Best heatsink and thermal past for i7 2600 Quad Core

RogueGB · 29 Aug 2013 at 20:18

Hi Guys

Can anybody advise me the best heatsink, thermal paste and fan
for this processor.
Intel® Core™i7-2600 Quad Core (3.40GHz, 8MB Cache) + HD Graphics

This is what I have at the moment.

Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler.

Budget £10-£100 maybe a bit more.

This is the motherboard I have.

ASUS® P8H67-M LX SI: MICRO ATX MAINBOARD, LG 1155, SATA 6.0Gb/s

RJC · 29 Aug 2013 at 21:14

A few options:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler £34.99
1 x Raijintek EreBoss High Performance CPU Cooler £31.99
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler £29.99
Total : £107.47 (includes shipping : £8.75).

snips86x · 29 Aug 2013 at 21:15

What about a H100?

RJC · 29 Aug 2013 at 21:17

Depends on the case the op has and also being a non K and on a H series board overclocking be minimal at best.

RogueGB · 30 Aug 2013 at 04:37

How does the heatsink clip onto the board? Two clips on my origin heat sink has snapped. Hence the change of the heatsink/fan

kaku · 30 Aug 2013 at 04:47

A heatsink will come with its own mounting hardware. Usually they'll have some kind of backplate that goes behind the board then screws into the holes through the board.

RogueGB · 30 Aug 2013 at 05:12

I was just asking. The 3 heatsinks pics has no mounting clips.

Thanks

OLDPHART · 30 Aug 2013 at 06:03

Hi, as for paste MX4, Chill Factor 3, Gelid take your choice not much between them maybe 2'c.

PieEater · 30 Aug 2013 at 07:31

RogueGB said:
Can anybody advise me the best heatsink, thermal paste and fan for this processor.....

As RJC has pointed out you will not be able to overclock your CPU sufficiently to require a high performance cooler, so I assume you want something quieter than what you currently have? You have a micro-ATX board so do you also have a small case which may effect your cooler choices by way of size? Do you have high profile RAM?

Answering these questions will help get you the right advice.

RogueGB · 31 Aug 2013 at 16:32

I've got 8gb ram. 800w psu

I've been told you cannot overclock my processor that much. though I would love too.

I'm looking for a decent cooler.

Doco · 2 Sep 2013 at 19:21

I've been using my NZXt Havik 140 - and while their is an issue with the height and width of it (for high profile ram etc) - it works a treat, I'l concede high 70s temperatures durning the really hot weather (could have gotten higher but tbh wasnt on it a great deal), other than that serves me well go have to plug it lol.