Cooler for i5 750

micjmac · 04-29-12, 10:30 AM

What cooler do you guys recommend? I will be gaming only. Since I'm not benching this rig, I don't need to be spending extra $$ to eek out an extra 200 MHz.

Thanks!

Conumdrum · 04-29-12, 11:23 AM

Stock cooler or the Hyper 212, talked about a lot here, cheap, effective, you need no more.

micjmac · 04-29-12, 11:27 AM

The Hyper 212 Plus or the Hyper 212 EVO?

micjmac · 04-30-12, 02:16 PM

Is there much of a difference?

muddocktor · 04-30-12, 09:14 PM

I am seeing a bit of difference with the EVO versus a 212+ and IMO the little extra money is worth it. Once thing I did notice with my EVO I am testing is that the base finish is flat but rough. I am thinking that lapping the rough finish out of the base will also yield better performance. You can feel the machining grooves when you drag your fingernail across the base on my EVO. I do plan to test it again after doing a slight lap job on the base and see if performance improves more.

04-29-12, 10:30 AM	Thread Starter #1
micjmac Member Join Date: Jul 2010	Cooler for i5 750 What cooler do you guys recommend? I will be gaming only. Since I'm not benching this rig, I don't need to be spending extra $$ to eek out an extra 200 MHz. Thanks! __________________ CPU: Intel Core i5-750 @ 3.8 GHz GFX: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 12 GB DDR3-1140 9-9-9-24-2T PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA650 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Monitor: ASUS VH226H 21.5", 2ms OS: Windows 7, 64 bit
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04-29-12, 11:23 AM	#2
Conumdrum Mutant Forrespondent Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Las Vegas	Stock cooler or the Hyper 212, talked about a lot here, cheap, effective, you need no more. __________________ All stock for now, no need for more, but it's gonna be soon methinks. Giga Xtreme 58 mobo i7 965 ES D0 step Corsair 1600 6 gig SLI GTX470 OC when I need it to 870 GPU/1725 mem EK HF nickle blue top CPU block (free from Eddie) Koolance 470 waterblocks One big loop, two 120x3 rads. Pa 120.3 and XSPC RX 120x3. Swiftech 35x pump with V2 restop. GT AP15 fans. Banchetto Tech Station 120 GB SSD, and a few other drives. 1000W UltraX3 PSU, 900 watt (1500VA UPS 27" ASUS VG 3D/Nvidia V2 3D glasses and 24" Acer H243H UPS is 1500 PFCLCD
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04-29-12, 11:27 AM	Thread Starter #3
micjmac Member Join Date: Jul 2010	The Hyper 212 Plus or the Hyper 212 EVO? __________________ CPU: Intel Core i5-750 @ 3.8 GHz GFX: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 12 GB DDR3-1140 9-9-9-24-2T PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA650 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Monitor: ASUS VH226H 21.5", 2ms OS: Windows 7, 64 bit
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04-30-12, 02:16 PM	Thread Starter #4
micjmac Member Join Date: Jul 2010	Is there much of a difference? __________________ CPU: Intel Core i5-750 @ 3.8 GHz GFX: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws 12 GB DDR3-1140 9-9-9-24-2T PSU: Antec EarthWatts EA650 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Monitor: ASUS VH226H 21.5", 2ms OS: Windows 7, 64 bit
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04-30-12, 09:14 PM	#5
muddocktor Retired Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Iberia, LA	I am seeing a bit of difference with the EVO versus a 212+ and IMO the little extra money is worth it. Once thing I did notice with my EVO I am testing is that the base finish is flat but rough. I am thinking that lapping the rough finish out of the base will also yield better performance. You can feel the machining grooves when you drag your fingernail across the base on my EVO. I do plan to test it again after doing a slight lap job on the base and see if performance improves more.
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