any better cpu coolers than the h50 for £60 or less ???

[beasty6]

hey guys,

im going to be ordering my new build later on today and im going to be getting the HAF X case and i understand its a brill case for air cooling so i was just asking for some recommendations for a air cooler or shall i stick whit the h50 ???

cheers guys

beasty

 

[King Damager]

I think the noctua is just under £60, if anything's going to beat an H50 that will....

kd

 

[beasty6]

hmm what about the cooler master v6GT ??? would it work better in a cooler master case ??? (better airflow)

beasty

 

[xtremedetailz]

Thermalright Silver Arrow is better than the Noctua and the H50 and is cheaper than both.

 

[beasty6]

i think im going to lean towards the cooler master V6GT as its going to be installed into a coolermaster HAF X case anyway

has anyone used this cooler ???

beasty

 

[Tealc]

The trouble with the CM V6GT is that it must spin those dual fans at 2200 rpm to compete with other cooler solutions that have fans spinning around 1200-1300 rpm.

I don't think having a CM case gives you any particular advantage when using a CM cooler, although I suppose if you are a big fan of seeing the Cooler Master logo then all well and good.

If you can fit one then the dual radiator type coolers like the Thermalright and Noctua already mentioned would give best results, failing that the Megahalems with a decent fan attached.

It's just that when somone asks which cooler to go for no one jumps in and mentions the Coolermaster. I wonder why?

 

[beasty6]

hmmm im not a fan boy ill go with any manufacture i just fort for £50 it was a good buy as it comes with 2 fans, thermal paste etc..

beasty

 

[Invertigo]

You'll be much better off going for the Silver Arrow or Megahalems. Looking at reviews, both thrash the V6 with similar speed fans

 

[bainbridge]

Yep Megahalems/Super mega with 2 vipers perform very well.

 

[beasty6]

i dont think the megahalems supports 1156 ???

also will give enough cooling to be able to overclock a i5 760 to 4ghz ???

beasty

 

[Memphis]

i dont think the megahalems supports 1156 ???

also will give enough cooling to be able to overclock a i5 760 to 4ghz ???

beasty

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-005-PL&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

The most well respected high-end cooler not supporting one of the most commonly used sockets? I don't think so .

 

[xtremedetailz]

The megahalems comes without fans where as the Silver arow comes with 2 x 140mm almost silent fans.

Plus the silver arrow is also better than megahalems.

 

[beasty6]

is the silver arrow available at ocuk ???

beasty

 

[bifday2k]

Nope its not, and my last post got deleted, even though i didn't mention a competitor lol.

So all i can say is keep checking.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Wish I'd of seen reviews of the silver arrow before I spent £75 on Megahalems and 2 vipers!

 

[WingZero30]

Wish I'd of seen reviews of the silver arrow before I spent £75 on Megahalems and 2 vipers!

the viper fans are better than the silver arrow fans.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

the viper fans are better than the silver arrow fans.

That makes me feel a bit better, thanks!

 

[varkanoid]

as much as I liked the H50 I replaced it with a Titan Fenrir Evo and dropped 4c in temps.

 

[WingZero30]

That makes me feel a bit better, thanks!

I am using 2 Akasa viper fans on my Thermalright IFX-14 heatsink which is ancestor of silver arrow and has more or less same design and dimensions with few differences. Check out my thread. At the bottom there is pic comparison of IFX-14 and Cogage Arrow which has similar heatsink design to silverarrow.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18203284

For my Q6600@ 3.4Ghz, the coretemps never went above 63C in prime95 and 69C in Intel burn test

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18204683

 

[C64]

Get the silver arrow but make sure you are using RAM with low profile heatsinks and or double check all will fit.