Good E8400 CPU Cooler for Antec P182 Cooler?

[Eatchipz]

Hey guys what is a good CPU Cooler for a E8400 that will preform well and also to be able to fit in the Antec P182 case?

Wanna try my hand at overclocking Any tips?

Thanks

 

[kerrgreg]

True 120

 

[Eatchipz]

:O that's a beast!...I am not even sure that would fit. Do you need fans for it?

 

[Sgt_Pepper]

I had my E8400 at 4Ghz with an AC Freezer 7 Pro, can't go wrong for the price.

 

[EdGey]

yes you need a fan (or 2) for it

id personally buy the tuniq tower.

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

+1 For the TRUE, it fits in an Antec300 so should fit in pretty much any case.

V Good Cooler, slap on a quiet fan and its gerat for the price, which, OcUK seem to have reduced to something similar to other stockists now

 

[El Jimben]

+2 for getting a TRUE, I've got one in my P182 and it fits fine.

 

[Wiggins]

An Akasa AK-965 would be fine as long as your not going to push it past 4Ghz.

The one sat on mine at 3.8Ghz sits idle between 32/36c and no more than 52c under load.

 

[Eatchipz]

I am just surfing the web, msn and playing the football manager demo and my temps according to core temp

Are

37/39 1st core
44 on 2nd core.

Are they high for stock cooler?

 

[Wiggins]

They are roundabout spot on for a stock cooler.

 

[Eatchipz]

They are roundabout spot on for a stock cooler.

Hmm might go with your option off the Akasa AK-965. It seems good value for money if you can get 3.8ghz I will be honest spending 60-70 quid on a cooler + Fan is abit much .

Any thing else maybe a little more than the Akasa that is good?

 

[BlastRadius]

The Ultima 90 is almost on par (in my experience better) than the TRUE. Less weight and as in sig definately fits in a P182 with room to spare.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ght Ultima-90i CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775)

Price isn't great against the discounted TRUE though.

 

[rjk]

if you are spending £100+ on a cpu and plan to overclock it - surely you should consider looking at the best cooling for it you can

in my experience if you buy cheap, you buy twice

 

[sutom]

I'm looking for the same thing as Eatchipz. Is the Noctua NH-U12P still good as a very quiet cooler? It seemed like a good choice a month or so ago, but maybe some new, as good coolers have been released since then?

I was mainly looking at the Noctua because of the included fan and thermal paste, and it seems like it will work right away (i.e. no lapping).

 

[Big.Wayne]

I am not even sure that would fit. Do you need fans for it?

Depends how hard you clock your chip and what vCore u need?

I ran a mild overclock on a 65nm part and found the cooling was so good with the Antec P182 I didn't need to use a CPU fan. The TRUE is a very good heatsink if you can afford it but there are other good choices including the Xigmatek HDT-1283 and the Akasa AK-965, the latter is a real nice bang-for-buck cooler!

$$$ = Thermalright
$$ = Xigmatek
$ = Akasa

 

[chronic86]

I had my E8400 at 4Ghz with an AC Freezer 7 Pro, can't go wrong for the price.

+1

 

[EdGey]

very nice looking indeed, like the way the light catches the heat sink