What is the best COOLER for the money Q6600?

setter · 14 Sep 2008 at 12:01

Xtremeforce said:
Hi guys thanks for the recommendations etc,

looked at the following as im not going to be overclocking at this stage but would like the possibility they are:

Arctic Freezer Pro 7 at 18 quid looks value for money

Zalman CNPS8000 at 30 sQUID!

What are your views, swaying towards the the Freezer Pro.

The arctic freezer is a great cooler at that price, if your only looking to overclock to 3-3.3ghz it will be more than adequate. Used to have one on my q6600 and it done the job.

Kelt · 14 Sep 2008 at 12:33

Xtremeforce said:
Hi guys thanks for the recommendations etc,

looked at the following as im not going to be overclocking at this stage but would like the possibility they are:

Arctic Freezer Pro 7 at 18 quid looks value for money

Zalman CNPS8000 at 30 sQUID!

What are your views, swaying towards the the Freezer Pro.

Seriously, for the extra few quid, get the Xigmatek S1283 or the OCZ Vendetta 2.

Another plus is that with either heatsink, should you want to, you can replace the fan with one of your own choice. With the freezer pro, it's a proprietary fan.

UKDTweak · 14 Sep 2008 at 12:36

Another vote for the OCZ Vendetta 2, changed my freezer pro 7 to one of these and dropped 7-6 deg in temps, my q6600 now idles at 33 (core 0; hottest) instaed of 39.

Another plus: its less noise than the freezer too

Xtremeforce · 14 Sep 2008 at 13:17

Swinging towards the OCZ Vendetta 2 however would this fit inside the Antec 300 Case?

GeezerButler · 15 Sep 2008 at 15:44

My Freezer 7 Pro fan was getting noisy so I just replaced it with an Akasa AK-966 Blue Aurora. Knocked a few degrees of my temps and quieter than the Freezer 7 Pro ever was due to the 120mm fan. Quite a nice package at £24.66 inc. VAT.

uv · 15 Sep 2008 at 16:00

+1 for the noctua.. it's just completely inaudible, and cools well

bledd · 15 Sep 2008 at 16:15

Snograt said:
Allegedly, the best coolers on the market are the TRUE, the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 and, best of all, the OCZ Vendetta 2.

Sadly, OcUK only lists the TRUE (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-039-TR) which is out of stock with no hint of future availability.

not only ocuk stock them you know

Tetsu · 15 Sep 2008 at 16:19

Mattus said:
Was about to suggest this myself. This is a great cooler, as efficient as the Thermalright but IMO built to higher standards. Shame not many people know about it.

Just got one myself.. much better than the TT and build quality is in a different league.

2Thumbs · 15 Sep 2008 at 16:30

Noctua or Xigmatek. Noctua has the ability as standard to work in a push-pull config which is nice.

I'm wondering if for similar money, the Xigmatek with a Noctua P12 fan would outperform the Noctua heatsink. May be worth a shot.

MikeHunt79 · 15 Sep 2008 at 16:54

Xigmatek HDT-S1283

BlastRadius · 15 Sep 2008 at 17:01

I would like to throw the Ultima 90I into the hat. Most people overlook it because of its bigger brother - the TRUE. It cools within 1-2C of the TRUE and is not as tall or heavy or costly.

Snograt · 15 Sep 2008 at 17:05

bledd. said:
not only ocuk stock them you know

I know - but this is OcUK's forums, we don't mention competitors and I posted that in the hope that someone would see it and start stocking the damn things

Shaddow · 16 Sep 2008 at 15:26

True 120 Extreme Lapped of course..

Q6600 @ 3.6 Stable since Jan 08

Pneumonic · 16 Sep 2008 at 18:37

Shaddow said:
True 120 Extreme Lapped of course..

Q6600 @ 3.6 Stable since Jan 08

yup I am yet to see anything out perform a lapped TRUE / Q6600

KarlMcWade · 17 Sep 2008 at 00:02

I agree with you Pneumonic
for a quad the is nothing better than a lapped true with a good fan

results in the quad database prove that

RYB · 17 Sep 2008 at 03:02

Another vote for the excellent Xigmatek HDT-S1283.

Q6600 G0 @ 3.0Ghz Prime 1 hour full load:

Stock HS&F (1.4125v stable):

core #0 67
core #1 67
core #2 63
core #3 63

Xigmatec (1.2875v stable):

core #0 52
core #1 55
core #2 54
core #3 54

KarlMcWade · 17 Sep 2008 at 03:58

RYB said:
Another vote for the excellent Xigmatek HDT-S1283.

Q6600 G0 @ 3.0Ghz Prime 1 hour full load:

Stock HS&F (1.4125v stable):

core #0 67
core #1 67
core #2 63
core #3 63

Xigmatec (1.2875v stable):

core #0 52
core #1 55
core #2 54
core #3 54

thats a lot of voltage for a small increase
check here you could find your overvolting
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17779323

hope it helps RYB

RYB · 17 Sep 2008 at 14:45

Hi Karl m8 thanks for the link, that database is an excellent resource.

I forgot to mention that the 1.4125v needed for 3.0Ghz stable was on a P5K that had massive vdroop (using Intel stock HS&F).

After I pencil modded the P5K and installed the Xigmatec I could get the volts down to 1.2875v for 3.0Ghz stable. Any lower and it would fail Prime

I'm confident I can get a higher overclock but I just don't need the extra speed yet

Edit: Blimey Karl I just noticed you were at the top of the database - 4.2Ghz!!! at -35c too!!

Pneumonic · 17 Sep 2008 at 15:30

RYB said:
Edit: Blimey Karl I just noticed you were at the top of the database - 4.2Ghz!!! at -35c too!!

*sniffle* I was going to say how much power does that phase unit take to achieve sub-zero... but then well probably not much more probably less than my fans on the new rig

KarlMcWade · 17 Sep 2008 at 19:14

Pneumonic said:
*sniffle* I was going to say how much power does that phase unit take to achieve sub-zero... but then well probably not much more probably less than my fans on the new rig

bloody loads !!!!!!

the fans are 120mm deltas too so its can be kinda loud too :mad:

Pneumonic link to new build thread ?