9450 air cooling

CaptainRAVE · 29 Jun 2008 at 20:20

What would be a good air cooling solution for a Q9450?

Cob · 29 Jun 2008 at 20:23

Tuniq Tower, or a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme with a good 120mm fan.

CaptainRAVE · 29 Jun 2008 at 20:26

How does the Thermalright IFX-14 CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) stack up?

Slynet · 29 Jun 2008 at 20:27

Wait, if you buy the Tuniq Tower, you have to buy a seperate 120mm fan aswell? I assumed it came with one. Guess not. =\

Edit: Oh sorry I read you post wrong, that only applies to the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme.

Cob · 29 Jun 2008 at 20:51

Yeah the TT comes with a fan.

And I haven't a clue how the IFX-14 performs tbh.

Pneumonic · 29 Jun 2008 at 21:31

Depends on the fan in regards to the IFX-14

With two low RPM fans the IFX-14 is just ahead of the Ultra-120, High RPM fans (1200+) the Ultra-120 is a better cooler.. if you are looking for a silent system probably the IFX-14 is you best bet.. if you are looking for mid to high range performance then the Ultra-120...

Both are better than the TT, which although I havent had general opinion is that it is pretty loud at full tilt... better to get one of the others and put 1/2 nice 120mm on