New CPU Cooler

rubberduck

rubberduck

rubberduck

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Hi

I'm going to be changing my case/psu and think I will take the oppurtunity to change my cpu cooler as it is about knackered to be honest and not giving me great temps at the moment.

My current setup is a socket 939 AMD however I am looking for something I will be able to use for a new build in the future (Probably LGA775).

My motherboard is an Abit KN8 (see below) with the Northbridge relatively close to the CPU. My new case will be an Akasa 62 Eclipse so shouldn't have any trouble fitting most things.

http://img.clubic.com/photo/00145126.jpg

Budget is between £20 and £30... Although I don't mind paying extra for something quality. It should ideally run quiet when idling with a bit of noise being ok at full load.

Any suggestions?
 
Thanks for the reply.

I have see the Tuniq but am slightly worried about whether it will fit or not. I'm sure the case won't be a problem however the Northbridge cooler may get in the way.

Currently the Northbridge has a fan on it like the picture in my original post, however I was planning to put one of these on when I change case/psu.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-007-ZA

Do you think this will get in the way of the Tuniq? I really need to change the fan on the motherboard as it is making that horrible noise that fans make when they are knackered.... All the replacement northbridge coolers tend to be passively cooled... I can't fiind a low profile one with a fan.

Any ideas?
 
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-003-OC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=821

Great mid-range cooler. Have mine set in bios to run at 37.5% fan speed which equates to 1355 RPM. Therefore totally silent, never kicks into a higher fan speed during normal PC usage, which can include a couple of hours at COD4 multiplayer, a game which pushes both cores. Only time it's ever gone to a higher fan speed is briefly when doing an Orthos run. Performs better than the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro in reviews, and looks better!
 
Hi.
If you're worried that a Tuniq Tower will interfere with your current Northbridge cooler then fitting the Zalman cooler isn't going to help at all because of its overall size. My last motherboard was an ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe and I had to cut a chunk off the large
standard Northbridge heatsink to get an AC Freezer Pro to fit.
 
I'd be willing to put money on the Tuniq fitting easily. The heatpipes go straight up from the base, so things that are very close wont be a problem, and there doesn't seem to be much else that might interfere at the height where the fan sits.

It fits on both my old Intel D975XBX (large, tall, alu heatsink) and my new P5K Deluxe.
 
tagbartok said:
Hi.
If you're worried that a Tuniq Tower will interfere with your current Northbridge cooler then fitting the Zalman cooler isn't going to help at all because of its overall size. My last motherboard was an ASUS A8R32-MVP Deluxe and I had to cut a chunk off the large
standard Northbridge heatsink to get an AC Freezer Pro to fit.
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Current Northbridge needs replacing as the fan is almost dead... Only problem is that all replacement northbridge cooler tend to be passively cooled and therfore bigger than a simple heat sink fan.

I think if I replace it with this it will be ok. It's only 32mm in height so the Tuniq should tower over it.

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=65&code=014
 
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