suggestions for cpu cooler!!!! 775!!!

[sammytomjohn]

like the title suggest a few air coolers which are good to cool a q6600??

requirements :

must not be pushpin

prefer not to deal with awkward fan clips!!!

must be pretty extreme at cooling!!!

prefer to get it from specialtech as i got an order to buy off them now!!

thanks dudes and all the best!!!

 

[deathwish]

IFX-14 without fans work well 37 degrees idle and 48 load

 

[sammytomjohn]

IFX-14 without fans work well 37 degrees idle and 48 load

i have the ifx-14 !!

 

[Lynx]

water cooling

Whats with all the !!!'s

 

[tinytomlogan]

Sammys keyboard has the !!!! stuck on so as soon as he stops typing they come out!!!

Thermalright Ultra Extreme matey thats what you should get

 

[Lynx]

4 screws + Calypo

 

[rapidman17]

You best option is to go with the TRUE + 2 fans in push-pull arrangement....dno if they hav it on specialtech

 

[rapidman17]

They dont have it^

You should be going for this one, performance is much better than unlapped TRUE....

http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=6312&cat=0&page=1

 

[j.woody]

i cant belive no ones suggested the megatron (megahalem) or an ocz vendetta .

Ocz vendetta is very cheap.

the vendetta beats the True! when the fan is at a low output, http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=156&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=7

and when its at a hight output it still beats it!http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=156&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=8

Btw it only beats the TRUE when the motherbaord is at a vertical position.

also just noticed that it has to be from special tech, the megatron isn't being sold there. But the vendetta is for £22.

 

[rapidman17]

i cant belive no ones suggested the megatron (megahalem) or an ocz vendetta .

Ocz vendetta is very cheap.

the vendetta beats the True! when the fan is at a low output, http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=156&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=7

and when its at a hight output it still beats it!http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=156&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=8

Btw it only beats the TRUE when the motherbaord is at a vertical position.

also just noticed that it has to be from special tech, the megatron isn't being sold there. But the vendetta is for £22.

Yh it is a good cooler, but the TRUE beats it after being lapped; out-of-the box performance is pretty useless i know due to the rough surface....

 

[j.woody]

depends how much money he wants to spend!

 

[sammytomjohn]

depends how much money he wants to spend!

£30-£40!

 

[Youngie1337]

Personally can recommend Noctua NP. Used it for past months and it's been GREAT. 10/10 for cooling. Load when I have good circulation @ 3.4Ghz is 50-60c, considering @ 2.4 I was reaching 60c idle lol.

 

[ali_james]

Surely if you have an ifx-14 already (which doesn't seem a bad cooler) you'd be better off getting some decent noctua fans, getting hold of the best thermal paste and maybe lapping the heatsink?

 

[Sleekit]

My reccomendation as always:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Xigmatek-Red-Scorpion-S1283-120mm-LED-cooler

Custom PC Magazine reccomend:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Titan-Fenrir-TTC-NK85TZ-120mm-PWM-17dBAplus-HDT-CPU-Cooler-(775-1366-K8-AM2-AM3)

 

[rapidman17]

My reccomendation as always:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Xigmatek-Red-Scorpion-S1283-120mm-LED-cooler

Custom PC Magazine reccomend:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Titan-Fenrir-TTC-NK85TZ-120mm-PWM-17dBAplus-HDT-CPU-Cooler-(775-1366-K8-AM2-AM3)

People need to be careful about HDT heatsinks though.. the method of thermal paste application is completely dif from the normal way....

Have a look at this page for more info:

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...ask=view&id=170&Itemid=1&limit=1&limitstart=5

 

[alexhull24]

If silence is important, the fenrir might not be for you, it's a little louder than you might want, though can't deny the cooling ability.

The noctua offering is great value for the performance you get imo.

 

[Lynx]

I dont mind load coolers, as long as its not random bursts of noise, constant you can adjust to or play music

 

[sammytomjohn]

i have been lookin and the ocz vendetta 2 looked quite good when i was googlin it till i noticed that (correct me if i'm wrong) it has pushpins!

anybody successfully modded it with a bolt thru?

will it be pretty easy to get some nut and bolts through it?

 

[Lynx]

Most good cpu cooles have push pins... you just aswell getting a really good push pin and having to install it just the once, might be fiddly but once its on, thats it.. 10 degrees coooler for pushing down some pins>?????