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..... while being (near) silent.
Thanks
New Boy
Thanks
New Boy
Take a look here...
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/alpenfoehn_k2_cpu_cooler_revisited,10.html
Alpenfohn K2 @ £60 does a very good job.
To get 4.5 a solid air cooler is needed your looking at a Prolimatech Mega Harlems or the like. If you want 4.8 then you need the Alpenfohn or a Noctua D14 or if you go water an Antec h20 920, all of these will keep your temps in the low 70's @ 4.8 when stress testing and high 50's low 60's when doing normal stuff.
Come to think of it if you can find one the Thermalright Silver Arrow is very well priced for the performance it gives, equal to the D14 and beats the Antec 920.
What does the stock cooler get you out of interest?
CPU cooler is a bit like PSU, don't skimp on it or go the budget way.
This new one from arctic just got top marks in custom pc
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-041-AR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
I just bought this to replace my freezer 7 pro 2 and there is very little difference
ok. thanks for the useful replies so far.
I really think I'm going to push the quiet thing. I think I'm going to exclusively use spectre pro fans in the case, so if i decided to use 1 (or 2) of these instead of the stock fans (or even better a heat sink that doesn't come with one) would this change anyone's opinion? and i think i would rather be quiet at 4.2GHz that louder at 4.5....
What were you running at with your freezer 7?
4.6 with a +.035v offset