quad cooling help in a HTPC?

SGWills · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:30

recently built a HTPC as my gaming days are coming to an end, happy with build however the fan on the cpu is the loudest thing on earth, can any one recommend a decent cooler than is quiet? price wise im not to bothered as theres no point in scrimping on a decent cooler

thanks in advance

PistolPete · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:33

A tower style cooler would work well, but you have to find one that'll fit in your case.
What's the clearance like in the HTPC case?

I'm running a Scythe Ninja Mini in mine - initially with the Scythe fan, then a Noctua 80mm, and now it's passive as it sits right next to 2x 120mm case mounted fans.

RJC · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:34

I am using a Scythe Mini Ninja in my Silverstone case which does a good job at keeping a E2220 cool passively, you might need to use the fan at low rpm as your running a Q6600.

PistolPete · 2 Feb 2009 at 15:54

Forgot to add I've running a 65w E5200, so a 95w Q6600 may still need a fan attached