Cooling for i5

[ArCElM]

Hi,

I was wondering if anybody could advise me on good cooling for my i5.

Thanks.

[Pob255]

Any cooler that would do well on a core 2 quad or 1366 i7 cpu will work well on an i5 cpu
However there maybe mounting issues from the new chip layout.

In short it's still far too new to give good advice as yet.

Maybe once some of us have tried different coolers for ourselves and some reviews are out (it's mainly previews atm which lack any real numbers) we will know better.

[sammorris]

There aren't really any decent coolers for i5 yet. I'd stick it out with the stock cooler until you can get something that will work well.

[Clunk]

You can't really go wrong with a Noctua NH-U12P SE2.

Unless you are on a tight budget, then consider the Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - It's quite small, but performs really well, especially considering that it's under £20.

[nibbler]

Like they said^^
retention plates coming soon.

[Temi_D]

The only one i know right now is the coolermaster TX3 and ive only seen it on overclockers uk £12.99!!

[fiish]

There's a round-up of LGA1156 coolers on Bit-tech, although the end-verdict seems to be not to buy any of those they reviewed. All but one were difficult to install due to the 'universal' mounting design and none did that well in terms of cooling apparently.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-on-lynnfield/

I would wait and see if a cooler appears with a specific mount sized for the LGA1156 socket. And if you're not planning on extreme overclocking the retail HSF doesn't do too badly apparently.

Once I get my i5 installed (still waiting for the other bits, including the motherboard to arrive) I'll post some experiences. I'll be using the stock cooler at stock speed (yes, boring, I know), after all there's Turbo Mode to do the 'overclocking' for me

[Terbinator]

What about the new Arctic Freezer pr0 ?

[ArCElM]

Sorry, thanks guys I should have mentioned I am after high end air cooling (Prolimatech Megahalems) or low end water cooling such as the Corsair H50.

I was just wondering what other people were doing for there 1156.

simply coz I REALLY cba building my new PC twice in the space of a couple of weeks.

Might just wait for the cooling.

[Pob255]

What about the new Arctic Freezer pr0 ?

God no, it's the same as the old original just with a multiple motherboard type mounting.
EDIT: Oh and they changed the fan so hopefully they've finally fixed the PWM fail issue which would cause the fan to just run at full speed at all times
The ACf7p is fine for 65w dual core cpu's but not for a 95w quad core, the fan is going to have to run at high speeds to keep the heat down which is going to be noisy.

the Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme would be a far better bet, but it doen't come with socket 1156 mounting kit . . . yet.

I'm hopeing thermalright bring out a 1156 bolt through kit for the Ultra-120, so I can see how my Ultima90 copes
My only real complaint with this older Ulitma90 is that while the base is the same as the Ultra-120/90 and will happly use the mounting kits for them, Thermalright instead used a different bolt through kit for the Ultima90 which is just not as good.

[sammorris]

The Freezer Extreme is shocking. Didn't know they'd redone the pro for i5, that'll be worth a look. A Freezer is fine for a 95W chip, just not if you overclock it
I'm waiting for the 1156 adapter for the Ultra-120, as that's my cooler of choice.

[ArCElM]

tbh I alrdy own a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme.. if they sorted a bracket..

[sammorris]

I've got two 120As, soon to be three

[ArCElM]

u have 2 what?

and what? :/

[sammorris]

two Ultra-120As, the four heatpipe version, one for my gaming PC and one for my silent PC. My file server's soon to get one too.

[simonw]

Some of the i5 reviews I have been reading are using the Thermalright MUX-120.

As Pob255 mentioned, any cooler that works well with C2Q or LGA1366 should work with no problem, assuming it has a compatible mounting bracket.