Best Value Haswell 1150 cpu cooler

wellibob · 19 Jun 2013 at 19:48

Not sure my existing cooler will fit. Freezer 7 gave me no problems. Is there a similar one .Thanks

wellibob · 19 Jun 2013 at 19:54

i5 Haswell cooler

Need a decent cooler. Not sure current xigmatek 1283 cooler will fit. Is there a budget freezer 7 kind of cooler for socket 1150 ? Thanks

snips86x · 19 Jun 2013 at 19:55

Do you wish to buy a new cooler? If so, what is your budget?

setter · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:00

If your current cooler has a bracket that supports skt 1155/1156 it will fit haswell too. It uses the same mounting holes.

wellibob · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:01

No real budget.ive paid loads out before and tbh the freezer 7 range has always been as good IMHO. Yes I want better than stock

wellibob · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:05

Its currently in a 775 mobo. I don't recall any additional brackets with the cooler when I got it. Same holes as a P5K board. I'm good yes ?

setter · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:13

The 1155/6 and 1150 use different holes for mounting than s775. You would need to purchase a compatible bracket to keep using the current cooler if one suitable wasnt supplied with it.

Ethermaster · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:15

One of the best coolers on the market, Review can be found here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18512639

YOUR BASKET
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
Total : £69.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

wellibob · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:18

Good cooler. But OTT in many ways. Also 60 quid on a CPU cooler. It is NOT value at all

wellibob · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:19

setter said:
The 1155/6 and 1150 use different holes for mounting than s775. You would need to purchase a compatible bracket to keep using the current cooler if one suitable wasnt supplied with it.

Thats fine. Any suggestions. 25 quid Max

inogen · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:23

One thing I will chip in... I'm using a TRUE 120. On my old i5 750 push/pull made no noticeable difference in temps. With my i7 4770K, push/pull makes between 10 and 20c difference.

Everything else has remained the same other than CPU / mobo / paste application. Pretty sure I used the same paste too.

wellibob · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:31

I just want a good value cooler tbh. Just not sure what

inogen · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:35

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-019-AL&groupid=701&catid=2330

Out of stock though...

casual_eze · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:38

inogen said:
Everything else has remained the same other than CPU / mobo / paste application. Pretty sure I used the same paste too.

intriguing, what paste application method did you use?

@ OP

I got the coolermaster hyper 212 eve and it is perfectly fine. Good balance between price and performance.

wellibob · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:40

inogen said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-019-AL&groupid=701&catid=2330

Out of stock though...

Bargain. Useless however as out of stock. Is there a freezer version

Grimley · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:44

This perhaps?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 90 CPU Cooler(Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £21.98
Total : £25.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).

wellibob · 19 Jun 2013 at 20:51

Thanks ta.

Raikiri · 19 Jun 2013 at 21:13

I use what is basically the older version of this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-107-TR&groupid=701&catid=2330 and it can keep my 2500k cool at up to 4.8Ghz without making much noise.

For £18 there is a new version of the freezer 7, but the TR is worth the extra 7 quid.

Red Porsche · 19 Jun 2013 at 21:28

Have you looked at the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13? It's not much more than the freezer 7.

I've got one cooling my 3570k; It comes pre-applied with MX-2 thermal paste which is one of the best thermal pastes around. Hexus did a group review with it included.

It's great value for money. Today (ambient temp is ~20C and CPU is at stock speeds) and its running at 35C on idle, never goes about 60C on modern games (BF3, FC3 etc) and it maxes out at 70C on the intel burn test (which arguably isn't a fair way to judge temps as it pushes the CPU beyond what 99% of applications do). I dont know whether this is good or not, it seems decent to me for the money.

It's also quiet;which is again subjective (reviews tend to agree with this!)

BarKeep · 19 Jun 2013 at 22:43

As you probably don't pay p&p, this would be a better choice:Thermalright True Spirit 120