Quad core cooling...

Datamonkey said:
hmmm may have to leave it then,

im getting 40-42c at idle on all 4 cores and 62-68c on load with the gemini II at the moment.

I really think h2o is the only way to go to keep these chips really cool.
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What are you using to stress all 4 cores? , i'm using small ffts
 
im not really,

im using intel tat loading 2 cores at 100%

and ripping a dvd and unzipping at the same time.

General usage stuff. this is clocked at 3.04ghz.

i know this isnt loading all cores at 100% but its close to real day use.
 
Maybe i should try and reseat this again, it means taking out the motherboard though so might leave it to the weekend.
 
could be worth a try, i need to test mine with my ninja again, although with the 6400 the ninja was crap to be honest. found the gemini II to be the best heatsink i have used to date.
 
I've had a Ninja on the e6600 in my mates pc. Was running passive and temps are awesome.
If I get time tomorrow I'll resit my heatsink.

This chip is seeming a not nicer with overclocking than my e6600 was, confident I'm gonna get a higher clock despite the temps. :)
 
Well i'm sticking the Titan Amanda on the bay and i've ordered a Ultra-120 Extreme + Scythe S-FLEX 1200rpm and i'll see how i get on with that and post results. :p
Looks like i got the last one the place had in stock... at least i hope it was me.
 
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Reading that review on the eXtreme, I wonder if the problem with the Amanda isn't to do with the Mounts - when attached is it firmly gripped in place? Before you sell it, when you take it out - would you mind doing one last remount just to make sure it's not a poor contact - would be nice to see how it compares with your replacement! :)
 
Yeah it's held really firm, i tried holding it down with my hand as well just incase and temps stayed the same, will maybe give it another try at the weekend.
 
I used the Tuniq Tower with my Q6600 before I went to water. I have to say the tuniq did a very good job (the best) compared to some of the other coolers I tries,

A bit of advice, DO NOT STICK the back plate down on to the board, blue tack it down or somin, then remove the tack once the cooler is installed. The sticky stuff on the backplate is very dard to remove.
 
My Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme keeps the QX6800 down in the low 40's idle and will hit 60 at full load (ripping DVDs). Seeing as they don't even ship the CPU with a heatsink because of heat issues, I think thats quite good really.

I really really want to water cool it but 1) have no idea what I'm doing and 2) I'm scard of frying stuff
 
Van Diemen said:
A bit of advice, DO NOT STICK the back plate down on to the board, blue tack it down or somin, then remove the tack once the cooler is installed. The sticky stuff on the backplate is very dard to remove.
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I second this. I RMA'd my board and left the backplate of the U-120 stuck to it. Had to buy a new cooler and bin the old one :(
 
Van Diemen said:
A bit of advice, DO NOT STICK the back plate down on to the board, blue tack it down or somin, then remove the tack once the cooler is installed. The sticky stuff on the backplate is very dard to remove.
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OH NOES!! too late for me... :(
 
TheKnat said:
I second this. I RMA'd my board and left the backplate of the U-120 stuck to it. Had to buy a new cooler and bin the old one :(
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You could have got the backing plate off if you were handy with a stanley knife blade ;)
 
Jleo said:
You could have got the backing plate off if you were handy with a stanley knife blade ;)
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Problem is that I forgot it was stuck until I needed to install it on the new MB. If I hadn't of stuck it on then it would have just dropped off when I removed the heatsink screws
 
i manage ok without sticking my U-120 backplate to the MB. Bit more difficult to apply the HSF properly, but since its on its 3rd mobo now, its well worth the extra little effort.
 
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