CPU cooler

[aeronic]

Hi there,

I have a S775 cpu (its an E2160, but I am planning on upgrading to a Q9550), and would like a recommendation for a cpu coolers around the £30 mark.

I usually aim for a modest overclock (eg my 1.8ghz up to 2.4ghz on the E2160) and I'll be aiming for a 2.83 -> 3.4ghz on the Quad.

I would to know if anyone has a cooler that they absolutely love, even better if Scan sell it! I may be willing to push the budget a bit, but won't be looking for £50 coolers.

Cheers!

[mikemikemi]

I think this one is pretty good:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Xigma...tel-AMD-Cooler

The 1283 is cheaper but has 1 less heat pipe.

[zain]

Arctic Cooling are pretty good and quiet

[aeronic]

i have heard good things about the scythe ninja, but all the reviews seem to be from 2007. Have they been overtaken now ?

How does this compare to the Freezer 7 Pro ?

[arthurleung]

I have a TRUE120, works great on my Q9550@3.6

I haven't cleaned the case for over 4 months (uptime of 4 months) and it is really dusty now, and at full load it is ~62'C

[Pob255]

The ACf7p is ok as a sub £20 cooler, however these days it's far out stripped by a still fairly low cost 120mm fan based cooler.

The Xigmatec coolers are great for there cost, as is the CM Hyper 212+
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Coole...lus-CPU-Cooler

The Scythe Ninja B is very good however it's far harder to find these days

[aeronic]

ooh, the 212+ looks nice, does it have bolt-thru mounting?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The Titan Fenrir looks good:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Titan...-K8-AM2-AM3%29

[Pob255]

ooh, the 212+ looks nice, does it have bolt-thru mounting?

Yes it does

PS you can get it from play.com for £18 http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/117187...k/Product.html

[aeronic]

The Titan Fenrir looks good:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Titan...-K8-AM2-AM3%29

I must say that it does!

What a dilemma - there's just so much choice these days. And 'best for the noise' is a tricky one to evaluate.
I think that the £18 is hyper 212 is pretty tempting tho.

[circuitmonkey]

Review of the 212 plus:
http://www.frostytech.com/articlevie...articleID=2419
seems to do very well at cooling, although at 50db at full tilt is a bit loud IMHO
but for £18 and the performance you get you may well be able to live with this

[Ulti]

You can also swap the fan out for a slower RPM one later, however that would put the cost at the same price as the Titan one if you buy an expensive fan.

What I tend to look at is passive performance as it shows how good the heatsink truly is then I just pair it up with a fan I like

[Domestic_Ginger]

Check out the link to frostytech that CircuitMonki linked it has a good comparison of pretty much all the heatsinks listed.

imo for price performance @£18 the 212 is the winner and must be a better buy than the HDT-1283 (£20) at number two. Its as quiet and cooling is pretty much equal.

I hope your case is wide enough as these are about least 16cm tall.

[aeronic]

I found that link yesterday! that's why I ended up so confused. I'll probably get the 212 and do a 7v mod to the fan.
I have a lian-li pc60 case, which I hope is big enough.

[Pob255]

Personally I'd leave the fan on PWM and let the motherboard control it.
I very much doubt you'll hit top speed with an E2160

[aeronic]

ok thanks,

the upgrade to q9550 is imminent also!