which is the best cooler for CPU

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Hello guys. I need help to choose which cooler it’s better to OC my CPU . I have a Q6600.
My mobo is asus striker II formula 780i. I need to OC my CPU to maximum performance for games. Thks…

 

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Tuniq - rather old now, idk
Coolermaster V8 80 bucks
ThermalRight Ultra 120 EXTREME 60 bucks
IFX-14 75 bucks
or watercooling.

with the thermalright products you MUST lap the base. and add some high power fans ( maybe a 255CFM Delta fan?) since you want MAX performance and "dont care about noise?"

 

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yes i don't care about noise

 

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jipris19 said:

yes i don't care about noise

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Thermalright ultra 120 extreme with 2 255CFM deltas , thats the air cooled route i would go ...

now water cooling you are going to spend at least 200-600 dollars on a good setup.

 

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A question like that could get you a lot of diffrent answers due to personal preferance...
Personally I like the OCZ Vendetta 2 cooler, works great for the price. But also I believe water cooling is best and Phase change would be a dream.

 

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This would be fine for your needs.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233023

 

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why is this in extreme?

and if you want to go extreme you can go phase which will cost upwards of $500

 

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And if you do that your MB will limit your overclock as well.

 

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KonaKona said:

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And if you do that your MB will limit your overclock as well.

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Limit??? Not nessasarly,, my P5Q will let me overclock my processor 400% in bios,, not that I would ever reach that with phase change, cascadeLN2 maybe (not!!) LOL

 

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Limit??? Not nessasarly,, my P5Q will let me overclock my processor 400% in bios,, not that I would ever reach that with phase change, cascadeLN2 maybe (not!!) LOL

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that doesnt mean the motherboard will handle it. Its just the limit of the setting in the BIOS.

 

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Sam__ said:

that doesnt mean the motherboard will handle it. Its just the limit of the setting in the BIOS.

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Its not the settings, its the chipset. The 780i will definitely be a limiting factor of the overclock if your to the point of phase change. Of course, if you can pay for phase change then you should be able to afford a proper P45 board.