i5-2500k stock cooler upgrade

tigerblood · 4 Apr 2011 at 19:32

i'm looking for recommendations for a silent upgrade for my i5-2500k as the stock cooler makes a racket and i also wanna dabble with overclocking

the cooler master hyper 212 plus seems the cheapest option ive found so far, im not looking to spend £60+ because i don't want to push for the fastest overclock as to be honest im blown away by stock performance as is.

Im just looking for a decent silent solution?

thanks

mufcmark · 4 Apr 2011 at 19:33

The Gelid tranquillo is a good option for £25 but the cm 212+ is stiil perfectly capable and is good for a 2500k.

tigerblood · 4 Apr 2011 at 20:07

mufcmark said:
The Gelid tranquillo is a good option for £25 but the cm 212+ is stiil perfectly capable and is good for a 2500k.

thanks, the cm 212+ is a great price and im ready to give it ago unless somebody recommends something else before i order

~REALiTY · 4 Apr 2011 at 20:12

H50 practically silent

good temps

easy to install! Nice price

Lower than £60 but not by much!

Or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-075-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-072-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-067-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

Cheaper Solutions

rgritchie · 4 Apr 2011 at 20:15

I'm tempted by the H50, but workign to a strict budget on my new build. Think I'm going to end up going for the 212+

tigerblood · 6 Apr 2011 at 19:24

ok, i went with the gelid tranquillo after seeing others recommend it .

Got it fitted on my msi gd65 board but have to use dimms 2 & 4 as fan covers dimm 1

does this mean im not running in dual channel mode, as it's 1 & 3 or all 4 slots according to manual

and if so, how much of a performance hit is it anyways?

Antilo · 6 Apr 2011 at 20:10

2 & 4 should be fine

I believe dual channel is only 2-5%, although this is from my knowledge back in the DDR1 days..

cpu-z also tells you if you're running dual channel in the memory tab.

tigerblood · 6 Apr 2011 at 20:19

Antilo said:
2 & 4 should be fine I believe dual channel is only 2-5%, although this is from my knowledge back in the DDR1 days..

cpu-z also tells you if you're running dual channel in the memory tab.

thanks ill check out what cpu-z is reporting