Best cooler for phenom II x4 940?????

looking for sugestions for a replacement for the stock cooler on the phenom II x4 940????

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Well, the two big questions are what do you want to do with the CPU (OC, etc.) and what is your budget? A good (in my opinion, it is what I use) low cost medium OC cooler is the AC Freezer 64. If you want one of the top OCs (3.8+) however, you will probably need more, but it will cost a lot more as well.

------------------------------ Phenom II X4 940 BE 3.0GHz - 1.25V > GA-MA790GP-DS4H > XFX ATI 4850 1GB > 4GB OCZ Platinum 1066MHz 5-5-5-15-2T > PCP&C 610W
Athlon II X2 250 3.0GHz > GA-MA770T-UD3P > Sapphire ATI 4650 512MB DDR3 > 4GB OCZ Platinum 1600MHz@1066MHz > XP/Win7 Enter 64
Reply to EXT64

haha i have the phenom 2 940, im using the Thermalright ultima 90 with the antec 900 case - the side fan is attached. thats why i chose a smaller Heatsink. im getting 30 - 33 C doing normal stuff on my desktop ( music, web, msn, and whatnot. ) i did overclock, 3.5ghz 1.4v so.. i would recommend the thermalright ultima 90 if you have a fairly small case

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Reply to stevensl2

As EXT64 has mentioned... what do you want to do with the CPU. If only mild o/c, I run my PII 940@3.5ghz with stock cooler, everthing on default, except the multi. It is running fine, the chipset's heatsink is much hotter than my cpu cooler. (gigabyte GA-MA790GP-DS4H)

Reply to Ken168

If you don't mind a little noise the ultra chilltec thermo electric cooler runs my q9650 around 38c to 75c (75c running prime95) overclocked to 4.125ghz.

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Reply to crash27

stevensl2 wrote :

haha i have the phenom 2 940, im using the Thermalright ultima 90 with the antec 900 case - the side fan is attached. thats why i chose a smaller Heatsink. im getting 30 - 33 C doing normal stuff on my desktop ( music, web, msn, and whatnot. ) i did overclock, 3.5ghz 1.4v so.. i would recommend the thermalright ultima 90 if you have a fairly small case

ok amazon have this for £12.99 is that al i need or will i have to geta fitting kit or fan?

Reply to the-donkey

stevensl2 wrote :

haha i have the phenom 2 940, im using the Thermalright ultima 90 with the antec 900 case - the side fan is attached. thats why i chose a smaller Heatsink. im getting 30 - 33 C doing normal stuff on my desktop ( music, web, msn, and whatnot. ) i did overclock, 3.5ghz 1.4v so.. i would recommend the thermalright ultima 90 if you have a fairly small case

ok amazon have this for £12.99 is that al i need or will i have to geta fitting kit or fan?

Reply to the-donkey

I to am wondering what the best cooler for the phenom II 940 is. I overclocked my phenom II to 4.6 but it got very,very hot so i had to drop it back. I also do alot of gaming plus general stuff(cranking some tunes, work, web surfing etc) So whats the best cooler for me? Please don't tell me to get liquid cooling, i did that once. All i'll say about it is that the hose cracked and leaked...you figure out what happened next

------------------------------ Mobo:Asrock K10N780SLIX3-WiFi Processor:AMD Phenom II 940 RAM:4Gb Ballistix Tracer Graphics Card: Inno3d GTX260

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Reply to rav3n

I to am wondering what the best cooler for the phenom II 940 is. I overclocked my phenom II to 4.6 but it got very,very hot so i had to drop it back. I also do alot of gaming plus general stuff(cranking some tunes, work, web surfing etc) So whats the best cooler for me? Please don't tell me to get liquid cooling, i did that once. All i'll say about it is that the hose cracked and leaked...you figure out what happened next

------------------------------ Mobo:Asrock K10N780SLIX3-WiFi Processor:AMD Phenom II 940 RAM:4Gb Ballistix Tracer Graphics Card: Inno3d GTX260

Add me on xfire: rav3n52
Reply to rav3n

I to am wondering what the best cooler for the phenom II 940 is. I overclocked my phenom II to 4.6 but it got very,very hot so i had to drop it back. I also do alot of gaming plus general stuff(cranking some tunes, work, web surfing etc) So whats the best cooler for me? Please don't tell me to get liquid cooling, i did that once. All i'll say about it is that the hose cracked and leaked...you figure out what happened next

------------------------------ Mobo:Asrock K10N780SLIX3-WiFi Processor:AMD Phenom II 940 RAM:4Gb Ballistix Tracer Graphics Card: Inno3d GTX260

Add me on xfire: rav3n52
Reply to rav3n

any ideas? i'm about to invest in the 940 as well

Reply to hosolof

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme (TRUE)
http://www.petrastechshop.com/thulhecpucos.html

You also need to purchase the conversion kit from LGA775 to AM2+ socket.
http://www.petrastechshop.com/tham2bokit.html

------------------------------ Intel will not take the top spot, or probably the top 3 spot back for the forseeable future. Not even with 32nm and more cores will intel be able to beat Jaguar. - JennyH the AMDiot, Nov 2009
Reply to yomamafor1

Is there a better one then the thernakrught ultra 120?

