CPU cooler - Core 2 Duo, Silent

Izi · 18 Feb 2009 at 21:40

Hi,

Can any one suggest a good CPU cooler for C2D cpu which is pretty much silent?

Many thanks.

Izi · 18 Feb 2009 at 21:47

forgot to say around the £30 mark preferable.

95thrifles · 18 Feb 2009 at 21:52

if you dont clock you could just use a TRUE passively

Izi · 18 Feb 2009 at 22:30

95thrifles said:
if you dont clock you could just use a TRUE passively

i might want to clock a bit

this one says max 24db: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-052-AK
is it any good?

95thrifles · 18 Feb 2009 at 23:12

Whats your actual system anyway? Ad what clock are you going to be using?
You could add a silent fan to the true, but youre going to be pushing your cost up

Monkey Puzzle · 18 Feb 2009 at 23:16

thought said:
i might want to clock a bit

this one says max 24db: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-052-AK
is it any good?

Looks like an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rip-off, and probably a way off the best coolers, and noisier to cool well. For around £30 for a very quiet cooler your best bet is probably a Scythe Ninja II - wide spaced fins so suited for low rpm fans. Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme is a bit better with a low speed fan, and a fair bit better with a higher speed, noisier fan. It's also a fair bit more expensive - around £40 + cost of a 120mm fan.

Phatjayunoi · 18 Feb 2009 at 23:46

Monkey Puzzle said:
Looks like an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rip-off, and probably a way off the best coolers, and noisier to cool well.

Yes and rip-off that has direct heatpipe contact on the base and cools a lot better. Its on par with the Sunbeam Core Contact too.

Apart from the stupid push pin design, this "rip-off" does an exceptionally good job for Core 2's and i7s alike.

95thrifles · 18 Feb 2009 at 23:54

Thermaltake V1 AX, they just look sweet

WJA96 · 19 Feb 2009 at 00:02

95thrifles said:
Thermaltake V1 AX, they just look sweet

The one I had was REALLY loud unless it was turned right down, at which point it wasn't actually a very good cooler.

You might be able to use a Thermalright HR-01 with the blue fan duct, or an XP120 with a good quiet PWM fan (something like a Scythe PWM), but £30 isn't a lot for a proper performance cooler.

Monkey Puzzle · 19 Feb 2009 at 00:05

Phatjayunoi said:
Yes and rip-off that has direct heatpipe contact on the base and cools a lot better. Its on par with the Sunbeam Core Contact too.

Apart from the stupid push pin design, this "rip-off" does an exceptionally good job for Core 2's and i7s alike.

Oh okay, fair enough - didn't read the description properly.

Think I'll just stick to water cooling matters!

liquidex · 19 Feb 2009 at 04:21

That Akasa 967 seems pretty good actually. The fan under pwm control supposedly ramps down quite a bit. Here is a good review site for heatsinks I find http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

jammir · 19 Feb 2009 at 04:49

get this cooler

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-015-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

runs well without a fan with just the case fan after going over a few heatsinks I find it better then the TRUE and ultra bit big tho

Izi · 19 Feb 2009 at 17:02

jammir said:
get this cooler

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-015-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

runs well without a fan with just the case fan after going over a few heatsinks I find it better then the TRUE and ultra bit big tho

ive ordered this one, 20db is pretty much silent and was fairly well priced.

looks a bit of a beast tho hope it fits ok.