HELP - Best CPU Cooler?

badboyz

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Hi, i have overclocked my PC from a standard 2.2Ghz (3700+ SD) to a 2.7Ghz using a 333 divider with 2X1GB Corsair Value Select ram. I am using a Antec Sonata II case with 1 x 120mm fan. My idle temperatures using the standard AMD 3700 HSF are:

CPU:42
Chipset:33

My temperatures on load (Prime95 2 hours) are:

CPU:51
Chipset: 36

I think these temperatures are a bit high for my liking. What coolers/fans do you recommend i should buy from OCUK? (Low noise). I am not looking to spend more than £35 including delivery.
 
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I have the sonata II as well and if you are willing to live without the duct that 'doesnt really work anyway' get somthing like the thermaltake sonic tower. There are a couple of heatsinks that are similar in design, but i have made a custom duct for my sonic tower and used the 120mm exhaust fan that came with the case. Works like acharm and cools the nortbridge as well.
 
wizardmaxx said:
I have the sonata II as well and if you are willing to live without the duct that 'doesnt really work anyway' get somthing like the thermaltake sonic tower. There are a couple of heatsinks that are similar in design, but i have made a custom duct for my sonic tower and used the 120mm exhaust fan that came with the case. Works like acharm and cools the nortbridge as well.
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I was looking at Thermaltake Big Typhoon 4 in 1 Heatpipe (Socket 939/754/775/478) CPU Cooler (CL-P0114) (HS-007-TT)

Price: £24.95 (£29.32 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Is that any good? Or one of the Zalman coolers? Or a cheaper option of the Arctic Freezer 64 Pro?
 
Heard good things about artic freezer, cannnot comment on the rest, i though id post to let know of my setup as its great for silence and if you want to overclock you just bump up the speed on the sonata fan. Mine idles at at 32 stock speeds.
 
Ninja if you can fit it into the case, perhaps find the older version without the fan (probably discounted) then use existing 12cm fan you have.

It's quieter than the Freezer 64 Pro, that fan is built in, and can fail (oil bearings) at least Ninja just replace the fan.
 
Well im inexperienced with Overclocking and building although i know the basics and a bit more :)

I would like a CPU Cooler with a fan so i dont have to do much work if you get my drift. I have a Asus A8N SLI SE, will the fans that you have suggested fit? I also have a XFX 7800GT, would there be enough room to fit the specified fan?
 
The arctic freezer pro 64 should fit your board fine, there's not that much around the mount bracket so clearance shouldn't be an issue. Don't think it would be too near your GFX card either. Plus it's only £16.44 :D
 
El Jimben said:
The arctic freezer pro 64 should fit your board fine, there's not that much around the mount bracket so clearance shouldn't be an issue. Don't think it would be too near your GFX card either. Plus it's only £16.44 :D
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Yeah the price is very decent. I was also looking at the Thermaltake Big Typhoon . Do you know anything about that CPU cooler?
 
badboyz said:
Yeah the price is very decent. I was also looking at the Thermaltake Big Typhoon . Do you know anything about that CPU cooler?
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it used to be the best air cooler before the big ones ( scythe ninja, tunic tower 120) came


Its about 15% better as the ac freezer64pro.


Below 35+deliv i think is scythe mine, but unsure as the tt big typhoon is also very good, any of those 2.
 
I have the Tuniq Tower on a S478 Prescott 3.2 running at 3.8 and it keeps at about 56-58C full load, and from what I've read on the net the Abit IC7-G mobo that I'm using can report the cpu temp upto 10C higher than what it actually is. Superb cooler and very quiet, I only have the fan running at 1500rpm. :D
 
Thanks people, snowdog i will have a close look at those two CPU coolers :) Also, did you mean the Thermaltake Big Typhoon is 15% better than the Arctic Freezer 64 Pro?
 
squiffy said:
Ninja if you can fit it into the case, perhaps find the older version without the fan (probably discounted) then use existing 12cm fan you have.

It's quieter than the Freezer 64 Pro, that fan is built in, and can fail (oil bearings) at least Ninja just replace the fan.
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I don't think you can get it without a fan any more, it's just sold as the "Ninja Plus" now. Awesome cooler though, I highly recommend it.
 
badboyz said:
Thanks people, snowdog i will have a close look at those two CPU coolers :) Also, did you mean the Thermaltake Big Typhoon is 15% better than the Arctic Freezer 64 Pro?
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yeah tt big typhoon is about 15% better in cooling than the freezer 64 pro ( or so i've heard when i asked the question myself about 2 or 3 months ago..., people said the tt big typhoon is about 15% better... ).
Freezer 64 pro tho is an excellent cooler too but since you like low temps, id go for scythe mine or tt big typhoon ( since they are better due to bigger fans and bigger/more fins ).
 
I ended up buying the Arctic Freezer 64 Pro. The price/performance ratio was very decent and i had to take that into account when buying the component.
 
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