After a nightmare experience that still wakes me up at night of installing a stock intel cooler on my C2D back in 06 (stupid push springs never locked, kept popping off and causing my computer to shut down)... i'm building another machine.
I've got the following:
CPU: i7-860 (little no, OC'ing not going even 3.5 Ghz)
MB: Asus P7P55D-E Pro
Ram: G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
PSU: SeaSonic X750
Case: Antec P180
i've been reading reviews and what not .... but none of the mention install or easy of install.... i'm looking for a cooler that meets the following:
1. Quiet w/Fan (willing to buy aftermarket fan if it helps keep the noise down)
2. ease of install
3. price (i don't wanna pay more than $70 unless its gonna apply the thermal paste and install itself )
i've found the following and looking for more suggestiongs
Scythe Mugen 2 Rev B
Thermalright Venomous-X
Thermalright MUX-120
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 (this gets recommended and reviewed well but seems a bit noisy)
any help would be appreciated
I've got the following:
CPU: i7-860 (little no, OC'ing not going even 3.5 Ghz)
MB: Asus P7P55D-E Pro
Ram: G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
PSU: SeaSonic X750
Case: Antec P180
i've been reading reviews and what not .... but none of the mention install or easy of install.... i'm looking for a cooler that meets the following:
1. Quiet w/Fan (willing to buy aftermarket fan if it helps keep the noise down)
2. ease of install
3. price (i don't wanna pay more than $70 unless its gonna apply the thermal paste and install itself )
i've found the following and looking for more suggestiongs
Scythe Mugen 2 Rev B
Thermalright Venomous-X
Thermalright MUX-120
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 (this gets recommended and reviewed well but seems a bit noisy)
any help would be appreciated