Best Cooler??

oLysmoLy · 5 Apr 2010 at 02:57

Does any one knw of the best cooler out for overclocking an i7 920 to 4ghz???

setter · 5 Apr 2010 at 03:01

Ive been using a Thermalright ultra extreme black on my i7 at 4ghz, very good cooler, the only improvement over it is custom water cooling.

oLysmoLy · 5 Apr 2010 at 03:07

is the Thermalright ultra extreme black a watercoolng system???

setter · 5 Apr 2010 at 03:48

Nope, it's a high end air cooling heatsink.

BIGBC · 5 Apr 2010 at 04:04

Prolimatech Megahalems is as good as air coolers get. Whack two good fans on it and your temps will be excellent.

sermad · 5 Apr 2010 at 19:06

What is the best top down CPU cooler out there these days? Need one because my case won't fit a megahelm.

MaxP779 · 5 Apr 2010 at 19:28

Corsair H50 is good if you dont have much room, but you need a 120mm rear exhaust and it wont give the best temps at 4ghz.

Cenuij · 5 Apr 2010 at 19:37

sermad said:
What is the best top down CPU cooler out there these days? Need one because my case won't fit a megahelm.

Thermalright AXP-140, though I don't see one listed on OCUK at the moment.

oLysmoLy · 14 Apr 2010 at 00:57

btw wat does it mean when it says (Socket 1366 / 775 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3) on the end of a listing on ocuk...is it compatible with gigabyte motherboard??..intel cpu??? shoud i be worried??

cmndr_andi · 14 Apr 2010 at 01:04

If it says "Socket 1366" then it will be compatible with your X58 motherboard.

rumble291 · 14 Apr 2010 at 01:11

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

Seems quite true, Though other reviews tend to say different heatsinks are better than others. I'm just gonna get a Noctua NH-D14 as im looking for a really good cooler.

oLysmoLy · 14 Apr 2010 at 01:46

thing about the the top 5 ranking is hw much noise does the Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Heatsink Review make...if its ranked a 1st on low temps but not low noise??

oLysmoLy · 14 Apr 2010 at 01:46

n hw could u posibly tel other than buyin then regreting da decision??

Locke · 14 Apr 2010 at 02:13

Look up some videos on Youtube, you tend to get mostly honest opinions and actual... well video

Helios1234 · 14 Apr 2010 at 10:23

Best thing would be to check up reviews around the web. I'll post some results soon.

rumble291 · 14 Apr 2010 at 11:15

oLysmoLy said:
thing about the the top 5 ranking is hw much noise does the Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme Heatsink Review make...if its ranked a 1st on low temps but not low noise??

It's because they test at low fan speed and then high speed. The quietest high speed fans will be top 5. Personally I wouldn't take any notice of that as the quiet heatsinks look like they couldn't cool an overclocked CPU very well, there are a couple that do look good. Even the Intel Stock cooler is in the quietest ones! lol. I'd just go for the one with best temperature as you can always change the fan if you really want quietness.

The heatsink only (add your own fans) like guys have been suggestion do look pretty good! Not too sure about that pure copper one, looks pretty heavy but epic lol.

Azuse05 · 14 Apr 2010 at 11:27

Cooper absorbs heat far better than it releases it, hence the best coolers are copper base aluminium fins.

rumble291 · 2 May 2010 at 17:07

Ive got the Noctua NH-D14 keeps my chip nice and cool even with a Vcore of 1.5

max load is 50-52c with NB and HT link at 2500Mhz with 1.2675 volts. Idles around 30c with the actually sensor but core says 24-27c

Depends what your budget is though. If your looking for a cheaper cooler the Titan Ferir looks pretty decent for the price.