CPU Cooler

Peter Tsang · 25 Jul 2011 at 07:03

Folks,

If I am going to get a new CPU like the i5 2500K, do I stick to the stock cooling fan or should I get a 3rd party one like I did to my Q6600 though I never overclock my Q6600.

If I do not over clock the i5 2500K, do I still need a separate cooling fan solution? Which one is more noisy, the stock fan or a 3rd party one?

Andy__C · 25 Jul 2011 at 08:27

It depends on what your requirements are really.

(noise/performance).

If you aren't overclocking then performance wise the Stock cooler should suit.

The stock can get noisey however when at full spin - so if that bothers you then you should get a different cooler.

Peter Tsang · 25 Jul 2011 at 08:51

Andy__C said:
It depends on what your requirements are really.

(noise/performance).

If you aren't overclocking then performance wise the Stock cooler should suit.

The stock can get noisey however when at full spin - so if that bothers you then you should get a different cooler.

That's what I am worrying about. I mean the full spin noise. To the best of my memory, Intel stock cooler could be noisy at times.

Also, its speed cannot be adjusted within the BIOS right?

So one of these days, what is the best 3rd party cooler for a i5 2500K?

By the way is the i5 2500K the lowest in the i5 series?

Roo Bear · 25 Jul 2011 at 08:56

I'd go for Artic Freezer 13, cheap, quiet and brilliant performance

Sunbed · 25 Jul 2011 at 08:57

I have a Gelid Tranquillo and even at full speed (1500 rpm) it's still SO quiet. I can hardly hear it. I only wish it went faster...

Peter Tsang · 25 Jul 2011 at 09:03

Folks,
Trouble is that I have a Praetorian case and it's not roomy nor caging.
It really depends how high the cooler is.
But the brand names might be helpful.
As indicated in my signature, I am using the Asus's. It's average not brilliant.
I'm not overclocking just wish to lower its temp 5 to 6 degrees and I will be very grateful to the cooler. The thing is how much would that be for such an efficient cooler..

Reaper 392 · 25 Jul 2011 at 17:51

all i can find out about your case is that the coolermaster Hyper 212 (not the plus version) will not fit as it is too tall. the hyper 212 is 160mm tall, so anything that is 160mm tall or more wont fit, but i dont know by how much

if you could measure the distance between the motherboard PCB and the side panel that would give me some indication as to what will fit

Mockingbird · 25 Jul 2011 at 18:50

If you have a spare 120mm fan slot, then an all-in-one option like the Corsair H50/60 or Antec Khuler 620 might work out well - the cooling performance would be overkill for a non-overclocked 2500, but they take up very little room on the motherboard and are extremely quiet unless under full strain (and a non-overclocked 2500 shouldn't put them under full strain very often unless you're benchmarking it).

Reaper 392 · 25 Jul 2011 at 19:12

Mockingbird said:
If you have a spare 120mm fan slot, then an all-in-one option like the Corsair H50/60 or Antec Khuler 620 might work out well - the cooling performance would be overkill for a non-overclocked 2500, but they take up very little room on the motherboard and are extremely quiet unless under full strain (and a non-overclocked 2500 shouldn't put them under full strain very often unless you're benchmarking it).

the only 120mm fan slot is at the front, and i can almost guarantee that the tubes will not reach far enough. also, i found out that, if the radiator did reach to the front of the case, the air bubble may get stuck in the pump, because the pump will be the highest point of the system (and the tubes will be at the top of the radiator, so no chance of the air bubble getting stuck in the rad as it should)

*edit*
what size fan is that on the side panel? it doesnt say on the manual, but if its 120mm then we may have found you a cooler

gazzaman2k · 25 Jul 2011 at 19:54

Peter Tsang said:
That's what I am worrying about. I mean the full spin noise. To the best of my memory, Intel stock cooler could be noisy at times.

Also, its speed cannot be adjusted within the BIOS right?

So one of these days, what is the best 3rd party cooler for a i5 2500K?

By the way is the i5 2500K the lowest in the i5 series?

no the 2500 is the lowest but they have a locked multi so not really good for overclocking, best sending the little extra and going for the 2500k as they will overclock nicely for future performance.

and if your not bothered about oc then you dont really need a new heatsync, but if you want it silent then you could upgrade it

jas72 · 26 Jul 2011 at 11:31

I'm interested in this thread too. I'm going for a 2500k and I'm very tempted by the

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-073-OE

However the coolermaster looks huge and I wonder how much quieter it really is. I was thinking of asking for a swap to a better cooler.

