which cooler ?

[richgill74]

as yet i have not overclocked but intend on doing so in the very near future, my question is, which cpu cooler is best to use, i have seen this 1 for around £60 Zalman CNPS12X Ultimate Performance Triple Fan CPU Cooler,
looks a bit of a beast and love the look of it but not sure if its a little ott or it will fit, my current build is

thermaltake chaser mk1
asus sabertooth p67
intel i5 2500k
g.skill 8gb 1600mhz
ocz zs sereis 750
gigabyte gtx 560 ti

any advice welcome

 

[ThePengu1n]

For air, Gelid Tranquillo:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=

For AIO water, Antec Kuhler 920:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-006-AN&groupid=962&catid=1532&subcat=

The antec will give better temps, especially with a couple of decent fans in push/pull:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-059-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

The Gelid is obviously cheaper, so it's up to you

 

[GTO656]

Yes depends how much you are willing to spend, I've got the Gelid and its barely audible at over 700RPM .

 

[richgill74]

i do like the look of it (zalman) and top end to spend is around £65 not sure i will need all the fans it has, as i also have a 200mm on side panel pullin air in, mainly to help out on the gpu so the gelid might be worth a look, trying to keep away from watercooling.

 

[Nexus18]

I personally recommend the gelid every time as the price for it is just great!

If you want the lowest temps possible then maybe look at the more expensive ones however they will be more noisy.

And here is my mini review for the gelid, however it is for the intel i5 750 at stock, but some stuff may be of help to you:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=19960534#post19960534