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Jesse2200   02-07-2008 at 11:42:35 PM

What would be the best cooler for a E4500?

Ive been looking at the Thermalright 120 and Tuniq Tower 120. I was going to try and pick one up off eBay for less then 50$.

edit: Ok, best under 50$ canadian. Air cooling that is...


Message edited by Jesse2200 on 02-07-2008 at 11:48:49 PM
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Silverion77   02-07-2008 at 11:44:05 PM
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The TRUE (Thermalright) is the best.

Why would you get a cooler off ebay where they run a risk of being damaged??

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Jesse2200   02-07-2008 at 11:45:36 PM
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Silverion77 wrote :

The TRUE (Thermalright) is the best.

Why would you get a cooler off ebay where they run a risk of being damaged??


Well my friend got a Tuniq off ebay and it works fine.

But you're probably right, it might be better to pay a bit more and get one with a warranty and whatnot.

So you say the thermalright eh...

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Evilonigiri   02-07-2008 at 11:45:41 PM
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The Zerotherm Nirvana can sometimes beat the TRUE or match it in most cases for much less money. Newegg was selling them for less than $40.

I would say that's your best option, only problem is that it can get noisy.

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Silverion77   02-07-2008 at 11:46:23 PM
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^^ he asks for the BEST Evil.

And thats still the TRUE :kaola:

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Evilonigiri   02-07-2008 at 11:47:33 PM
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Unless he's going to lap it, the Zerotherm is the best.

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Jesse2200   02-07-2008 at 11:48:36 PM
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I edited my post, i dont really want to spend a crapload for the very best.

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Silverion77   02-07-2008 at 11:49:06 PM
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I wouldnt go that far...from what Ive been reading, the TRUEs are getting a little better and do not require lapping as much usually

All I know is that Im getting a TRUE :D

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Evilonigiri   02-07-2008 at 11:50:30 PM
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Same here. :D

I was just offering a cheaper alternative, just in case. After all, the Zerotherm will perform as well as the TRUE on speeds up to 3.6GHz or so.

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Dunkel   02-08-2008 at 07:32:30 PM
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:sleep:

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Hatman   02-08-2008 at 11:19:23 PM
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Ultima90 :D

I recommend that too much, but its just soooooo good.


Mines now in a box :( water ftw

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nemoreborn   02-09-2008 at 04:15:05 AM
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stop brakin your head with that question ... i have a thermaltake sonic tower ( really old one ) and my temp never go over 52c with two 120mm fan ( one in front and the other in the center ! ) and when i was using it with 1 fan , it never goes over 57 at 3.4ghz ... just pick one in the top of the chart and you'll b fine !

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Perp   03-24-2008 at 02:31:49 PM
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http://www.frostytech.com/top5heat [...] ELHEATSINK

Top 10 intel CPU coolers ^^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003

#1 cooler on the list ^^
Got mine from newegg a few weeks ago for 25 USD, shame they don't have it discounted anymore.

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Evilonigiri   03-24-2008 at 08:39:28 PM
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I'd imagine he already got his cooler, but I agree it's the best. Before I didn't. :)

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