corsair h80 orrrrr (your info)

[stobbsie]

hi guys im still using a socket775 mobo and q9550 and with the help of you guys i overclocked to 3.4ghz which im very happy with and my temps are 51 on 100% load running prime 95 stress ,,,,i know the temps are ok/good but im wanting to get rid of the arctic cpu cooler and try something new i have £100 max to spend on cpu cooler i looked at the h50 h70 h80 as i like the idea of water cooling but that isnt my only option im open to id just like a reliable cpu cooler so if you guys can start pointing me into the right direction i would realy appreciate it ,thankyou guys and gals

im going from a nzxt lexa case to a Coolermaster Storm Scout Gaming if this helps with choice

 

[Automata]

I don't think upgrading your cooling will help you much here. You are running 400 FSB, which is where most of the 45nm quads have walls. I know I can't run my QX9650 over 400 FSB unless I put it under dry ice. So, you won't get much more performance, if any. Air is going to be far more reliable than a water cooling kit.

 

[ziggo0]

^45nm quads like the q9550 have a much higher chance of going past 400fsb when paired with a good P45 chipset motherboard. I know I was severely limited on x38/x48 with my q9550 till I moved to a p45...man what a difference.

 

[stobbsie]

ok guys you both have missred what im saying id like to upgrade to a new cpu cooler must be as good hopefully better than a arctic freezer i have £100 to spend nothing to do with overclocking my cpu further thanks

 

[Automata]

I didn't misread your post. I'm simply saying that spending £100 on a cooler that won't even help you overclock doesn't make sense. Put it towards a SSD or something else you could upgrade.

 

[stobbsie]

in my system basic score everything is 7.4 until you get to my hdd i think it is it says disc data transfer rate 5.9 so is this the hdd ,,,ps sorry for the noobness

 

[Automata]

Ignore those ratings, they mean nothing. Pay attention to what limits you during a normal day and upgrade appropriately. If you are running a mechanical disk, a SSD would be a huge upgrade.