Are the ASUS cpu coolers any good

jmalco · 28 Jul 2007 at 20:22

question as title really , are any of the ASUS coolers worth a purchase or what would you recommend , at present im using a Zalman 9500 & was looking for something better to cool c2d chip

Thebug · 28 Jul 2007 at 21:26

the silent square series are prety good i had one on my q6600 and it used to idle around 44-45.

jmalco · 28 Jul 2007 at 21:38

.....Keeny....what are the thermalrite 120 extreme like , seen that in your sig

Thebug · 28 Jul 2007 at 21:45

they are very good but there are problems with the base being convex - not flat, so require a bit of elbow greese to get it flat but after that its fine.

my quad @3.2 idles at 39-40

Kingy1968 · 28 Jul 2007 at 23:11

Is that 39-40 on your thermalright or on watercooling?

Kingy1968 · 28 Jul 2007 at 23:21

Forgot to add Keeny1979 is right the finishing on the Ultra 120's are absolute crap..

I dont know anyone whos had a flat base one, all I know is that if ya have one make sure to get some 120, 400, 800 and 1500 grit wet and dry to rub the bugger down...

Mine took me 4 hours hard graft to get the bloody thing remotely level.

Mine at the moment is clocked @3.2 and its running at 48oC idle.

Good cooler when you messed about with the base..

Shimmy · 28 Jul 2007 at 23:51

Kingy1968 said:
Forgot to add Keeny1979 is right the finishing on the Ultra 120's are absolute crap..

I dont know anyone whos had a flat base one, all I know is that if ya have one make sure to get some 120, 400, 800 and 1500 grit wet and dry to rub the bugger down...

Mine took me 4 hours hard graft to get the bloody thing remotely level.

Mine at the moment is clocked @3.2 and its running at 48oC idle.

Good cooler when you messed about with the base..

Thats pretty poor manufacture quality no?

If I spent £50 on a cooler, I'd expect the base to be as shiny and flat as a mirror.

Peg · 29 Jul 2007 at 14:10

jmalco said:
question as title really , are any of the ASUS coolers worth a purchase or what would you recommend , at present im using a Zalman 9500 & was looking for something better to cool c2d chip

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-012-AS&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

The best air cooler I have ever used. I have a E6850 that idles at 24c using TAT and only gets as high as 42c running Orthos. I have it connected to a Zalman fanmate on the lowest speed as well and it is silent. I have a Zalman 9500 on a E6600 and the Asus is a better cooler.