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doc5   12-05-2008 at 01:56:24 AM

What is everyone using or suggesting to cool my i7 920 on asus p6t? I just have the stock fan right now. I'd like to OC some- nothing crazy, but I'd like to go faster than the stock 2.67 :)

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Wr   12-05-2008 at 02:49:10 AM
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The best air cooling around right now is the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme heatsink coupled with their 1366 mounting bracket and a decent 120 mm fan. The heatsink, fan, and bracket are sold together in the 1366 RT package, but it seems to be out of stock everywhere, though it is not as hard to find the items separately.

Noctua also has 1366-compatible heat sinks. Their cooling performance is not absolutely top-notch but should definitely be adequate for a moderate OC.

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dragonsprayer   12-05-2008 at 02:58:02 AM
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the mount works for many thermal right rigs

i suggest the ultima 90 it is more compact and does not interfere with door fans as much as the 120

water gtz has mounts

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chookman   12-05-2008 at 03:05:31 AM
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You have to make sure its LGA1366 compatible... the only one i know of, (im sure theres others) is the Thermalright 120 Ultra with LGA1366 bracket.

 

EDIT: Everyones getting in before me... stoopid slow internet.


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Yoosty   12-05-2008 at 04:00:24 AM
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I got this one from FrozenPC.com, but since then they are out of stock. Also see Performace-PCs has it in stock and HeatSink Factory(which has the lowest price and you can order 2nd optional fan kit).

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 1366 RT CPU Cooler $69.99
http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/the [...] 66-rt.html

Or you can get the Cooler Master RR-UV8-XBU1-GP V8 Heatpipe CPU Cooler for Intel LGA775/1366 and AMD AM2, which will come with a 1366 mounting bracket for $69.99.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cat [...] s_id=24705

These are the two best out there right now for Air Cooling.

But if you already have a Thermalright True, Ultra and HR-01 Plus series HSF Cooler then you could get the new 1366 mounting bracket for it.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/cat [...] s_id=24667

Hope this helped you out.

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rodan1   04-21-2009 at 11:24:07 PM
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I'm not doubting anybody but where is the documentation or testing supporting this, particularly for the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 1366 RT. Reason I'm asking is at legit reviews they compared 6 coolers and the Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 won hands down. The Thermalright however wasn't in the competition.
Here is the link to the test results: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/880/11/

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Rain1406   04-21-2009 at 11:41:01 PM
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rodan1 wrote :

I'm not doubting anybody but where is the documentation or testing supporting this, particularly for the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 1366 RT. Reason I'm asking is at legit reviews they compared 6 coolers and the Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 won hands down. The Thermalright however wasn't in the competition.
Here is the link to the test results: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/880/11/




Noctua all the way. I've got overclocked to 3.9 and it idles at 38degrees (give or take a few) and on load it still stays just under the 60 degree mark

------------------------------ Core i7 920 @ 3.9ghz
2x 9800GTX+ BFG OC
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elfman   05-20-2009 at 04:50:07 PM
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rodan1 wrote :

I'm not doubting anybody but where is the documentation or testing supporting this, particularly for the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 1366 RT. Reason I'm asking is at legit reviews they compared 6 coolers and the Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 won hands down. The Thermalright however wasn't in the competition.
Here is the link to the test results: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/880/11/

I don't understand such wide variations in reviews. This one from Benchmark Reviews trashed the Noctura NH-U12P

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=285&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=16

Prolimatech Megahalems led with the Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme coming in second.

I just ordered a thermalright Ultra-120 ex, but would have gone for the Megahales if I saw that first.

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Anonymous   05-26-2009 at 05:51:41 PM
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Hi rodan,

Install easy tune 6 and hit option # 3, which will overclock to 3.2. It's simple as that.

You might consider buying a better CPU fan (if needed), otherwise you will only be able to overclock to 3.0

This is what I have. God Bless. John 3:16

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AKM880   05-27-2009 at 03:40:11 AM
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I think that the Scythe Mugen 2 can be made compatible with the LGA1366 Core i7 chip, that is a nice cooler tho.

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tcefrep   06-05-2009 at 06:41:34 AM
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I have the Prolimatech Megahalems right now on my i7 and it is sweet. Low temperature and quite (get a good fan). The price and the design is great but it doesn't come with a fan =( . It seems like it is sold out at many places but you can also get it on Ebay at a cheap price. I got mine off ebay and got to me in like 2 days. Good luck.

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jace5869   07-09-2009 at 06:10:28 AM
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tcefrep wrote :

I have the Prolimatech Megahalems right now on my i7 and it is sweet. Low temperature and quite (get a good fan). The price and the design is great but it doesn't come with a fan =( . It seems like it is sold out at many places but you can also get it on Ebay at a cheap price. I got mine off ebay and got to me in like 2 days. Good luck.



What fan did you get for your Megahalem?

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