best cooler for prescott

DEZMOND · 08-20-06, 12:14 PM

I just built a system for a friend, temps are in the high 60's under load.what do you intel guys recommend? Its got a Thermaltake SILENT 775 now.

The Coolest · 08-20-06, 01:41 PM

The best aircooler that I've seen so far is the Tuniq Tower.
It was supirior to all other coolers in that particular review, saw it on xbitlabs

xTrEmEoVrClOcKr · 08-20-06, 01:51 PM

Agreed. I want a Tuniq Tower lol.

hainer36 · 08-20-06, 01:53 PM

after owning 2 pressy for the first years of my oc'ing life

PWatterson · 08-20-06, 02:21 PM

^^^ Pic not working (at least for me)

A Scythe Ninja can be had for pretty cheap now, and they perform very well.

trigger_sad · 08-20-06, 02:26 PM

Tuniq Tower, TT Big Typhoon, Scythe Ninja... in no particular order.

pscout · 08-20-06, 03:42 PM

One diasadvantage of several of the recommendations is that the fans blow horizontal to the mobo resulting in sometimes not enouf airflow to mosfets etc. on the mobo.

BT, xp120 (/ultra?) etc don't have this drawback.

You can compensate for it with extra fans for the cpu area of the mobo where most of the hot components are.

fritzman · 08-20-06, 03:44 PM

Here is that link to the Tuniq Tower review... http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coo...-tower120.html

Personsally, I have had a great run with the Zalman 9500, but obviously the Tuniq Tower is very good also.

MadMan007 · 08-20-06, 04:07 PM

The Ninja is probably the best price/performance of the tower-style coolers. The Tunic Tower is the absolute best but it's huuuge.

Keep in mind the tower-style ones are big. I had to do some case surgery to fit a ninja in my Coolermaster case and it barely fit plus I have to mount the fan after sliding the mobo tray into the case. So be sure to measure for fit before getting a tower-style cooler. I also put a small fan to help airflow across the power circuitry as suggested above and it dropped my PWM temps noticably.

DEZMOND · 08-20-06, 04:50 PM

Thanks for the replies,I have it priming now at 3.6 ghz according to everest its maxing out at 69c.I heard that these abit boards are about 5 degrees off on readings.Is 64c a safe load temp?

fritzman · 08-20-06, 04:54 PM

Jeepers....

Suggest you download Throttlewatch, just to make sure it's not throttling the cpu performance back.

That's about as hot as I've seen. One or two instances of Prime?

You using AS5 under it?

ghosty1234 · 08-20-06, 05:18 PM

"Thermalright SI 120" with "120mm Delta EHE"

The Coolest · 08-20-06, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ghosty1234

"Thermalright SI 120" with "120mm Delta EHE"

A high CFM Delta fan is something don't want to hear ever again. Those things make you go deaf. I've seen the light with quiet computing and I'm never going back, to all this noise and racket.
I used to have a 68CFM 80x38mm 5000RPM fan on an AX-7, BTW.

PWatterson · 08-20-06, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ghosty1234

"Thermalright SI 120" with "120mm Delta EHE"

With a fan controller so you can have the best of both worlds.

MadMan007 · 08-20-06, 07:32 PM

Maybe you should look in to the case temps and general airflow with those temps. If the case temp is well above ambient then improving the case airflow would help the CPU temps.

Shell · 08-20-06, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by hainer36

after owning 2 pressy for the first years of my oc'ing life

LOL!

I wish the Tuniq Tower came in silver instead of copper... that would own.

DEZMOND · 08-20-06, 10:21 PM

I used as5 and his case has excellent airflow,its a aerocool 3t case.I think the cpu fan might be pulling air off instead of blowing on the cpu.Whats the max volts you guys run on air with these?

fritzman · 08-20-06, 11:08 PM

Too long ago for me to recall, but basically you don't want to running above 60 degrees unless absolutely unavoidable.

A quick search should give you an answer... what speed is it rated at stock? Stepping would also be helpful.

DEZMOND · 08-20-06, 11:28 PM

Its a 540 3.2 ghz cpu,not sure on the stepping.

Mr. $T$ · 08-21-06, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Coolest

A high CFM Delta fan is something don't want to hear ever again. Those things make you go deaf. I've seen the light with quiet computing and I'm never going back, to all this noise and racket.
I used to have a 68CFM 80x38mm 5000RPM fan on an AX-7, BTW.

I agree,

I still have my AX7, that was a great HS.

