3930 Cooling

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 11:32

Hi all,

I am looking to get a 3930SB-E and am struggling to decide on a cooler for it.

The H100 is currently my choice but I am open to suggestions. Been checking various places and asking around to see what peoples opinions of it are.

I don't intend to overclock the chip so I am mostly interested in cooling at stock speeds.

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 13:37

The CoolerMaster 612S looks very nice - will have to find out whether it will support 2011 and how well it would cool the chip.

The hsf on my current machine is beautifully quiet and keeps temps right down. To be fair it is an Athlon X2 64 so hardly cutting edge.

If anyone else would like to counter with other suggestions or comments I would love to hear.

So close to new build ordering its exciting!

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 15:03

Just had a look at the Arctic Freezer i30 which looks pretty decent too, not sure if anyone else has used one of these on a 3930

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 15:19

Other than the usual gaming and general use...

Heavy virtualisation work along with pic/vid editing to various extents.

My i7 work machine gets pushed pretty hard hence the move to additional cores.

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 15:27

Water cooling is something I had considered but would prefer to avoid at present other than the 'pre-made' loops such as the H100.

How are your temps Elric?

Having looked at a few of the air coolers such as the i30 and some others; they don't appear too bad at cooling and with low noise.

As you say for merely gaming etc it would be a waste but the extra cores really help when you have the number of VMs going along with other stuff.

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 16:54

Those are decent temps considering the chip.

I'm guessing you have good airflow in your case to keep everything else cool.

The Hydro series coolers are a pretty good compromise between air coolers and custom water loops

Exactly my thoughts - I'm not looking to overclock so all I need is efficient, quiet cooling.

Hmm still not decided though! H100 is still strongly tempting me.

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 21:21

I think the H100 has it. I have noticed quite a few posts/articles on issues with the pump - have you had any?

I was tempted to try a push/pull config but my case choice is highly unlikely to allow this short of screwing the pull fans on the outside. The only reason I considered this was to give greater cooling.

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 21:39

you won't be restricted to heatsink orientation due to memory heatsink sizes

That's something I have noticed - some of these heatsinks require a great deal of space whereas the H100 just drops in.

Impressed your getting 5Ghz on it, must be pretty toasty?

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 21:50

Noctua D14 2011

I had a look at that but my concern is the space it takes, especially around the RAM.

I see that it is compatible with the x79 Sabertooth - I guess I would have to ensure all slots can be used (assuming low profile RAM).

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 23:45

Air cooler all the way.

It is still an option - I just want to make sure I get something that keeps the chip cool without giving my rig the power of flight =D

healthhazad · 15 Mar 2012 at 23:59

Thanks for the link Helios - I must confess I entirely missed it when reading your first post.

Will give that article a good read.

You hit the nail on the head in that I am not overclocking and as long as the cooling is good I'm not fussed how it is achieved.

Argh so much choice, need to read the full review

healthhazad · 16 Mar 2012 at 00:05

setter - what CPU is that on? ** d'oh should have read your signature first before asking **

Had a quick skim of the review etc and it looks and sounds very good - scary how big it is, I hope to god socket 2011 and the backplate are strong!