Need better cooling

[djshauny1]

hi guys i have the stock heatsink and cooler on my amd athlon x3 450

but while playing games it sounds like there is a jet engine in my case lol

want something quiet really

what would you guys recommend?

 

[SeraphX]

Arctic cooling Freezer 13

 

[Cookeh]

Alternatively the better performing CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus which can be had from £16 inc.

Give the name a google, and its the 2/3rd result

 

[djshauny1]

Thanks guys

Do you have any water cooling recommendations?

Thank you

 

[Cleeecooo]

Thanks guys

Do you have any water cooling recommendations?

Thank you

I wouldn't go liquid unless you are doing the whole loop. If you want to get a cooler like the H50/Kuhler then I would say that a decent air cooler would be better.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-011-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-029-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

 

[panyan]

Alternatively the better performing CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus which can be had from £16 inc.

+1 i bought a freezer pro 7 and it really isnt that good - cant handle hot cpu's or heavy overclocks

 

[AshenShugar1873]

If you want something that will handle a hot chip and still be pretty quiet then have a look at this. BeQuiet Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler

 

[panyan]

If you want something that will handle a hot chip and still be pretty quiet then have a look at this. BeQuiet Dark Rock Advanced CPU Cooler

that is a lot more than the cheaper solutions above, almost twice as expenive!

 

[spleenharvester]

212 Plus

Or http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-OP&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat= I ordered 3 and got 2 heatpipe stock coolers and 1 crappy little aluminium one, the heatpipe coolers keep my 85W quad at 30*c idle/47*c IntelBurnTest. Not bad for just over a quid a pop.

EDIT: Just saw the jet engine bit, probably best the 212 Plus then

 

[Reaper 392]

that is a lot more than the cheaper solutions above, almost twice as expenive!

the corsair A50 or the gelid tranquillo are the OcUK favourites.

what case do you have though? i dont want to recommend you a heatsink that wont fit

 

[djshauny1]

Its a small micro atx case mate

 

[AshenShugar1873]

that is a lot more than the cheaper solutions above, almost twice as expenive!

Of course it is, if you want excellent cooling and near silence for hot chips you need to pay more for better coolers. The gelid tranquillo will be fine, I have it for my i5-2500k but I think for the AMD chips you need something that can cope with a bit more heat, and if you still want it very quiet I think the BeQuiet is the way to go. If you are willing to put up with more noise and/or more heat than the cheaper coolers will be fine.

 

[djshauny1]

I was really wanting a water cooling setup

whats the best thing to go for ?

remember i have a small matx case

just i want something quiet

 

[TheGedi]

My X3 445 unlocked to Quad at 3.1Ghz currently idles at 25C and Loads at 45C with an Arctic Cooler 7 Rev2 only cost like £15 or something.

 

[GoogalyMoogaly]

Little confused why people are suggesting the 212+ as a quiet cooler, mines is very loud if the fan is spinning over 50% speed (i.e. 1000rpm).

EDIT: Mind you, I also have custom water and for that to cool half decently it's not quiet either.

 

[Randall8686]

I was really wanting a water cooling setup

whats the best thing to go for ?

remember i have a small matx case

just i want something quiet

H50 mate

 

[Cleeecooo]

H50 mate

He has a small MATX case so mounting the rad will be a problem. I would go for the arctic cooling freezer 17 as it cheap, silent and very good ant it should fit into your case aswell.

The liquid cooling solutions will be troublesome as the rad is fairly large.