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BEST 775 HS/Fan

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ToddW2

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What's the best Heatsink and Fan for my new 775 processor.

Looking for something that doesn't make a lot of sound.
It's a 6420, no plans to OC... maybe only 200-300mhz if I do.

-Todd
 
the conventional wisdom is that the best heat sink to get is the Ultra-120 Extreme. Not much more expensive than that if you shop around (got mind for around $60 shipped).
 
ToddW2 said:
What about this bad-boy?

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16835154001
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Sadly that was on sale yesterday for $45. I bought mine a few days ago while it was on sale and just got it today. I love it.

Though now at the $65 price it gets a lot tougher. The Ultra-120 Extreme would be better and it's price the same on NewEgg (and cheaper elsewhere), but you got to also buy a fan separately which ads a bit to the price.

But I wonder why you'd want to buy an expensive heatsink and fan if you are only interested in a mild overclock? The Core 2 Duo stock cooling is pretty decent.
 
This is what i bought for my q6600 that i also just ordered.

http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_si128_se.htm

Its a thermalright SI 128 SE (note the SE, this is not the older SI 128)

These are my reasons for choosing this over the other fine selections out there.

+ it is small enough to fit in my case, the ultra extreem, and other towers are way to big for my case

+ it uses a 120mm fan thus reducing the noise of 80mm fan heatsinks.

+ it is a down blowing design which will help cool my voltage regulators and other motherboard components. Most motherboards were designed with the idea that air would be pushed down onto the cpu thus allowing for air to pass over motherboard components to help cool them. while these towers are great for cooling the cpu they do little to nothing for cooling other components on the motherboard given they are parallel to the motherboard.

+ it received good reviews on several sites so far claiming it competes well with the big towers.

I also bought a bunch of 120mm fans from: Noctua, Scythe, Coolermaster, Arctic cooling, Antec, Thermaltake. All in the 1200rpm range. I plan on trying them all out and then keeping the one i find makes the least amount of noise while providing the best airflow.
 
My 6750 idles at 25c and tops out at 51c at 3.7Ghz with my Tuniq Tower 120. I think i got it for $50 shipped.
 
Ravynmagi said:
But I wonder why you'd want to buy an expensive heatsink and fan if you are only interested in a mild overclock? The Core 2 Duo stock cooling is pretty decent.
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That's what I wondered as soon as I started reading the thread. Shoot, people have been able to OC these things to 3+ on stock, so if you're only going up a couple hundred, why do you need anything but the stock HSF?
 
The OP is asking about the best Heatsink and there is no doubt:

Thermalright Ultra120 extreme. It wins every comparison on every review site i have seen so far. Period.

As for fan, it depends on your noise tolerance. I'd think a Delta 120mm high speed 120cfm fan would be best, but also completely unacceptable as far as noise goes.
 
If you're not overclocking, or just a mild OC, how about the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro. I think it's $20 from ewiz.com. I'm using this on an e6750 clocked to 3.2 GHz (8 x 400), and the temps are great, and it's very quiet.
 
Whatever you get, do not remove the cover off the backplate sticker.
 
I got my Tuniq Tower from xoxide for 46.99, but shipping was 6 bucks so It was around 54 something I think.

Love it.
 
i just bought an artic cooler freezer pro7 from the egg. it looks nice, BUT does nothing for temps in my case.

in fact the intel HS keeps my e4400 cooler! and yes, i did apply it a few times with as5, and i do know how to install HS fans.

bummer cause the FP7 was only 35$! it went back today
 
I suggest the Scythe Ninja. It cools so well that at idle the fan doesn't even run. We changed the fan to a PWM Scythe fan. And it is cooling a Q6600 in a Antec 900 case.
 
Wait a minute....the OP has a XP-90C, which should more than adequate to cool his conroe...infact, it'll probably do a much better job than the stock cooling. Why recommend all these high end heatsinks when he already has one of the best S478/939 heatsinks ever made, especially since he doesn't plan to do any serious overclocking?

OP, you will need the LGA775 mounting kit from thermalright to use your XP-90C on a 775 motherboard. They run about $4-5, so it isn't a big deal.

I say try out your current XP-90C and see how it performs. If you're satisfied with how it performs, hang on to it. If you feel you need something better, sell it on the [H] and go get a better heatsink.

I'm currently using a XP-120 with a panaflo ultra high 120mm on a 3.2ghz E4300 @ 1.425v. The XP-120 and XP-90C are supposed to be equivalent in cooling performance-the advantage of the XP-120 is simply that you can use larger, quieter fans.

My load temps

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My load temps pushing a LOT more voltage (1.6v, and it still hangs in there pretty well) as well as a higher overclock

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tickle_me_emo said:
lol the zalman isn't quiet, you must have some low standards]
I have the 9700cnp and I cannot hear it over the three papst 120 mm case fans, the 8800gtx fan, the dominator ram fan and the 750 watt power supply so it must be quiet.
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I'm using a Scythe right now w/o a fan and I'm getting low 30s idle on my E6750. I'm not OCing yet so I was like what the hell, I'll just leave it off.
 
m3ta1head said:
Wait a minute....the OP has a XP-90C, which should more than adequate to cool his conroe...infact, it'll probably do a much better job than the stock cooling. Why recommend all these high end heatsinks when he already has one of the best S478/939 heatsinks ever made, especially since he doesn't plan to do any serious overclocking?

OP, you will need the LGA775 mounting kit from thermalright to use your XP-90C on a 775 motherboard. They run about $4-5, so it isn't a big deal.

I say try out your current XP-90C and see how it performs. If you're satisfied with how it performs, hang on to it. If you feel you need something better, sell it on the [H] and go get a better heatsink.

I'm currently using a XP-120 with a panaflo ultra high 120mm on a 3.2ghz E4300 @ 1.425v. The XP-120 and XP-90C are supposed to be equivalent in cooling performance-the advantage of the XP-120 is simply that you can use larger, quieter fans.
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i upgraded from an xp90 (aluminum) to an ultra 120, fan outputs around the same, and i only picked up 1 or 2C at load. keep the xp90c.
 
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