Gelid Tranquillo or Thermalright Silver arrow

danbt

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Hey guys.

Im looking for a CPU cooler for an I5.

I will want to Overclock as close to 5ghz as possible, would the Gelid allow this?
And would the silver arrow be overkill for this?

Will an overclock of say, 4.9ghz, feel much different than 4.5ghz?

Thanks ;)
 
Which chip is it? I presume sandy bridge one due to that sort of OC?

I don't know how much heat these chips put out when OC, I know that they are pretty good at stock though, I would recommend the gelid tranquillo, great cooler for the price and very quiet as well.

And personally I don't see the point of OC that much unless you really need it for encoding etc. as at stock it should be perfectly fine especially if it is just for gaming and you would not notice any difference what so ever for normal use etc.


Here is my review of the gelid:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=19960534#post19960534
 
Awesome. Yeh I want the solver arrow. But if overclocking wont even make a difference, I duno if I could justify spending on a cooler like that...

Dunooo
 
Ok I see that you have the i5 2500K 3.3GHz.

You need to tell us your uses for your PC in order to see if it is beneficial to OC.

As I said if your just going to be gaming, web browsing, watching the odd film and other stuff like that, then there is no point at all of OC, not until you need to in the future.

However if you do encoding etc. then yes OC would be beneficial.


e.g. I have a i5 750 at stock (2.66GHz) it does everything that I need it to easily and my uses are just gaming (handles all games great although my 4850 512MB is holding me back for the latest titles like BF 3), web browsing, watching films and the other usual stuff.
 
Well i will be gaming. I dont do any video encoding really. So maybe it would not be worth getting such an expensive cooler.

But, if I do Overclock in the future, would I be held back by the Gelid?
 
danbt said:
But, if I do Overclock in the future, would I be held back by the Gelid?
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If heat was an issue then yes - but you may have a CPU that can only hit ~4.5GHz in which case the Gelid would be more than adequate.

I have the SA but i bought it so that i could have relative silence as well as a modest clock, for now, but in the future a greater clock if/when needed.

As Surveyor has already pointed out there's very little benifit to be gained with a clocked SB for day to day usage - but we all do it - so if money is an issue then the Gelid is a solid choice.

If you want very chilly results, regardless of clock (comparative to the gelid) and quiet running then the SA is the cooler of choice. I only have my fans running at 50% and it still keeps my temps running under 60 degrees under load.
 
If you aren't going to be doing anything other than what you said, then there really is no need to OC unless that is your thing and you just want to get a big epeen number in benchmarks :p the chip should be perfectly capable for games at stock clocks.

If you try and get the most out of your CPU i.e. up to as much as 5GHz possibly but the SA would be better than the gelid for that sort of OC, however for around 4.5GHz the gelid is great and IMO it isn't worth paying more for another cooler like the SA at that OC.

Had a look at a few reviews of the gelid to see what people said about the i5 2500K:

Pros: Excellent cooling
Low noise
Easy install
Looks great
Good price

Cons: Install instructions less than perfect - not a big enough problem to remove a star for though.

Other Thoughts: Keeps my i5-2500k overclocked to 4.04Ghz around 53C at full load. Ambient is around 27C.
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And have a look at this thread:

http://91.151.218.11/showthread.php?t=18302362
 
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Yeh. Guys all of your reasoning, and what I have said before points to me getting the Gelid. But you know when you just have that feeling, that, even though you can see all the evidence, you still wanna buy the other thing, because, you know, the silver arrow LOOKS cooler. lol
 
Lol, unless you keep the side of your case of or you have a windowed case I wouldn't worry about that :p


I really love the look of the gelid and love the white fan with the black trim, it looks much better in person than the photos.
 
How important is noise to you - as mentioned earlier you can run the Silver Arrow at 25% fan speed for most tasks. Mine only spin up past 50% if temps go over 55degrees and even then i can't hear it?

If noise is a factor the the Silver Arrow is worth the investment - if not the Gelid is a solid, great value cooler.

And as an a side i think my SA is ugly... :)
 
Right, the case im looking at. The CM 690 Dominator, doesnt even have a side window lol. So good point. And I dont think Noise is a massive issue.

So im leaning toward the Gelid, but still could go either way lol. Im just scared that if i do want/ need to overclocker in the future, the Gelid just wont be able to handle it.

Ideally, for the future. I want to OC to about 4.8ghz if poss.
 
danbt said:
Ideally, for the future. I want to OC to about 4.8ghz if poss.
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I've just replied to your other post regarding clocking - and as you now know there's no guarantee you'll hit 4.8GHz (regardless of cooler/voltages) so you may as well play it safe with the Gelid if noise isn't issue.

My chip will hit 5GHz+ (but at loony voltages) - but i choose to run 4.4GHz as there's no benefit for me (and most others) at running at ~4.8GHz. And because of this fact i wouldn't have been overly concerned if i had a CPU that stopped at ~4.5GHz - other than the fact i would have probably needed a lot more voltage for the same results.
 
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You guys are making sense.... Looks as though I will go for the Gelid.

I still just cant help but feeling Im shooting myself in the foot or something...
 
danbt said:
You guys are making sense.... Looks as though I will go for the Gelid.

I still just cant help but feeling Im shooting myself in the foot or something...
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Hehe, look if you've got the money and like the look of the Silver Arrow buy it.

Not every purchase has to make sense - sometimes the enjoyment is buying want you desire and not what you need.

At least you now know the pros and cons and can make a deliberate and informed decision in buying a cooler that you may not need :D
 
Plec said:
Good point - this could all be acedemic as the SA is huge and is quite often larger than it's specified spec (mine was 6mm taller).
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And also for noise levels, as if the case or/and GPU is louder than the CPU heatsink fans, then it wouldn't make much difference if the CPU heatsink fans are quiet, if you know what I mean :p

danbt said:
Right, the case im looking at. The CM 690 Dominator, doesnt even have a side window lol. So good point. And I dont think Noise is a massive issue.

So im leaning toward the Gelid, but still could go either way lol. Im just scared that if i do want/ need to overclocker in the future, the Gelid just wont be able to handle it.

Ideally, for the future. I want to OC to about 4.8ghz if poss.
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Did you look at that other OCUK thread I posted above, you can get a good OC with good temps, maybe not above 4.5-4.6GHz, but as plec said we don't even know if your chip that you get can go over 4.5GHz, some chips are great for OC, some aren't.


And again as plec said if you have the money then go for the SA as your heart tells you that you want it but your head is telling you the option that makes more sense for now, the gelid :p :D
 
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