choice between coolers

[MAXIBOY]

been trying to acquire a tuntiq tower rev 2.0 as it fits in well with my design

cant find one in the uk

so need a different cooler..

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)

or is this worth the extra in way of temps

BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366, AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / 754 / 939 / 940)

on a 2500k

 

[stulid]

Well with all the White bits in the build, a dark accent colour like the Bequiet will be good and its also a decent cooler to boot.

 

[MAXIBOY]

thanks again wanted the tuniq as i like the enclosed fans really but cant find a supplier even though it gets good reviews

 

[pgi947]

how about this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-038-AR

Enclosed fan, similar dark design to the tuniq tower...and cheaper, found some of the tuniq tower 120's on an 'auction' site, 2nd hand £45 and upwards. I have the freezer pro 13 (modle below the freezer extreme) and its excellent for a sub £30 cooler.

 

[Purgatory]

Thermalright Archon CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/AM2/AM3)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=hs-079-tr&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

check the pictures of my case with it in (i used 2 viper fans with mine and it came with the extra fan clips too for 2 fans), it clears even the highest chipset coolers on motherboards. and cools great and easy to fit and remove if needs be. took me 5 mins to install max, was that easy and very easy to increase the pressure on the cpu for better contact. check reviews they highly rate it.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18301766&page=2

review (they reviewed it with one fan the fan that comes with it)

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/12/08/thermalright_archon_cpu_air_cooler_review/

review (they reviewed it with one and two fans)

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermalright-archon.html

Forget the Bequiet coolers they are very difficult to get on and are not good at cooling mate, they only look good which is ashame I liked the bequiet pro too and after reading reviews and watching reviews on youtube I gave up on it.


If you buy the Thermalright Archon CPU Cooler make sure to install the fan clips before installing the cooler or they wont go on , I learned the hard way because I didn't read the instructions ... Yes women reading this are now saying typical man ... I know I know...

 

[ahar]

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/AM2+/AM3/LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366)

+1 for the Gelid - happily keeps my 2500k cool @ 4.5 Ghz (runs up to 1.34v when maxed in Prime95). However, if you're looking for more extreme overclocking I suggest you look at a more expensive cooler like the Thermalright Archon