new cpu cooler i5, what will fit?

the_munkeh · 11 Jun 2011 at 20:15

Sorry for a fairly boring thread.

looking to replace the stock cooler on my i5 750, Its an asus p55 board. G.Skill RipJaw ram in a fractal r2 case.

The temperatures aren't terrible but its not been oc'ed yet buts its pretty noisy, just want something better for when I do start to play with it. What would you recommend? I have had a look but don't want to pick something that doesn't fit or interferes with the ram slots.

thanks in advance

panyan · 11 Jun 2011 at 20:18

both 1156 and 1155 will fit - what budget have you got?

the_munkeh · 11 Jun 2011 at 20:41

I have around £50 of birthday money to go on something shiny

panyan · 11 Jun 2011 at 20:56

the_munkeh said:
I have around £50 of birthday money to go on something shiny

£50? THIS.

Reaper 392 · 12 Jun 2011 at 14:29

i cant find anywhere saying what the maximum cooler height for your case is. i also dont know if the silver arrow will interfere with the Gskill ram because of its tall heatspreaders.

i do know that its a Matx tower case (which means it wont be as small as mine), so the only coolers i can personally recommend in that price range would be:

zalman CNPS 9900MAX
corsair H50

the silver arrow will be way better than either of these, but i dont know if the ram will get in its way, or if it will be too tall at 160mm

the_munkeh · 12 Jun 2011 at 17:00

Having looked at the case I think there is about 160mm (according to the website it supports coolers with height of ~165mm. so that might be ok! Just the ram concern really. I guess the H50 gets around that, I do like the look of the Silver arrow though..

Reaper 392 · 12 Jun 2011 at 22:56

looking at what Big Kev has said in this thread, i would it wont fit over your ram:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18285028

apparently it only fits if you move the fan upwards, something you just cant do in your case

so, either sell your current RAM and fork out for some corsair XMS3 ram (£33 right now) along with your cooler, or look for a new cooler

Randall8686 · 13 Jun 2011 at 09:44

the H50 on my i5 is fine overclocked @ 4.6 and i hit 67-68c in s torture test

Reaper 392 · 13 Jun 2011 at 13:13

Randall8686 said:
the H50 on my i5 is fine overclocked @ 4.6 and i hit 67-68c in s torture test

the silver arrow is WAY better than the H50, which is why i was recommending it.

i would see if the Noctua NH D14 will fit over your ram (its very nearly as good as the silver arrow)

if not, then the H50 will probably be a good bet