In Pictures: 14 LGA 2011 Coolers For Your Core i7-3000 CPU
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Do LGA 2011-based processors really need to be matched up to closed-loop liquid coolers? Not at all. We collected 14 different high-end heat sink kits able to do the job with air. Keep an eye out for our upcoming performance write-up, too!
In Pictures: 14 LGA 2011 Coolers For Your Core i7-3000 CPU : Read more
In Pictures: 14 LGA 2011 Coolers For Your Core i7-3000 CPU : Read more
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Youngmind
February 7, 2012 4:27:28 AM
Onikage
February 7, 2012 4:42:44 AM
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mayankleoboy1
February 7, 2012 5:00:50 AM
zander1983
February 7, 2012 5:29:43 AM
Onikagewhat.??? such a variety of coolers , and no COOLER MASTER V6 GT ??????????????????????????this is a joke right..???COOLER MASTER V6 GT is one of the if not the best price/performance Cpu cooler ou there.Got mine for only 39.99$ !!!! on Holidays
wow, you could have spent less and got a Hyper 212 Evo, which cools just as well, if not better.
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hardcore_gamer
February 7, 2012 7:33:31 AM
hardcore_gamer
February 7, 2012 7:41:51 AM
hardcore_gamer"We will make sure each of those gaps is filled with Zalman silver thermal paste during our UPCOMING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION."in the last page.
Right, with this many coolers there would have been too many photos for a normal-length review. So the pictures were split across two articles, the second one has performance data. Score
4
sublime2k
February 7, 2012 9:53:32 AM
ztr
February 7, 2012 11:17:09 AM
I assume those will be tested and benchmarked - right?!
If so then add water cooling kits: Corsair H100, Intel BXRTS2011LC, Swiftech EDGE, Ek H30 360 HFX, etc; see -> http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l2/g30/c321/list/p1/Liquid...
Most folks with LGA 2011 are doing some form of water cooling.
If so then add water cooling kits: Corsair H100, Intel BXRTS2011LC, Swiftech EDGE, Ek H30 360 HFX, etc; see -> http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l2/g30/c321/list/p1/Liquid...
Most folks with LGA 2011 are doing some form of water cooling.
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Nice pics crashman ... and the slideshow seems to be working a bit better lately.
The devs must have been busy.
Looking forward to the second article with the benchies mate.
If you can comment on the ease of retention mechanism / fittings for these that would also be great.
I recall the mongrel retention system on those early thermaltake coolers ... mine went to the tip via a "hammer session" after the umpeenth time taking it off and struggling to put the damned thing back on.
Sometimes breaking something can be sooo cathartic.
The devs must have been busy.
Looking forward to the second article with the benchies mate.
If you can comment on the ease of retention mechanism / fittings for these that would also be great.
I recall the mongrel retention system on those early thermaltake coolers ... mine went to the tip via a "hammer session" after the umpeenth time taking it off and struggling to put the damned thing back on.
Sometimes breaking something can be sooo cathartic.
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jaquithI assume those will be tested and benchmarked - right?! If so then add water cooling kits: Corsair H100, Intel BXRTS2011LC, Swiftech EDGE, Ek H30 360 HFX, etc; see -> http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l2/g3 [...] rands.htmlMost folks with LGA 2011 are doing some form of water cooling.
Those have already been tested, please find the review under "coolers" in the "Articles" dropdown menu. Score
7
phamhlam
February 7, 2012 2:28:23 PM
Gordon Freeman
February 7, 2012 3:55:21 PM
ChromeTusk
February 7, 2012 4:08:31 PM
phump
February 7, 2012 6:13:49 PM
Gordon Freeman
February 7, 2012 6:16:27 PM
mmin
February 7, 2012 6:35:47 PM
mmin
February 7, 2012 6:38:02 PM
bigdragon
February 8, 2012 12:00:15 AM
Where are the chips that use these coolers? You can't exactly go out and buy a 3930k. They've been sold out everywhere for over a month now. Where is the 3820? Sites were running reviews of it yet it never managed to materialize. Some of these coolers look like good options, but the scarcity of Sandy Bridge E chips is disturbing.
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While there may be any number of reasons to replace the barely adequate stock cooler (noise being high on the list, especially for AMD), I don't think it should be necessary to have a huge, expensive monster like these in a typical gamer build. With TDPs holding the line or coming down, hopefully something relatively small and extremely quiet can beat the stock coolers without requiring a gonad as a down payment.
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jtt283While there may be any number of reasons to replace the barely adequate stock cooler (noise being high on the list, especially for AMD), I don't think it should be necessary to have a huge, expensive monster like these in a typical gamer build. With TDPs holding the line or coming down, hopefully something relatively small and extremely quiet can beat the stock coolers without requiring a gonad as a down payment.
You'll like the review, especially since there IS NO stock cooler for most LGA 2011 processors.As evidenced by the wide range of products, it won't be a value review. But while the "best value" product might not be the "best" product, it will certainly be mentioned with some admiration.
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If I needed a 6-core monster for work, I'd first have that $500-$1000 processor price. Spending up to a $100, or just 10% of the cost of the CPU (or as low as 1-2% of the total build cost) on an air cooler would be no sweat b/c I'd know this machine was going to make me money and perform better than the previous one in dollars/per minute of workload.
It's a great line-up encompassing the full range of whats available to most folks shopping in the $30-$100 range. I don't see how anyone could knock that. I'm rooting for the incumbent but I'm sure most people are looking for a new crowning.
It's a great line-up encompassing the full range of whats available to most folks shopping in the $30-$100 range. I don't see how anyone could knock that. I'm rooting for the incumbent but I'm sure most people are looking for a new crowning.
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behelit123
May 21, 2012 1:42:22 AM
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, but I personally like the look of the CNPS12X. It would look great in my current set-up, but might conflict with the RAM.