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Reply to rav3n

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 with 120mm fan is a great cooler for the price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003

It says it compatible with AM2, LGA775, 939, 754 sockets.

Reply to Axeon

rav3n wrote :

Is there a better one then the thernakrught ultra 120?

Essentially, no. You can get Coolermaster V10 if you have that money, but Thermalright Ultra 120 is the most recommended cooler in the enthusiast community.

I take it that you have some issues with the Ultra-120 :sarcastic:

------------------------------ Intel will not take the top spot, or probably the top 3 spot back for the forseeable future. Not even with 32nm and more cores will intel be able to beat Jaguar. - JennyH the AMDiot, Nov 2009
Reply to yomamafor1

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 great price and you get a free USB cable if you get it on Newegg. I just ordered two of them last week. One went on my Phenom 2 940, the other on my old Athlon X2 6000+. Both processors dropped from idling in the 40's to 50's to idling in the low 30's and maxing in the mid 40's. I've been thru several other after market coolers and by far the xigmateks have been the best for the price.

Reply to AdioKIP

Yeah Xigmateks make good coolers for CPU's. There might also be a Scythe cooler for the Phenom II 940.

Reply to Axeon

I got a thermaltake V1 and i love it, 1.45vcore and im @ like 35C idle.

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Reply to shiftstealth

How much could I overclock Phenom II 920 2.8Ghz with a blue orb?

Reply to padlius

COOLER MASTER V8

Reply to h0devil

how about the ocz vandetta 2??? is it good enough???

Reply to sid_nag17

how about this one

Cooler Master GeminII

anyone here already try this stuff?

Im using amd 940 pII, but the temprature always heat 55C ++ for normal usage. damn..so right now im still thinking what is the best for my cpu.

so if anyone who already try using cooler master GeminII. please let me know the performances. I like the design and the price is reasonable too. but i dont know about the performance. :pfff:

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http://www.hardwareportal.ru/News/ [...] nII_sm.jpg

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Reply to ryuji

Many sites still say the Thermalright ultra 120 extreme is the best for amd. The xigmatek is nice at that price range. The 64 Freezer is barely a step above the retail heatsink.

I run my X4 940 @ 3.7 Ghz and idle at 36C and may go to 50C loaded with an ALC Domino cooler, about 70-80 bucks street. I run it on medium speed, which is quite a bit louder than silent.

Reply to buzznut

how about Zalman 9700NT Cpu Cooler ? I already made an order for this item. based on my friends opinion an experience. this type of cooler will give a superb service. lol..but this thing is huge... :kaola:
I cant wait to have a try.

http://www.virtual-hideout.net/rev [...] ndex.shtml

do you have any opinion for this stuff?

Reply to ryuji

Yes the Zalmans are quality air coolers. Typoically I see them recommended for intel proc, but they will provide good cooling.

Reply to buzznut

oh good..im a new user for amd chip. before this im more to intel chip. im just now trying to used amd PII 940. with standard cooler, temp for idle session is 55++C (without OC). is it normal temp for amd chip? for me 55c ++ for idle machine is too hot..so any amd maniac here can give me some advice please..

Reply to ryuji

55C w/o OC is pretty hot.

Reply to JDV28

now im using zalman.. my cpu temp drop to 40C w/o OC

Reply to ryuji

ryuji wrote :

how about this one

Cooler Master GeminII

anyone here already try this stuff?

Im using amd 940 pII, but the temprature always heat 55C ++ for normal usage. damn..so right now im still thinking what is the best for my cpu.

so if anyone who already try using cooler master GeminII. please let me know the performances. I like the design and the price is reasonable too. but i dont know about the performance. :pfff:

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http://www.hardwareportal.ru/News/ [...] nII_sm.jpg

I has one. I've got it at 3.5GHz, 36C idle, 48C full load with Overdrive stress test.

------------------------------ Phenom II 940 @3.5GHz | Gigabyte GA-MA790X-DS4
ASUS EAH 4890 @980MHz | Broadway Com Corp 939PL
OCZ 2x2GB 1066 DDR2 | COOLMAX 750W PSU
3DMark06 score: 17487
Reply to vaurion

Im runing the 940, stock fan, and my computer is in my closet with the door closed (not the best place)

With the closet being sealed, it runs at about 42c when i play my games (4x eve-online clients, surfing the web, and teamspeak/vent)(35c idle) when i have my closet open, it runs at about 37c. (30c idle)

this is with the STOCK heatsink/fan

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Reply to Anonymous

Anonymous wrote :

Im runing the 940, stock fan, and my computer is in my closet with the door closed (not the best place)

With the closet being sealed, it runs at about 42c when i play my games (4x eve-online clients, surfing the web, and teamspeak/vent)(35c idle) when i have my closet open, it runs at about 37c. (30c idle)

this is with the STOCK heatsink/fan

Get a corsair h50, it cools as good as the TRUE but is alot smaller, and doesnt block ram slots.

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