Q6600 heatsink

[tombomb]

Hi guys,

Looking to order a new heatsink for my q6600 G0 stepping as it needs a bit of boost so i'm looking to overclock it to about 3GHZ from 2.4GHZ. Wondering what the best coolers for the buck is at the moment?

So I need a socket LGA775

System specs,

Asus P5K
Q6600 G0
Corsair xms2 1066mhz ram
5850 toxic gfx

Many thanks

tom

 

[tombomb]

Was looking at this one:

Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler - £29.99 this week only

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-095-TR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2352

 

[james_2k]

should do fine, theres also loads of reviews on coolers on the various tech sites. just google one you are interested in

 

[andybird123]

my Q G0 did 3.6ghz on a xigmatek S1283, cheap as chips it was

 

[tombomb]

my Q G0 did 3.6ghz on a xigmatek S1283, cheap as chips it was

wow that is cheap, I guess you dont need to spend the money on the really expensive ones then? Are they really twice as good as say a freezer pro?

 

[james_2k]

generally the cooler your cpu runs the faster you can oc it

 

[MagicBoy]

I'm very happy with my Arctic Freezer 13 on the o/c'd Q9550. Quiet, decent temps and it's good value.

 

[andy_mk3]

Used to have my Q6600 under a Freezer 7, at 3.6GHz it would hit the 80's under stress but when gaming etc it never got much past the high 60's.

 

[bremen1874]

You could probably hit 3GHz with the standard cooler and stock voltage.

 

[tombomb]

Its pretty hot in my room and I dont want to be unstable at all, it looks like a £15 cooler is going to be enough for me to get my 3Ghz maybe 3.2 if I get greedy.

Would you guys advise buying the Thermalright True Spirit 140 over a cheaper cooler or should I save the money?

thanks

 

[j.col]

the true spirit is excellent value

YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £29.99
Total : £33.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).

 

[tombomb]

the true spirit is excellent value

YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 140 CPU Cooler (Socket LGA1366/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA775/AM2/AM3) £29.99
Total : £33.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).

how does it compare to the Coolermaster Hyper 612S?

Sorry, last question i promise

 

[j.col]

similar performance, but the thermalright fan is quieter and slightly cooler.
the TS 140 is similar to the old Archon
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/co...ime-thermalright-true-spirit-140_7.html#sect0
and the Archon beats the 612s
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/coolermaster-hyper-612-pwm_5.html#sect0

 

[BrianB]

I would favour a 140mm fan cpu cooler over a 120 in the same price range, much quieter, lower pitched noise on bigger fans usually too.

 

[tombomb]

I've ordered the thermalright

Ill let you know how I get on....

 

[BrianB]

Sweet, good luck. I'm interested to know what those fans are like, they are a good price so I might change my D-14 fans for 3 of those in line.

 

[tombomb]

Just read that this fan has a 4 pin pwm connector.

Will this plug into my motherboard ok?

ASUS P5k

 

[tombomb]

Nevermind, found it myself. Should be fine

 

[tombomb]

Right, Ive installed the heatsink and improved my case cabling.

My idle temps dropped from 46 to 28.

Im trying to overclock to 3.0ghz as my first target.
- 9x333 @ v1.325 , currently prime95 has been running for 1hour and max temp is 50C

I am hoping to get it up to 3.2 for my next target but im having some problems with vdrop. Under load the CPU voltage is dropping from V1.300(in windows) to v1.200. Is it going to be worth the increased temps to get to 3.2ghz? Considering I will have to raise the voltage quite high to compensate for the vdrop.

thanks

 

[tombomb]

has anyone used the pencil mod to sort out vdroop?