CPU coolers for OC'ing

Darryl_1983 · 15 Jan 2008 at 10:01

I've just added all the parts i need for my rebuild, was going to order a couple of weeks ago, but decided to wait for the in intel chips,

Anyway i've gone for an E8400, and was wondering which cpu cooler would be best for overclocking, knowing the performance of them with the older chips. I was considering the tuniq tower, but wanted to make sure i got the best for performance, also i noted a few people having trouble with these lately so thats kinda putting me off a little.

The rest of the spec if anyone is interested is:

Crucial Ballistix (4x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
2x Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II (already have one in current build)
4x Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan

Thanks in advance for any help.

Darryl_1983 · 15 Jan 2008 at 10:02

oh yeah and i've already got a 8800GT, stock, to go in this too.

eyetrip · 15 Jan 2008 at 10:19

Why not go for a thermalright ultima 90. Cools pretty much as well as the best coolers and is smaller/lighter.

pegasus1 · 15 Jan 2008 at 12:19

Darryl_1983 said:
I've just added all the parts i need for my rebuild, was going to order a couple of weeks ago, but decided to wait for the in intel chips,

Anyway i've gone for an E8400, and was wondering which cpu cooler would be best for overclocking, knowing the performance of them with the older chips. I was considering the tuniq tower, but wanted to make sure i got the best for performance, also i noted a few people having trouble with these lately so thats kinda putting me off a little.

The rest of the spec if anyone is interested is:

Crucial Ballistix (4x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
2x Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB SATA-II (already have one in current build)
4x Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan

Thanks in advance for any help.

Why not 2 x 2gb rather than 4 x 1gb. 2 stick are often more stable.

Big.Wayne · 15 Jan 2008 at 13:08

Darryl_1983 said:
I was considering the tuniq tower.

ffallic said:
Why not go for a thermalright ultima 90

Or the Thermalright Ultra-120 (hard to beat at that price) or if your feeling flushed and want to invest in an even better cooler then the Thermalright Ultra-120 Xtreme.

Once you have used a Thermalright heatsink you wont look back, very good cooling and really easy to attach and re-attach, for the easy fitting alone its worth the premium

BlackDragon · 15 Jan 2008 at 13:43

I've got an Noctua U12F which is quiet and works great