08-20-06, 12:14 PM	Thread Starter #1
DEZMOND Member Join Date: Apr 2002	best cooler for prescott I just built a system for a friend, temps are in the high 60's under load.what do you intel guys recommend? Its got a Thermaltake SILENT 775 now. __________________ My HeatWare
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pscout Senior Newbie Cannon-Fodder - R. I. P. good buddy :( Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto	One diasadvantage of several of the recommendations is that the fans blow horizontal to the mobo resulting in sometimes not enouf airflow to mosfets etc. on the mobo. BT, xp120 (/ultra?) etc don't have this drawback. You can compensate for it with extra fans for the cpu area of the mobo where most of the hot components are. __________________ Main Rig - p5b-d, E6600@3.15 Folding rigs - usually linux-64: 2xQ6600 B3 @3.0, 3.1 p5w64, DS3 4x Q6600 GO @ 3.1-3.3 on p35-DS3R/DS3L, p5k 4x x3210 B3 @3.0-3.1 on DS3 rev 3.3 x3220 B3 @3.0 on g33-ds2r 3x E6600 @2.8-3.5 on p5b, ds3, p5w64 E6320 @ 3.15 on ds3 1x930 c1 @4.0 on p5wd2-E Folding for OCF Team 32 as pete_scout
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fritzman Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tauranga - New Zealand	Here is that link to the Tuniq Tower review... http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coo...-tower120.html Personsally, I have had a great run with the Zalman 9500, but obviously the Tuniq Tower is very good also. __________________ Office Rig : 3770k (4.5@1.25vcore), H100, EVGA Z77 FTW, 2 x 8Gb G.Skill Ripjaw 2133's, EVGA GTX580 SC, 240Gb Revo3x2 with W8 Pro 64-bit, Antec P180 case with an Antec TPQ1000 psu WHS : Intel G620/Z68 UD4, 16Gb 1600 ram, Velo 600Gb running WHS2011, LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i with 8 x 3Tb Hitachis in Raid6
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MadMan007 Magical Leopluridon Senior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: in a magical field	The Ninja is probably the best price/performance of the tower-style coolers. The Tunic Tower is the absolute best but it's huuuge. Keep in mind the tower-style ones are big. I had to do some case surgery to fit a ninja in my Coolermaster case and it barely fit plus I have to mount the fan after sliding the mobo tray into the case. So be sure to measure for fit before getting a tower-style cooler. I also put a small fan to help airflow across the power circuitry as suggested above and it dropped my PWM temps noticably. __________________ There are three sides to any argument - side A, side B, and the Truth "This had better be frikkin' important. Is the meadow on fire?"
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08-20-06, 04:50 PM	Thread Starter #10
DEZMOND Member Join Date: Apr 2002	Thanks for the replies,I have it priming now at 3.6 ghz according to everest its maxing out at 69c.I heard that these abit boards are about 5 degrees off on readings.Is 64c a safe load temp? __________________ My HeatWare
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08-20-06, 04:54 PM	#11
fritzman Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tauranga - New Zealand	Jeepers.... Suggest you download Throttlewatch, just to make sure it's not throttling the cpu performance back. That's about as hot as I've seen. One or two instances of Prime? You using AS5 under it? __________________ Office Rig : 3770k (4.5@1.25vcore), H100, EVGA Z77 FTW, 2 x 8Gb G.Skill Ripjaw 2133's, EVGA GTX580 SC, 240Gb Revo3x2 with W8 Pro 64-bit, Antec P180 case with an Antec TPQ1000 psu WHS : Intel G620/Z68 UD4, 16Gb 1600 ram, Velo 600Gb running WHS2011, LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i with 8 x 3Tb Hitachis in Raid6
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ghosty1234 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Germany	"Thermalright SI 120" with "120mm Delta EHE" __________________ 4 Ghz C2D Member Club \|\| Post #116 (my old E6600)
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MadMan007 Magical Leopluridon Senior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: in a magical field	Maybe you should look in to the case temps and general airflow with those temps. If the case temp is well above ambient then improving the case airflow would help the CPU temps. __________________ There are three sides to any argument - side A, side B, and the Truth "This had better be frikkin' important. Is the meadow on fire?"
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08-20-06, 10:21 PM	Thread Starter #17
DEZMOND Member Join Date: Apr 2002	I used as5 and his case has excellent airflow,its a aerocool 3t case.I think the cpu fan might be pulling air off instead of blowing on the cpu.Whats the max volts you guys run on air with these? __________________ My HeatWare
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08-20-06, 11:08 PM	#18
fritzman Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tauranga - New Zealand	Too long ago for me to recall, but basically you don't want to running above 60 degrees unless absolutely unavoidable. A quick search should give you an answer... what speed is it rated at stock? Stepping would also be helpful. __________________ Office Rig : 3770k (4.5@1.25vcore), H100, EVGA Z77 FTW, 2 x 8Gb G.Skill Ripjaw 2133's, EVGA GTX580 SC, 240Gb Revo3x2 with W8 Pro 64-bit, Antec P180 case with an Antec TPQ1000 psu WHS : Intel G620/Z68 UD4, 16Gb 1600 ram, Velo 600Gb running WHS2011, LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i with 8 x 3Tb Hitachis in Raid6
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08-20-06, 11:28 PM	Thread Starter #19
DEZMOND Member Join Date: Apr 2002	Its a 540 3.2 ghz cpu,not sure on the stepping. __________________ My HeatWare
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