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Sunbeam coolers are pretty huge. I had a big suprise when i opened the box. Still it fits very nicely in my case
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E8400 to replace Q6600
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About the Zalman 9700NT, I own one, and it was great for cooling my AMD Dual Core, it kept it around 39 to 42c under 100% load, and it idled at around 22 to 25c..
I now have it cooling an i7 920 D0, as I figured if it kept my AMD 6000+ X2 as cool as it did, it would be good enough for my i7, so I bought the Zalman 1366 bracket, and used it for my i7 build... and I really dont think it is doing a good job at all...
@ stock speeds it idles at around 42 to 46c, and under full load on all cores it hits about 69c, and a minor O/C to 3GHz and my load temps peak out at around 76 to 80c!!!
I am not really sure how well it would cool a C2Q6600, but If I were you I would go for something other than this HSF... There are lots of other coolers out there that will do a much better job than the 9700NT thats for sure!!
I now have it cooling an i7 920 D0, as I figured if it kept my AMD 6000+ X2 as cool as it did, it would be good enough for my i7, so I bought the Zalman 1366 bracket, and used it for my i7 build... and I really dont think it is doing a good job at all...
@ stock speeds it idles at around 42 to 46c, and under full load on all cores it hits about 69c, and a minor O/C to 3GHz and my load temps peak out at around 76 to 80c!!!
I am not really sure how well it would cool a C2Q6600, but If I were you I would go for something other than this HSF... There are lots of other coolers out there that will do a much better job than the 9700NT thats for sure!!
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Stick with the quad. The tide is turning for games.
I dunno what gear they were using, but that review is utter rubbish. Freezer 7 as good as a TRUE? Freezer 3deg better than the Noctua? Noctua 4deg better than Intel stock cooler?
I've used a Freezer, a Noctua and the Intel stock cooler on the same gear... the Noctua is a good 10-15c better than the Freezer, and the stock cooler doesn't even come into consideration. That's real-life usage, not some five-minute lab test.
I dunno what gear they were using, but that review is utter rubbish. Freezer 7 as good as a TRUE? Freezer 3deg better than the Noctua? Noctua 4deg better than Intel stock cooler?
I've used a Freezer, a Noctua and the Intel stock cooler on the same gear... the Noctua is a good 10-15c better than the Freezer, and the stock cooler doesn't even come into consideration. That's real-life usage, not some five-minute lab test.
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