Intel Stock cooler ?

dousland70 · 19 Jun 2007 at 21:14

Thinking about overclocking a E6320 is the standard stock cooler and heat sink any good ?

Alex UK · 19 Jun 2007 at 21:17

It's fine at stock, but if your going to be overclocking, then you'll really want an after-market cooler. Try the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. The best cooler for under £20.

Hedge · 19 Jun 2007 at 22:09

Stock cooler performed very well for me, either my thermal paste application was crap with my Noctua, or the temps arent significantly different

Gonzo0 · 20 Jun 2007 at 01:03

i found the stock cooler to be dire. 2.0 Ghz overclock on my E6320 and im at 61c full load :eek:

Hedge · 20 Jun 2007 at 18:37

Gonzo0 said:
i found the stock cooler to be dire. 2.0 Ghz overclock on my E6320 and im at 61c full load

musta mounted it wrongly. I managed to get my processor to 3.0ghz, with good temps. Although admittedly it wasnt stable, but that wasnt temp related. More to my settings etc

truebluecfc · 20 Jun 2007 at 19:52

For me it was ok untill i had to increase the Vcore at around 2.8GHz so i bought the freezer 7 pro it made quite a difference and its so cheap.

oweneades · 20 Jun 2007 at 20:28

My E4300 seems to be quite happy running on the intel stock cooler at 3ghz with 1.39v running through it.

Idle temps are in the low 30's and under load well I am not 100% sure tbh but after I hit esc accidently in 3Dmark06 during the cpu tests the asus probe was reading under 50 degrees.

I will however be changing the cooler for a aftermarket one not due to the temperatures but due to the noise (the fan can be a bit whiney)

Overall the stock cooler is no where near the best on the market however it isn't too bad.