CPU Cooler

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CPU Cooler for P5Q-E

When I ordered the bits for my PC I went for the Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer.

It was a bit of a struggle to get it to fit on the P5Q-E (the Asus heatsinks round the CPU socket are sprung, and I've got them pushed up slightly to make room for the Sunbeam) - is this likely to be an issue?

Temps seem OK so far...
 
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OK to slightly change this question then...

Those of you with a P5Q-E - what coolers do you use?
 
sja said:
When I ordered the bits for my PC I went for the Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer.

It was a bit of a struggle to get it to fit on the P5Q-E (the Asus heatsinks round the CPU socket are sprung, and I've got them pushed up slightly to make room for the Sunbeam) - is this likely to be an issue?

Temps seem OK so far...
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On a similar note has anyone popped a sunbeam on a boggo P5Q? If the Noctua - silent and nice though it is - can't get my idle temp down to sub 35 on my q6600 after re-application of thermal paste etc, I'm tempted to pick it up - it's cheap and has a good rep, so not averse to giving it a crack [and if it's no different I can pass it off to my mate who has a P5Q Pro with stock cooling who fancies something a bit quieter :) ]
 
Pro has different heatsinks :(

Pro:
MB-280-AS_400.jpg


Boggo P5Q:
MB-277-AS_400.jpg


As you can see, P5Q heatsinks are less fancy, and a load bigger as a result!

FWIW Noctua fits in there fine....but it lifts a good bit off the mobo, plenty of vertical clearance - sunbeam heatpipes look a lot lower/wider.
 
I think the Pro and E need the chunkier heatsink solution for the PCI-E bridge - 2 and 3x PCI-e fuoll length lots take up a lot of bandwidth, and presumably push out more heat....
 
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