Needing a new CPU cooler

[LukeTW]

Hi guys, my current CPU cooler is a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler and i think its about time i need a new one

My mobo is Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L, can anyone recommend a decent cooler at a decent price please

Thanks guys.

 

[jak731]

some recommended ones

Noctua NH-U12P CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £41.99
(£48.29) £41.99
(£48.29)
Thermalright TRUE Black 120 CPU Cooler (Socket AM2/LGA775) £34.99
(£40.24) £34.99
(£40.24)
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £26.99
(£31.04) £26.99
(£31.04)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £17.99
(£20.69) £17.99
(£20.69)


or clean your current one if you havent done so before

 

[WJA96]

Hi guys, my current CPU cooler is a Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro and i think its about time i need a new one

My mobo is Gigabyte GA-P31-DS3L, can anyone recommend a decent cooler at a decent price please

Thanks guys.

I think there is some confusion here somewhere - you're using an AMD CPU cooler on an Intel motherboard? Sounds wrong to me.

 

[LukeTW]

I think there is some confusion here somewhere - you're using an AMD CPU cooler on an Intel motherboard? Sounds wrong to me.

You are correct there yes lol

/looks at mistake

EDIT: I have the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler, my mistake lol.

 

[Infekted]

I've just installed a OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler, £34.49 inc VAT.

From reviews I've read it pretty much competes with a TRUE which is twice the price when you take into account that the Vendetta comes with it's own fans. I've read that new direct heat pipe technology is making a massive difference.

I'm running a Q6600 at 3.7 ghz (1.5v) and under stress my CPU gets to about 60C or so. Which I was pretty happy with.

Only thing that sucks is that it uses the same install system as the stock cooler, push pin thing. I found this a real pain to install. Then again I did it without removing the motherboard, removing it would have helped a lot!

 

[sunderland]

did you find the push pins are holding it ok as it is a heavy beast the vendetta isnt it

 

[Infekted]

did you find the push pins are holding it ok as it is a heavy beast the vendetta isnt it

Well it's early days, but so far it's ok. I must admit I winced a little bit when moving the case vertical, it's a pretty chunky heat sink!

I read somewhere that it might be possible to buy an additional x-bow bolt kit solution, another cooler is pretty much identical but different branded and I think you can use this one. It might be a Zalman cooler, sorry can't remember for sure.

 

[sunderland]

thanks m8