose which kit you need before purchasing, as the Silentator will be available in one of these three varieties. Coolink also provide a mounting bracket for a fan controller, as well as a long steel screwdriver with a 90 degree bend in it. This is required for mounting in some cases, as the mounting bolt must be accessed from through the cooler itself (seen later). Some extra goodies include a 3-pin fan to Molex adaptor (in the event that you don’t have a spare motherboard 3-pin header), some thermal paste and a second fan mounting kit. The Silentator allows for two 120mm fans to be attached. Very generous. Finally, a lovely booklet is included with a rubbery case sticker. The book was the part that made me laugh – ...my computer is so silent that I can hear the snowflakes falling.

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/silentator/

Will be present in next CPU Cooler roundup:)

Excellent!

When can we expect the new roundup?

I have been looking into the Silentator and some web reviews suggest that it is as good as the Thermalright Ultra 120 and yet it comes with a good fan too!

One observation about the last roundup:
- Since there are heatsinks that come without a fan you need to establish a reference clip-attachable fan, as well as upward & downward recommendations on noise/cfm.
I am not the type to cut fans and secure them with elastic bands, and I'm guessing neither are most of your readers.

Won't swap out the globalwin, sorry, too many tests already completed :) but there are many alternatives to that fan which offer similar performance/noise.

New roundup will be half/end August, as I'll be short on reviewing time the coming weeks

they even supply the mounting kit for a second fan :o

Well, I am not pleased with the Thermalright 120 forcing me to spend hours of researching for the ideal fan. Any suggestions (that don't require plastic bands...) for max performance with a no case set-up?

The Silentator feels like a complete, high performing, not deaf-making loud product.

you can buy the fan used on that one separately, or you can "mod" a globalwin, all it takes is a saw and 10min time:)

As an expert which one between the:

- Tuniq Tower 120
- Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
- Cooling Silentator

best suits an open set-up meant for some serious overclocking?

Ultra-120 eXtreme, looking at cheer amount of heat pipes and tightly packed fins;

Thank you jmke. I bought one and I have these 2 fans:

- Xilence Red Wing 120mm
- AcoustiFan: DustPROOF 120mm

What do you think? Good choices?

OK, I tested both fans:

The Xilence instead or having 1400rpm was actually running at ~1245 and the air pressure it generated did not work well with the Ultra. (I am returning it)

The AcoustiFan even though rated at 12cfm less than the Xilence it runs at ~1430 and in fact performs better with the Ultra.

Since I am returning the Xilence I will be replacing it with a Scythe S-FLEX 120mm which is rated for 63.7 cfm at 1600rpm. If it runs close to 1600rpm it should produce the best performance (for 28db!)

Ultra will work best with higher CFM fans, especial the eXtreme which features more heat pipes but same surface area

Well, the Xilence was supposed to be high cfb (68) but it never delivered.

By the way when is the next Fan roundup?

will try for September, as I'm packed until then:) got quite a few nice ones lined up already