quad core cooling.

jazzinspace · 14 Jul 2007 at 11:15

my rig: gigabyte GA-P35T-DQ6 mobo, Q6600 cpu, western digital 150gb hdd, pcz gamexstream 600w psu, crucial ballistix 1066mhz ram, 8800gtx gfx, antec sonata piano black case.

questions are:

1. is the power supply enough for overclocking?
2. should i go for the arctic freezer 7 pro or the thermalright 120 ultra to cool my overclocked quad core processor which i hope to get up to 3ghz.

any additional comments are highly valued.

WJA96 · 14 Jul 2007 at 11:54

The PSU is fine. If you can afford it, buy the Thermalright cooler, it's the best. If you can't afford the Thermalright, then the AC7 Freezer Pro is a good budget cooler.

jazzinspace · 14 Jul 2007 at 12:04

thanks a lot for the quick reply

WJA96 · 14 Jul 2007 at 12:14

Looking at it again - definitely the Thermalright - don't spoil it for a ha'penny worth of tar.

PinkFloyd · 14 Jul 2007 at 13:36

Don't expect to be overclocking a quad much without a high end cooler.

Gojira · 14 Jul 2007 at 13:49

PinkFloyd said:
Don't expect to be overclocking a quad much without a high end cooler.

What, like the rock steady 3.0 out of a 2.4 quad under my desk, with nothing more high-end than an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro

Don't think it'll do much more than that, but 25% O/c on a cheapish aftermarket fan is not too shabby!

Alan Woodford