Best cooler for P3.2 S478?

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I have the above CPU which got amazingly loud with the supplied intel heatsink, reserator im not happy with, so wondered what is the best type of cooling for this? Im not into DIY so it will have to be a ready solution TBH. The quieter the better

 

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Would the zalman 7000cu or the zalman 9500 be better? Heard good things from both

 

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Looks like there are a lot of options for my P3.2 then, more than I actually realised. Anything can be better than the stock cooler, which sounds like a jet engine whenever you play games. Just hope that one of these choices will make my machine cool & quiet like the reserator used to do in the past

 

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Are these Thermalright on par with the latest & greatest from Zalman? I always thought Zalman were better than anything else?

 

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Thats not really a problem for me to do, as I will be getting a IT guy to install it all for me, assuming he thinks that it would all go into my machine after looking what else I have got plugged in. If it works with that fan then I will give it a go. You can buy the Thermalright 120 here, but can you buy those 120mm fans from here as well?

 

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Thats even more to the list now. I thought there might be a one sort of universal agreement to "the best" one available to cool it quietly. Seems almost too good to be true that the thermaltake big typhoon only generates 16db!

 

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I just read a review recently that gave good case for the "Arctic Cooler Freezer 4" The test bed was a P3.0, would my slightly higher P3.2 make much of a difference? Looks like there have been about 10 recommendations here, shame there isnt some big table with all results of people with the same as me

 

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Mattey1 - If you get temps like that, even with overclocking, then it should do my stock speed 3.2 fine, as iim not one to overclock unless there is a simple software program that does the changes for me.

Not sure why people dont recommend that one all the time. Whats the audible noise like though? They dont give a DB rating, which makes me suspicious that its not a quiet enough solution

 

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That looks good to me. But what is the DB level of this cooler? I cant see an answer anywhere, so maybe its really loud and they dont want to admit this, until its too late?

 

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Could it be true that the Thermalright there is better at cooling than the Zalman 7000cu? I wonder how it would fair against the 9500 variety?

 

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Out of everything im tempted to try either the Thermalright 120 or the Arctic Freezer 4. Not sure what the quietest one is, or what other fans etc I will need to buy with it at the same time. I really need them in time for monday, so any quick advice would be nice

 

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In terms of getting the Thermalright SI-120, will I need to buy any fans with it, or do I need to just buy that on its own? Anything I can buy from here would be a bonus

 

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Its all over now. After everyone giving me some very helpful advice, I have decided on a Thermalright SI-120 heatsink with an Akasa 120mm fan.

Hopefully both of those together will make my machine a very cool system. As long as it keeps the stock settings cool & quiet, thats all that I ask for. Hopefully thats all I need, without the need for any case fans etc? Fingers crossed I have made the right choice, Will find out monday night

 

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I hope it does work as well as people have been mentioning in the past & present, one of the things that made me choose it in the 1st place. As far as I know, if you team that Thermalright with an Akasa 120mm fan, it should all run almost silently and cool, all at the same time. Am I going mad or will this be a reality?

 

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Im sure that it runs quietly, but alas I will not find out that chance right now because the thermal cut-out never seemed to work as the chip fried itself, so need to find a 2-3 year old cpu, wish me luck!