E6400 cooling

[matador_de_sa]

I plan to overclock it and I don't want to go through the trouble/cost of water cooling. Sound level is of no concern to me. Can I get a recommendation in the 20-30 range, 30-40, and 40+ and also the best cooling for the price. Any comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

[drummerdude]

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/hardware/Core2Duo-Overclocking-Guide-v1-ftopict197995.html

 

[rwaritsdario]

Budget?

 

[matador_de_sa]

Not more than $50, unless there is something amazingly better beyond that price. So far I'm thinking the Thermaltake Big Typhoon because the Scythe Infinity looks way to big and heavy and I'm afraid it will warp my motherboard. Again I'm looking for pure cooling power to price ratio for this fan. I would also like it to allow me to overclock to 3.0 GHz or more, if my motherboard and my cpu allow it (I'm hoping the will).

 

[rwaritsdario]

The motherboards PCB is so hard no cooler could break, but without mattering which cooler youre using be careful no to bump it around while transporting your system.
Tuniq Tower 120, it outperforms the Scythe Infinity and the Thermalright Ultra-128 which are more expensive. Not to mention is the best air cooler.
If you wanna stay with a 'light' down-blower cooler, get the BT VX sold at eWIZ.com, its got a better for another buck or two.

 

[rwaritsdario]

Stock fan?

 

[wimcle]

thermalright si-128 here , coretemp: idle 42 load 56 (2xprime95) and silent as well The blow-down style gives you chipset/vrm cooling for free.

PS: we are all loyal to the brand we got, so take a random pick from the big 3 and be confident that it'll cool well, be silent, and still be viable for quad core down the road.

 

[rwaritsdario]

Lapped?

 

[rwaritsdario]

thats not gonna do the trick, get 600, 800, 1200, 1500 and anything above that. As I said, youve got a long way to go.

 

[dasickninja]

AS5 with a lapped heatsink? A silicon based grease will net better results especially if you put effort into mirror lapping your sink. You did mirror lap it, right?

 

[dasickninja]

Then disregard what i said and listen to Dario, you'll end up just making scratches if you don't work with the higher grits.

 

[rwaritsdario]

WTF that looks AWFUL! My ass is smoother than that!
THIS is a real lapping:

Josh's work of art.

 

[rwaritsdario]

Check EasyPCkits.com and buff with a lint-free cloth and Brasso near the end.

 

[ocnewb]

hey rob you mind posting a SS of a PI32M and CPU-Z for the specs of your pc? Im just curious of some settings and results compared to mine.

 

[ocnewb]

Does thr tuniq tower 120 out perform the thermalright ultra 120? I cant find any reviews testing the two against each other.