Cooling an E6600/965-DQ6

[v0x]

Hey everyone,

Its upgrade time again. I've been lurking on hexus for a few weeks, and as a result of all the existing posts, and various reviews, I put together:

• Gigabyte 965-DQ6
• 2GB OCZ 6400 PLATINUM
• Seasonic PSU
• BFG 8800
• Core 2 Duo 6600

So thats all in the bag, really. Only waiting on the processor now. Oh.. and the cooling

My budget limits me to air cooling, and I need something that dosn't require a mount on the back of the board.(I want to keep my warranty ) I've got some moderate over clocking in mind, though.

I'm looking at the Scythe Miné(24.19/Scan), but the reviews are a little mixed.

I could stretch to the Zalman CNPS9500, but there's that damn heatsink again!

So, how're you cooling your DQ6?

v0x

[Clunk]

Any of the big scythes are good, or theres the Arctic pro for cheaper, but less performance.

How much have you got to spend?

[chuckskull]

Mounting a cooler using a backplate shouldn't void your warranty. Out of the Scythe Mine and the 9500(it uses a backplate for 775 btw) the scytche mine wins out everytime, that goes for just about all the scytches.

For cheap and very good cooling a Ninja(or similar) can be fitted with dual 120mm fans which gives very good cooling, you'll need to get another set of fan mounts from scythe, but they'll send them you free.

[v0x]

Around 30 quid, really. Maybe a little more, if the 6600 price drops further

Looks like i'll go for the Scythe Mine, good price point a couple of thumbs up seems enough to tip the balance away from some of the so-so reviews.

Thanks for the input

v0x

[Flewis]

The noctua is a quality cooler, and this is a pretty good price for it:

http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...ufacturer_id=0

[abeacock]

CustomPC have a large roundup of HSFs in the current issue, should be able to find a copy in your local ASDA.

Might be worth a quick read before buying...

[kalniel]

Mounting a cooler using a backplate shouldn't void your warranty.

Depends if it's a retail chip or not. You usually void the warranty on a retail CPU simply by changing from the retail cooler.

[StaffsKieran]

Go for the scythe ninja, its the best performing cooler that uses the standard intel push-pins.

[daveham]

Scythe Ninja
E6600@3240 for general use
I see temperatures beginning with a 2!

Thats with AS5 and an Antec 900

[Clunk]

200c?

[Mad-Max]

Oh look people go for the heaviest HSF , well I'm going for water cooling but the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro are good at there price and nice and light to

[Flewis]

Heavy = more metal =(usuallly) bigger surface area=BETTER TEMPS

[Mad-Max]

Heavy = more metal =(usuallly) bigger surface area=BETTER TEMPS

No not necessarily

It's all about how you do it not about how big and heavy mine is

[Clunk]

Show me a small air cooler that works better than the large ones