Hi guys,
I currently have Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler but my CPU temp at full load is already 60-65C without any OC. So either I have completely wrong fan speed settings (see the BIOS settings below) or I need a better HSF?!
I'm looking into a few HSF here on overclockers to get my CPU OC-ed to 3.2 GHz (or even 3.4GHz). I would like to spend in the region of £50-60.
Options I've looked at, any comments / suggestions are appreciated:
Gelid GX7 High Performance (£40)
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan (£58)
Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler (£38)
Prolimatech Super Mega CPU Cooler (£60)
Thermaltake Contac 29 CPU Cooler (£27)
Zero Infinity Shiva CPU Cooler (£45)
Zalman CNPS11X Extreme (£46)
I've read that one cannot go wrong with Prolimatech but I'd need to add ~£20 for fans and clips with the Super Mega option, right?
mobo: Asus P5KC (BIOS 1203)
cpu: Q6600 Kentsfield (6-F-B) @ 2.4 GHz (1.25V)
ram: 4xCM2X6400 (8GB) 800MHz 5-5-5-18 (1.8V)
gpu: nVIDIA GTX280
psu: Arctic 700 (+3.3v = 30A / +5v = 38A / +12v1 = 22A / +12v2 = 22A / -12v = 0.6A / +5Vsb = 3A)
case: Thermaltake Armor+
BIOS Settings:
I currently have Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler but my CPU temp at full load is already 60-65C without any OC. So either I have completely wrong fan speed settings (see the BIOS settings below) or I need a better HSF?!
I'm looking into a few HSF here on overclockers to get my CPU OC-ed to 3.2 GHz (or even 3.4GHz). I would like to spend in the region of £50-60.
Options I've looked at, any comments / suggestions are appreciated:
Gelid GX7 High Performance (£40)
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 Dual Fan (£58)
Prolimatech Panther CPU Cooler (£38)
Prolimatech Super Mega CPU Cooler (£60)
Thermaltake Contac 29 CPU Cooler (£27)
Zero Infinity Shiva CPU Cooler (£45)
Zalman CNPS11X Extreme (£46)
I've read that one cannot go wrong with Prolimatech but I'd need to add ~£20 for fans and clips with the Super Mega option, right?
mobo: Asus P5KC (BIOS 1203)
cpu: Q6600 Kentsfield (6-F-B) @ 2.4 GHz (1.25V)
ram: 4xCM2X6400 (8GB) 800MHz 5-5-5-18 (1.8V)
gpu: nVIDIA GTX280
psu: Arctic 700 (+3.3v = 30A / +5v = 38A / +12v1 = 22A / +12v2 = 22A / -12v = 0.6A / +5Vsb = 3A)
case: Thermaltake Armor+
BIOS Settings:
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