Recommendation for a HSF

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Recommendation for a HSF / 4Ghz E5200

Hullo everyone,

I think I may be in need of a new HSF for my trusty old LGA775 system. The reason being my Scythe Ninja Rev B can no longer cool the monster that lurks beneath.

I recently swapped my E5200 for a mates E5200 simply to see how it clocks. My old one did 3.75Ghz at 1.325v. The new one does 3.75Ghz at STOCK volts :eek: This is 18hours Prime95 stable and has been solid for the past 3 weeks.



Now I know this little chip can go much higher but the HSF is limiting me. Under IBT, it hits 84C and playing Battlefield Bad Company 2, it can hit around 79-81C. Needless to say, it is a bit on the toasty side.

I have reseated the Ninja countless times, re-applied AS5 etc no to avail.

I have trawled through google and I am led to belive the Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B rulles the roost now?

Can it cope with say a 4.25Ghz OC at 1.35V? (Wishful thinking here) Is there anything better I should consider?

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Just to add, my current HSF is the Scythe Ninja Rev B with a 1400rpm 120mm fan. Silence is very important so I would need a HSF that works well with little airflow.
 
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Small update,

I lowered the vcore from the default 1.225 to 1.2 then to 1.15. Ran Prime95 overnight and its passed. Temps are still on the worrying side.



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I am pretty sure I want to order the Prolimatech Megahalems Rev B but will it fit in the Antec P182? Also in reviews, I have mainly seen it paired with high CFM fans, what sort of performance loss can I expect with a low CFM fan?

Currently testing at 4.01Ghz @ 1.2v (still under stock vcore)

 
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Thats a nice overclock already. Can't really comment on the megahalems but the Titan Fenrir is a good 775 cpu cooler. I have it at the moment on my q6600 quad and it keeps it at reasonable temps even at 3.5ghz, just gets a bit noisy when the fan goes towards full rpm but thats because of its massive cfm. A low cfm will probably result in a few degrees higher temps than a high cfm but will obviously be less noisy. When it comes to these you just have to find the right balance between noise and the air it can move
 
2hours of Prime95 and its going strong at 4.01Ghz. About to try for 4.2Ghz (340*12.5) at stock volts (1.225).

AndyH_Lufc, what soft of temps do you see when running IBT for a few passes? Seems like a decent cooler at £32.

Helios1234, the VX seems to be a strong contender at the same price point but on the majority of the reviews, once the heat load gets to 120w+ the Megahalems seems to pull ahead by a few degrees C.

Had a look at the link in your sig and it does seem to perform very well indeed. Is the Megahalems in that link the new Rev B?
 
At my current overclock of 3.5ghz, its usually somewhere in the 70's but thats cooling a quad eating 1.5v. I'd imagine temps would be better with a dual core and less volts
 
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2hours of Prime95 and its going strong at 4.01Ghz. About to try for 4.2Ghz (340*12.5) at stock volts (1.225).

AndyH_Lufc, what soft of temps do you see when running IBT for a few passes? Seems like a decent cooler at £32.

Helios1234, the VX seems to be a strong contender at the same price point but on the majority of the reviews, once the heat load gets to 120w+ the Megahalems seems to pull ahead by a few degrees C.

Had a look at the link in your sig and it does seem to perform very well indeed. Is the Megahalems in that link the new Rev B?
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As far as I know, Rev B only brought compatibility to LGA1156 so performance will be the same with both version. My one was the first one released. But my recommendation for the VX is based on those results :).
 
Thank you both for the replies so far.

I can find the VX for £49.91 delivered from a competitor whereas the Megahalmes is £42.99 delivered from OcUK.

Regarding the VX, how well does it work in a low airflow situation with only 1 fan?

Just to add, 4.2Ghz at stock volts got me to windows.

Logged in and started Prime95 and bam, BSOD. Tried with 1.275V and it seems stable enough but I wont be running anything for any length of time. 4mins into a Prime95 session, the CPU temps hit 94C and I panicked :o
 
Dangerous in the sense its willing me on to push further? Completely agree!

The murky realms of watercooling eh?

I have the pleasure of testing a H50 in a few days so I am hoping it will give me an idea of what to expect with both high end air cooling and budget watercooling.

A educated guess would put a decent watercooling set-up near £200?

More than 4 times the cost of a top end air cooling solution. What kind of performance would I be looking at in respects to load temp and most importantly, noise.
 
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Dangerous in the sense its willing me on to push further? Completely agree!

The murky realms of watercooling eh?

I have the pleasure of testing a H50 in a few days so I am hoping it will give me an idea of what to expect with both high end air cooling and budget watercooling.

A educated guess would put a decent watercooling set-up near £200?

More than 4 times the cost of a top end air cooling solution. What kind of performance would I be looking at in respects to load temp and most importantly, noise.
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Good educated guess there, I've just took the plunge to watercooling and I've probably spent close to 300. That's for a setup cooling a CPU as well as a gpu, CPU only would set you back around 200 like u guessed. Obviously much more expensive than air but much quieter and better for temps.
 
used a H50 myself, and i really liked it, coupled with 2 quality fans gave temps similar to high end air coolers.
however, dont do it .. it will tempt you to go full watercooling in the end, so save the cash and do it from the outset.
honestly, its sooo worth it ;)
 
That's some legendary chip you got there but you're going to fry it at that temps - they shouldn't run higher than 60-65c full load.
 
I love the E5200. Mine did 3.2GHz with the stock cooler and still had room for more. Wish I never sold it now, for a measly £20. Would have made a nice HTPC build out of it for fun and overclocking joy.
 
AndyH_Lufc, would you be able to tell me exactly what kit you bought?

perry081064, lol its a bug :P Back in the Pentium 3 days, I caught it quite bad and had a dual head phase change set up courtesy of Chilly1 from XtremeSystems. Do you have a watercooled set-up at the moment? If so what kit do you have?

PhoenixUK, cheers :) I'll heed to those warnings but the chip is rock solid at 4Ghz at 1.2v. Have to lower the clock to 3.75Ghz @ 1.15v to get decent temps :(

AiiR, for a budget chip, these overclock like hell. Would form the foundations of a very capable HTPC imo.
 
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Hi perry,

Read both your threads mate. I must say I am impressed. Well done on a slick job :)

How far have you clocked your CPU? Did rjkoneill manage to get it to 4.2Ghz?

A quick question, what was your LOAD temps at 3.8Ghz on air? On your post you said with the new watercooling set-up, it was 49/51.
 
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Hi perry,

Read both your threads mate. I must say I am impressed. Well done on a slick job :)

How far have you clocked your CPU? Did rjkoneill manage to get it to 4.2Ghz?

A quick question, what was your LOAD temps at 3.8Ghz on air? On your post you said with the new watercooling set-up, it was 49/51.
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iirc running an H50 so not really air but then again not really water , around 44-46 idle and 70-72 load ( running prime and coretemp ) .

its running nicely atm at 4GHZ , however i will ask rjkoneill to check over that for me.
... it wont be with him till early next week but im pretty certain he wont rest till hes got the max out of it ;)
 
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