E8400 Cooling

K1LLSW1TCH · 17 Mar 2009 at 02:07

Hey, sorry if this has been posted previously just wanted an up to date opinion. I have an E8400 and thought it would be a shame not to Overclock it a little. My question however, is this: is the stock heat sink and fan adequate or would I need a better cooler? if so my budget is no more than £20 if anybody can recommend something then that would be great. :-)

steve258 · 17 Mar 2009 at 02:30

For £20 you can't do better than Arctic Freezer 7 pro.

stock heatsink is ok for moderate overclock but when you start raising vcore the temp goes up very quickly.

K1LLSW1TCH · 17 Mar 2009 at 02:33

Cheers Steve, by the way, would you say that any other parts of my computer would create a bottleneck, if I was to Overclock to maybe 3.8 Ghz? The spec is in my sig.

steve258 · 17 Mar 2009 at 05:21

if I need to name one thing it'd probably be your ram. 40 quid for a set of 4Gb PC8500 kit would be the best upgrade for you now

K1LLSW1TCH · 17 Mar 2009 at 10:53

Cheers mate, I'll look into that, thanks for the help .

Big.Wayne · 17 Mar 2009 at 13:16

For £20 you can buy

Akasa AK-965 CPU Cooler
Thermalright LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit

zigzag33 · 17 Mar 2009 at 13:33

What does the bolt through kit do? Does it make it easier to fit?

Big.Wayne · 17 Mar 2009 at 13:43

Yeah it replaces the very average Intel plastic push-pins making the heatsink easy to fit (and re-fit) and helps make a very secure and even contact! . . . You do have to remove the motherboard the first time you fit the bolt-thru kit but once the boards back in the case your sorted! . . .

Thermalright LGA775 Bolt-Thru-Kit *mini* review

K1LLSW1TCH · 17 Mar 2009 at 16:36

Cheers for that Big Wayne, although being quite lazy I'll probably get the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, Can't be bothered with the hassle of taking the motherboard out!

Thanks guys

Chong Warrior · 17 Mar 2009 at 17:33

The Arctic Freezer Pro is very good and much better than stock but don't go expecting any huge overclocks with....

The Sunbeam is better but it's £28 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-TQ&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395 so about £5 more, worth it though.

K1LLSW1TCH · 17 Mar 2009 at 18:32

Sunbeam? hmm, I haven't heard of those before but that's probably just my ignorance! Also what kind of speed would you warrant as a "huge" Overclock?

geowal19 · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:15

Chong Warrior do you **** this cooler in the ass, I've looked at other threads where you bring it up and defend it to the end. l0l!!!!!

Chong Warrior · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:25

geowal19 said:
Chong Warrior do you **** this cooler in the ass, I've looked at other threads where you bring it up and defend it to the end. l0l!!!!!

What are you talking about?

setter · 17 Mar 2009 at 19:33

The sunbeam is a fantastic cooler, on a par with the TRUE for quite a bit less and no need to buy a separate fan/s.

geowal19 · 17 Mar 2009 at 21:12

Chong you *** it mate!!!

Big.Wayne · 17 Mar 2009 at 21:15

Sometimes I wonder . . . what's it all about!

Chong Warrior · 17 Mar 2009 at 23:34

geowal19 said:
Chong you *** it mate!!!

Could have been funny but a bit too random for me.... strange

JonJ678 · 18 Mar 2009 at 02:39

Potentially funny, in practice a combination of offensive and retarded. Still, even fools need their fun.

The stock cooler is nasty. Loud and not cold. Replacement highly recommended. The push pins are horrible to use, and not very effective. The bolt through kit is far superior, though if budget is very important four bolts and four nuts are probably cheaper