CPU Heatsink

Greeny1994 · 31 Jul 2013 at 17:51

The stock cooler on my 6200 is really annoying me so I've decided to splash out on a 'Super Cooler' for it.

Budget £60. I'm currently thinking K2 Mount Doom as it comes out as one of the top heatsinks.

I don't like water cause I just don't trust it, so don't advise me to go there.

I could probably spend less to keep this processor cool but it would be a good buy to get a super cooler for future upgrades.

So, what do you think. K2 or something else.

Oh, and BTW I only have 158mm max on this case. But I will be moving to a Carbide 540 soon (170mm max) so I will just mod this one to make any cooler fit.

Thanks

scotsdragon · 31 Jul 2013 at 17:59

YOUR BASKET
1 x Noctua NH-D14 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £62.98
1 x BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 2 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £61.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E SE CPU Cooler TY-143 Fans (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £59.99
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £57.98
1 x Thermalright Silver Arrow SB E Extreme CPU Cooler TY-143 Fans (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £53.99
Total : £368.92 (includes shipping : £10.00).

All nice coolers comes down to looks and few degrees so just choose what you like the look of i do like Mount Doom myself.

Greeny1994 · 31 Jul 2013 at 18:11

My finished computer will be black/blue with a touch of white to lighten the place up.
So I don't want any brown stains from Noctua ruining my look

scotsdragon · 31 Jul 2013 at 18:17

Hence why i said its upto you to choose the look lol it may be ugly but still a great cooler considering its age lol

Greeny1994 · 31 Jul 2013 at 18:19

Yeah, the cooler is a beast, my friend has it. Noctua should've really thought about their fan colours, I bet they've lost out on a lot of revenue due to having brown fans xD

setter · 31 Jul 2013 at 20:49

Got the k2 here, cracking cooler, pretty much on a par cooling wise with the D14, but the fans are a lot better looking.

Greeny1994 · 31 Jul 2013 at 21:22

Thanks, good to know it does the job. Also, a good cooler nowadays is probably gonna be good for a long time. I dont think they could really be many advancements in heatsink technology. But you never know

setter · 31 Jul 2013 at 21:35

Ive had the k2 on three cpu's now, a 4.2ghz i7 920, an i5 3570k at 4.5ghz and my current 3770k in sig. It's coped very well with them all, despite the current chip being a volt hungry hot runner.

Greeny1994 · 31 Jul 2013 at 21:36

I would prefer the phanteks due to the colour, but for £10 and a drop of 3 degrees max, its not worth it.

setter · 31 Jul 2013 at 21:44

Blue/black kinda guy here to lol, i replaced the stock k2 fans with two of theese after a while.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-003-AL&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=4

Though ive since moved to akasa piranhas. Also, using 120mm fans on the k2 helps to lower it's overall height. It's the round frame of the 140mm stock fan in the middle that adds a bit of height to it. 120mm fans sit flush with the top fin on the cooler.

Greeny1994 · 31 Jul 2013 at 21:51

Both those fans look awesome, although you ain't really gonna see them. The specs are better than the stock. Using 2 or 3 120mm fans on any air cooler would increase the pressure and increase the cooling performance (in theory) so i wonder why most heatsinks have 140mm fans in the center.

doyll · 31 Jul 2013 at 21:55

With 158mm motherboard clearance you only have 150mm CPU clearance so none of the best coolers will fit in your present case. (CPU stand 8mm above face of motherboard)

This might be helpful.

Cooler size comparison (Width x Depth x Height looking from front of case with motherboard laying flat)
K2 . . . . . .= . . . . 8x 6mm pipes 140x128x158mm 146x154x160mm w/ 120mm & 140mm PWM fans 43.2mm*
D14 . . . . .= . . . . 6x 6mm pipes 140x130x160mm 140x158x160mm w/ only 2011 has PWM fans 44mm*
TC14PE . . . = . . . 5x 8mm pipes 140x134x160mm 140x159x171mm w/fans, PWM adaptor included 40-45mm*
Silver Arrow . = . . 4x 8mm pipes 147x123x163mm 151x149x168mm w/Fans 40.87mm*
SA SB-E . . . .= . . 8x 6mm pipes 155x105x164mm 170x130x170mm w/140mm&150mm PWM fans 31.9/39/46mm**
SA SB-E Extreme . 8x 6mm pipes 155x105x164mm 155x130x165mm w/fans Smaller with 140mm fan vs 150mm fan.
HE01 . . . . .= . . . 6x 6mm pipes 140x119c160mm w/ 140x38mm PWM fan
Dark Rock Pro .= . 7x 6mm pipes 133x124x166mm 133x149x166mm w/ 120mm & 135mm PWM fans
*cooler base to bottom fin. (add 8mm for motherboard to bottom fin.)
**fins are at 3 different levels

K2, D14 & TC14 are about same size cooler. TC14 with 2x 140mm fans can be problematic with ram clearance.

SB-E is widest by 15mm. Even wider with TY-150 fan = 170.

Extreme is 155mm wide because TY-143 fan is 151mm wide.

Greeny1994 · 12 Aug 2013 at 13:04

It was a pain to fit, and I couldn't get the top fan bracket on for the middle fan properly.
But it works very well. 20 degrees drop at 4GHz on the fx-6200.
Surprisingly it fits my case and just lightly touches the door.

Turns out image shack wanted to rotate that image the wrong way

doyll · 12 Aug 2013 at 13:14

Looks really nice!

I think many have 120mm on front of cooler instead 140mm because RAM height under a 140mm fan can be a problem.

Another very good fan is the TY-147 for $5.99. Uncle Petey found one TY-147 gave better performance than stock fans did.

Greeny1994 · 12 Aug 2013 at 13:19

The 120 is on the front

I'll also look at getting some better fans when I get a new case. They need to match a black/blue theme that I will be working towards. It's a bit of a mix of colours atm