Good heatsink for 2600k

[dsd]

Hey guys

I'm building a DAW computer and am going to overclock it and was hoping to get some recommendations for a good heatsink as I'm a little out of touch with the current stuff but learning fast. I plan on doing a medium over clock for lack of a better word and the MB is going to be a ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3.

I was also thinking about putting in 4 sticks of G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series and I've read where you have to be careful of space on that MB with a big cooler and ram with heat sinks.

Any thoughts appreciated
Thanks

 

[drka0tic]

What is your budget?

The cheapest option I would recommend is the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo @ $35:
Hyper Evo

On the upper end, you have a few choices I can recommend:
Phanteks PH-TC14PE @ $90-100; It's beautifully designed, but its huge.
Phanteks

Noctua NH-D14 @ $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

Classic coolers like the Thermalright TRUE and Zalman CNPS9500 are still popular at a good price. Just have to make sure you get the mounting kit for the 1155 socket.

 

[drka0tic]

Here's a picture of a Phanteks over the Ripjaws RAM:

Looks like a tight fit, but it works.

 

[dsd]

What is your budget?

The cheapest option I would recommend is the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo @ $35:
Hyper Evo

On the upper end, you have a few choices I can recommend:
Phanteks PH-TC14PE @ $90-100; It's beautifully designed, but its huge.
Phanteks

Noctua NH-D14 @ $85
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

Classic coolers like the Thermalright TRUE and Zalman CNPS9500 are still popular at a good price. Just have to make sure you get the mounting kit for the 1155 socket.

I'm not really worried about price just getting something quality that will leave a little bit of breathing room for the ram.

That Thermalright True looks very similar to the Thermalright heat sink in my Q660 computer but I don't remember it being called true.

Thanks for the info

 

[dsd]

Oh and is the fan on the PH-TC14PE fairly quiet? That's a concern too

 

[drka0tic]

I think that's the one. TRUE was actually an acronym for Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120.
Nice rig. I miss my Abit IP35 Pro
That thing was solid.

 

[dsd]

I think that's the one. TRUE was actually an acronym for Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120.
Nice rig. I miss my Abit IP35 Pro
That thing was solid.

Yes Ultra Extreme 120 that's it. The Abit board has been nothing but solid

 

[drka0tic]

The Phanteks, like other big high-end coolers is noisier when compared to the lower performing ones. The chart below indicates dB levels across the entire fan RPM range.
At medium speed you are within comfort noise levels.

Here is a review:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/phanteks-ph-tc14pe_5.html#sect0

And here is the owner's thread @ overclock.net:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1106307/phanteks-ph-tc14pe-news-discussion-and-owners-thread/0_50

 

[dsd]

The Phanteks, like other big high-end coolers is noisier when compared to the lower performing ones. The chart below indicates dB levels across the entire fan RPM range.
At medium speed you are within comfort noise levels.

Here is a review:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/phanteks-ph-tc14pe_5.html#sect0

And here is the owner's thread @ overclock.net:
http://www.overclock.net/t/1106307/phanteks-ph-tc14pe-news-discussion-and-owners-thread/0_50

Hey thanks for your help.

This is for a recording studio so noise is a factor even though I do have a machine room it's still in close proximity. I realize I have to make the tradeoff somewhere so I'm looking for a good compromise on noise vs OC.

 

[drka0tic]

Yep. The Sandy Bridge CPUs run pretty cool, so I think you can safely get up to 4.5Ghz without any issue.
Since most DAW programs have multi-core support, so you may not even need to OC that high.
Good luck.

 

[Bigbaddie]

Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo

Or

Noctua DH-14