CONROE HSF QUESTION??

ATI · 19 Aug 2006 at 11:22

hello all

i got the new conre e6600, can some one please recommend me the quietest cooler and it cool the cpu well?

do you also i should include arctic silver 5 in there as well?

i dont plan to overclock and this was mentioned to me as well,

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - P4 up to 4.4GHz - S775 Dual Core Ready

any opionions and feedback would be great

thanks

Massive Attack · 19 Aug 2006 at 11:43

yep that would be the best cooler if you are not going to overclock

ATI · 19 Aug 2006 at 11:47

not plaaing too, also i just got mentioned the scythe and vaporchill, a bit expensive f u ask me.

have u also got the asus p5b, any issues with ** floppy drive or ati card ig you got one?

rar nigle · 19 Aug 2006 at 13:29

The scythe is supposed to be a very nice cooler, possibly able to do without a fan?

Anyway, I decided against buying it as it's so huge and heavy that I got worried it might end up wrenching off my motherboard

Joe42 · 19 Aug 2006 at 13:30

Whats best depends on if you're going to overclock or not, and how much you want to spend.

It would be a waste not to overclock that, so what you probably want is a good air cooler.

Scythe Ninja is a good one and comes with a fairly quiet fan, although by the sounds of it you have a recent ati card which have very noisy coolers so getting a quiet cpu fan would be pointless.

Also take a look at the Scythe Mine for a lower cost quiet cooler, and as you said the Freezer 7 pro for an even cheaper alternative. The Thermalright Ultra 120 is better than the Ninja, as is the Tuniq tower if you can find either in the uk.

The IPB · 19 Aug 2006 at 14:14

He has already said he is NOT planning to overclock. So the Arctic would be fine and cheaper.

ATI · 19 Aug 2006 at 15:25

cheers all for the feedback, u reckon i should use the arctic sliver 5 instead of the mx-1 u get with the cooler now days?

PinkFloyd · 19 Aug 2006 at 15:28

The Artic Cooler is still a good heatsink if you are clocking!
You can't beat it for value.

Massive Attack · 19 Aug 2006 at 15:30

ATI said:
cheers all for the feedback, u reckon i should use the arctic sliver 5 instead of the mx-1 u get with the cooler now days?

nah the mx-1 is fine u will only notice a few degs difference if that

Joe42 · 19 Aug 2006 at 23:35

Dkore-DeX said:
He has already said he is NOT planning to overclock. So the Arctic would be fine and cheaper.

Sorry didn't spot that. What a waste...

Use the stock paste, temps aren't really an issue if you're not overclocking it and it should always be cool enough with that cooler.

I think the mx-1 is pretty good anyway, i always use that rather than arctic silver when i'm fitting a gpu cooler.

ATI · 20 Aug 2006 at 07:53

thanks

i know i get some on the arctic cooler but i got some as5 here which i haveny used yet.

i also have the artic silver and purifier and i,m worried that some may go underneathe cou when i take it out to clean it, i,m not sure if that stuffs harms the cpu pcb.

Massive Attack · 20 Aug 2006 at 20:51

ATI said:
thanks

i know i get some on the arctic cooler but i got some as5 here which i haveny used yet.

i also have the artic silver and purifier and i,m worried that some may go underneathe cou when i take it out to clean it, i,m not sure if that stuffs harms the cpu pcb.

take the cpu out of the motherboard and clean it outside your pc, simple