Best socket 1156 air cooled heatsink & fan under £60?

hexagonsun · 2 Jan 2011 at 16:43

Any suggestions?

rowannew · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:09

ive got an arctic cooler freezer 7 pro rev.2 and it is perfect for under 20 quid keeps my i3 at high 20s idle

hexagonsun · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:10

That's good to know, I was considering that one, I'll be using it with an i5, have you overclocked at all?

RJC · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:11

Cooler below seems popular:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD

Zairs · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:12

this is a good one for oc
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-010-TI
this is what i'll get if i go i5

Sgt Tackleberry · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:13

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-072-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat= then add another viper fan for push and pull.... I have it on my i5 clocked @ 4ghz, my temps are 30'c idle and 60'c fully loaded..

hexagonsun · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:44

The Titan Fenrir Evo seems to be better than the Freezer 7 according to one of the customer reviews, I'm leaning towards that or the Akasa Venom then at the moment, any other suggestions or opinions on these?

Btw Sgt Tackleberry, you seem to have the exact same CPU and RAM I plan to get, how are you finding that setup?

Zairs · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:46

I stick by my suggestion of the Titan Fenrir Evo, that is the one that seems to get the most recomendtions round here, plus its slighly cheaper at the mo

Sgt Tackleberry · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:57

hexagonsun said:
Btw Sgt Tackleberry, you seem to have the exact same CPU and RAM I plan to get, how are you finding that setup?

I find it really good for gaming, i play black op on the max setting and get a fps of 130+, crysis max setting of a fps of 50. For Internet browsering really fast. This all depends on what graphics card you are getting, I have the 5850 but I'm thinking of upgrading to 6950 in the next few months. All in all very good system and love it..
Get the venom CPU cooler with another viper for push n pull and AS5 paste and you will not be dispointed trust me.

hexagonsun · 2 Jan 2011 at 18:07

Cool, I won't be using it for gaming, will be using it for music production, so I assume it will still be pretty good for that, I guess the graphics card only makes a difference for gaming.

Sgt Tackleberry · 2 Jan 2011 at 18:25

If this is Pc is for the music production then I think you will need 8gb ram.

Shayper · 2 Jan 2011 at 18:58

Thermaltake Frio: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2010/07/14/thermaltake-frio-cpu-cooler-review/1

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alex24 · 2 Jan 2011 at 19:04

I've seen the Noctua NH-D14 for less than £60. If you really want to push the OC. If you're not overclocking, don't bother and get something a lot cheaper, like £20.

Aretenon · 2 Jan 2011 at 19:51

Noctua NH-U12P SE2 £55
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-010-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
Quiet and will fit into most cases

Invertigo · 2 Jan 2011 at 19:55

If you want to push the cpu, you'll want to be shopping around for the Noctua NH-D14 or Thermalright Silver Arrow, but be warned, they're big! If you're more limited for space, the Megahalems is a very impressive cooler.

If, however, you don't want to push the cpu much, save some cash and spend about £20 instead.

hexagonsun · 2 Jan 2011 at 20:48

Sgt Tackleberry said:
If this is Pc is for the music production then I think you will need 8gb ram.

Yeah I was thinking of starting with 4GB then maybe adding another 4GB later.

I might overclock it a little, maybe in the region of 400MHz or so, is that going to make a lot of difference?

Sgt Tackleberry · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:46

hexagonsun said:
Yeah I was thinking of starting with 4GB then maybe adding another 4GB later.

I might overclock it a little, maybe in the region of 400MHz or so, is that going to make a lot of difference?

Ok cool. With the i5 760 it can overclocked to 4ghz with easy if you wanted to do that.

hexagonsun · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:48

Hmmm, maybe, don't know if I want/need to push it that far, also considering an i7 860 due to the hyperthreading, can't make up my mind.

Sgt Tackleberry · 2 Jan 2011 at 22:06

Here is a link what will help you - http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/191?vs=108

Helios1234 · 2 Jan 2011 at 22:38

Invertigo said:
If you want to push the cpu, you'll want to be shopping around for the Noctua NH-D14 or Thermalright Silver Arrow, but be warned, they're big! If you're more limited for space, the Megahalems is a very impressive cooler.

If, however, you don't want to push the cpu much, save some cash and spend about £20 instead.

This! But the Thermalright Venomous X instead of the Megahalem if space is an issue.