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exoren22   09-13-2008 at 04:21:26 AM

I just got an e7300 with stock 2.66GHz that I plan on mildly overclocking. This is an entry/budget build and I am not interested in extreme overclocking, just trying to coax a little better performance out of it. This is going into a RAIDMax Smilodon, which has excellent (and silent, too!) air flow.
My question is simple: What's the best cooler I can get for about $25? I know I don't need a giant thing that can cool a quad extreme, just a good cooler.
Also, the stock intel HSF actually did perform well in the super roundup, keeping the quad under its shutdown frequencies. Noting that the 45nm procs use so much less power, can I just stick with the stock HSF even for mild OCing?
Thanks for your time guys, and I look forward to contributing to this community more in the future.

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faster3200   09-13-2008 at 05:14:16 AM
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For a mild OC under $25 just stick with the stock cooler. Anything else for that price will only perform slightly better if at all. You could probably hit 3.0ghz if you don't mind higher temps.

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exoren22   09-13-2008 at 05:19:54 AM
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That's what I was thinking, but what does "higher temps" mean? :??:

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rockbyter   09-13-2008 at 05:35:02 AM
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Use what you have, see how far you get, and buy something fun with heatpipes later if you want.

45 nm means if you get anything that is satisfactory with quad core, it will excel on your dual core.

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V3NOM   09-13-2008 at 09:51:57 AM
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get some cheap Arctic Silver 5 or OCZ FreeZe

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goonting   09-13-2008 at 01:47:44 PM
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be prepared with thermal paste at hand... whats the thermal envelope of these chips? when will it start to scale down Ghz to cool down?

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exoren22   09-13-2008 at 09:15:53 PM
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If I use the stock HSF I am going to use the stock thermal paste. If you go back and read http://www.tomshardware.com/review [...] 784-8.html you will see that the stock HSFs performed better with the stock thermal paste.
The thermal specification is 74.1*C, per http://processorfinder.intel.com/D [...] Spec=SLAPB

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V3NOM   09-14-2008 at 11:57:36 AM
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err, WTF! ANY cooler with better thermal paste will perform better if it is correctly applied! what's the bet the people in that guide put the whole tube on?

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faster3200   09-15-2008 at 04:05:10 AM
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AS5 has "settling in" time. You will get slightly higher temps with it at first but after a bit your temps will go down. This is normal and proven in testing. Also, I have never heard of or heard recommend, that paste they used in the link they posted. V3NOM is right, better paste will yield better performance always.

As for "higher temps" that just means higher temperatures.

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