i7-3770K Cooler

[paulski07]

Hi, looking at overclocked i7-3770K CPU and cooler, I've been advised to get a £60 cooler eg. Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 2.
However, would a £40 cooler eg. Be Quiet Dark Rock Advanced, do the job?
Or other suggestions. I've got a 190mm wide case.

 

[BrianB]

If you have the budget and like the looks I would get the K2 Mount Doom. The cooler the better - Ivy run quite warm. Overclocking yourself or do you mean a bundle?

If you like black heatsinks have a look at the Prolimatech Megahalems bundles OCuK do, pretty sweet and you save on the fans this way.

 

[mickyflinn]

The best cooler around £30 is the Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler which can keep up with the big boys


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL


If your set on spending £60 then the Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler is a good as it gets for the price.


http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-020-AL

 

[paulski07]

Prefer to spend around the £40 mark and not £60 but if £40 will not do the job then £60 is fine.
Weighing up cost implications with either overclocking myself or buying a ready overclocked bundle which has the £60 cooler.

 

[BrianB]

Just get the best value for money, a £40 cooler will do the job just the same just slightly higher but still great temps. If it's for gaming don't go for the 3770K get the 3570K, saves even more money.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-095-TR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat= This would be decent. Nice and quiet too.

 

[V F]

If your set on spending £60 then the Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler is a good as it gets for the price.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-020-AL

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[paulski07]

I've been informed by a supplier that the Thermalright True Spirit 140 and Cooler Master Hyper 612S coolers can only certify a 4.2 overclock and not say a 4.5 as part of an overclocked bundle.
Anyone any issues with exceeding 4.2 with either of these coolers?