will i need a better cooler?

[ergonomics]

Hello

going to order one of the Q6600's now, NOT the G0 stepping i might add.
I currently have a freezer 7 pro, with no thermal paste.

i will buy some nice thermal paste, but atm my E6600 at 3.5ghz @ stock volts is idle at 39/40 and under load roughly 55-60.

do you think i should get a new cooler if i only overclock the Q6600 to 3ghz?

Thanks

 

[xtr3eme]

Hello

going to order one of the Q6600's now, NOT the G0 stepping i might add.
I currently have a freezer 7 pro, with no thermal paste.

i will buy some nice thermal paste, but atm my E6600 at 3.5ghz @ stock volts is idle at 39/40 and under load roughly 55-60.

do you think i should get a new cooler if i only overclock the Q6600 to 3ghz?

Thanks

I think your load temps will go up more than that tbh from what i have seen. But dont worry you should be ok with that cooler.

 

[El Jimben]

You'll most likely need a better cooler even if you don't overclock.

 

[ergonomics]

hmmm....2 completely different opinions there lol

ive always known the Q's are hot bas***ds, so i was prepared, but i do a lot of rendering, so the massive clocks arent too necessary compared to gaming.

 

[jbloggs]

You'll most likely need a better cooler even if you don't overclock.

I would go along with this line of thought.

 

[ergonomics]

any recomendations? i dont wana go over the top and get a titan amanda or watercooling at all.

 

[stickroad]

You'll most likely need a better cooler even if you don't overclock.

If your not overclocking the stock cooler will be fine. So any aftermart cooler will be fine.

 

[SS-89]

Tuniq 120

 

[spb251272]

Tuniq Tower - seconded, or Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120

 

[Biffa]

Thermaltake BigTyp 120 VX CPU Cooler

Bit cheaper than the Tuniq and the Thermalright Ultra 120 but only a couple of % behind them in cooling power.

 

[Tuvoc]

Hello

do you think i should get a new cooler if i only overclock the Q6600 to 3ghz?

Thanks

As long as your case cooling is decent, and you don't have to overvolt too much, the Freezer 7 Pro will be fine, don't waste £30+ of your money on something new. My QX6700 runs perfectly fine at 3 GHz with this, full load 24/7