Noctua NH-U12F - Mishima Review!

[mishima]

I have just installed one of these on my E6600 and im getting a slightly wierd reading in the sense that one core is usually 1 degree higher tempwise?
Just running stock at the moment but i am tempted to overclock.. Is it viable to overclock and leave the settings once stable or is it more a case of push the components are far as possible then revert to normal settings?

As mentioned above by El Juimben its not uncommon or anything to worry about the core temps being slightly different. If the core's are dramatically different to the CPU temp itself then you should be worried. Increase the FSB, you should be able to hit 333 without having to alter the voltages. I would return RAM settings to default so that you can determine the best overclock on your CPU first. Anything above 3GHz and you probably are going to need to alter the voltage slightly - mine is 1.29 and my E6600 is at 3.5GHz.

 

[mishima]

Depending if it fits of course, like Hedge says. Always have the heatsink vertical if you can. So that you can mount the fan to blow onto the heatsink and away into the case exhaust fan. This will extract heat the quickest way.

 

[mishima]

It uses a very secure spring, screw mechanism to fasten onto the socket. What I would do when transporting it is to lie the case flat. Sometimes when you travel you can go over bumps etc.