I have this case

http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?Type=Mg==&id=MTI5Ng==

TX1050 EC

The case width is 20.1 CM

Reaper 392 · 26 Jul 2011 at 14:21

jas72 said:
I'm interested in this thread too. I'm going for a 2500k and I'm very tempted by the

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-073-OE

However the coolermaster looks huge and I wonder how much quieter it really is. I was thinking of asking for a swap to a better cooler.

I have this case

http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?Type=Mg==&id=MTI5Ng==

TX1050 EC

The case width is 20.1 CM

that case has a 120mm fan for rear cooling, so i would be surprised if it didnt fit

bobwas4 · 26 Jul 2011 at 22:21

Peter Tsang said:
That's what I am worrying about. I mean the full spin noise. To the best of my memory, Intel stock cooler could be noisy at times.

Also, its speed cannot be adjusted within the BIOS right?

So one of these days, what is the best 3rd party cooler for a i5 2500K?

By the way is the i5 2500K the lowest in the i5 series?

hmmmm you should be able to adjust the speed. i have a intel motherboard and you can change the speed in the bios and in os

Peter Tsang · 27 Jul 2011 at 01:56

It's all come back to the case which I have here. Anything taller than 160 mm will definitely out of the question. Now I recall when I was building my current rig, I ruled out a few good cooling solutions.

But then, I do not intend to switch the case. It is all made in aluminum and quite hard to find another one with completely aluminum made. But then a cooling solution is all I need n this case.

pecnarf · 27 Jul 2011 at 02:14

have you look at corsair h50,h60 cpu cooling.

Peter Tsang · 27 Jul 2011 at 04:05

I have a look of it here-> http://blog.corsair.com/?p=987

Could you tell me if this requires a fan outlet on the back of the case? And by the way, what is the case as shown on the banner of the page? It looks really cool!

pecnarf · 27 Jul 2011 at 18:10

from what i understand of corair H series is that you remove the rear 120mm outake fan from the case and put the h series fan in it place. idea for best result is a push and pull system shown in the pictures on corsair page where their two fans on the radiator. the pull fan would connect to the back of the case where the 120mm outake fan is. and 120 push fan would push the air in case thought the radiator into the rear pull fan.

Reaper 392 · 27 Jul 2011 at 21:44

pecnarf said:
from what i understand of corair H series is that you remove the rear 120mm outake fan from the case and put the h series fan in it place. idea for best result is a push and pull system shown in the pictures on corsair page where their two fans on the radiator. the pull fan would connect to the back of the case where the 120mm outake fan is. and 120 push fan would push the air in case thought the radiator into the rear pull fan.

Mockingbird said:
If you have a spare 120mm fan slot, then an all-in-one option like the Corsair H50/60 or Antec Khuler 620 might work out well - the cooling performance would be overkill for a non-overclocked 2500, but they take up very little room on the motherboard and are extremely quiet unless under full strain (and a non-overclocked 2500 shouldn't put them under full strain very often unless you're benchmarking it).

Reaper 392 said:

the only 120mm fan slot is at the front, and i can almost guarantee that the tubes will not reach far enough. also, i found out that, if the radiator did reach to the front of the case, the air bubble may get stuck in the pump, because the pump will be the highest point of the system (and the tubes will be at the top of the radiator, so no chance of the air bubble getting stuck in the rad as it should)

*edit*
what size fan is that on the side panel? it doesnt say on the manual, but if its 120mm then we may have found you a cooler

Click to expand...

in short your case doesnt have a big enough rear outlet for any of the all in one watercoolers (corsair H50/60/70/80/100; antec khuler 620/920; etc)

i dont know how big your side outlet is, so if you could measure the distance between two screw holes that are level with each other that would be great

Peter Tsang · 28 Jul 2011 at 01:39

pecnarf said:
from what i understand of corair H series is that you remove the rear 120mm outake fan from the case and put the h series fan in it place. idea for best result is a push and pull system shown in the pictures on corsair page where their two fans on the radiator. the pull fan would connect to the back of the case where the 120mm outake fan is. and 120 push fan would push the air in case thought the radiator into the rear pull fan.

Isn't it the cleverest way to do cooling! And it leaves less dust inside the case.

I guess my Praetorian case won't suit the fan specially the 120mm rear fan.

I will have to buy the Corsair case! Another big buck to spend!

I guess what I can save money on is the PSU and the DVD-RW.

Peter Tsang · 28 Jul 2011 at 01:40

Reaper 392 said:
in short your case doesnt have a big enough rear outlet for any of the all in one watercoolers (corsair H50/60/70/80/100; antec khuler 620/920; etc)

i dont know how big your side outlet is, so if you could measure the distance between two screw holes that are level with each other that would be great

The Praetorian has 2 outlet at its rear panel. But they aren't for 120 mm fan, there is one in the front panel though.