Best cooler for E6600?

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loft

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I'm debating on which HSF to get with my purchase of an E6600. I've been using AMD's for several years now, and have no clue which would work best. I was only thinking of OC'ing the E6600 to bring it up to 3.0ghz flat... so any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
 
Tuniq is the best IMO.

The AC freezer 7 will easily get you to 3.0 though, for about 25$.
 
I could care less about noise. I have a floor fan that's on about 90% of the time.

Size, however, does bother me. Guess I'll try the 9700 though.
 
my vote goes for the 9700 LED cooler. I had that cooler and it worked great. too bad I let people con me in to buying and trying the Tuniq 120 tower.

it doesn't work any better than what my 9700 cooler did. $50 down the drain.
 
if you're only going after 3ghz, you could just a retail version of the e6600 and stick with the stock hsf.

mine served my e6400 alright up to 3.2ghz, although it ran in the low 60's under load.

ac freezer 7 is a decent buy. my temps at 3.2 were in the mid-high 50's with it.
 
How's the longevity of the oem hsf? I'm using a Zalman on my amd and it's working much better than anticipated... so that's why I immediately jumped to using another one.
 
If 3 GHz is your number, stick to the stock heatsink and fan. It will definately outlast the retail warranty. If you are headed higher, the Tuniq or the Zalman 9700 are your best choices. For me I would get the Tuniq (as its quieter), but for you noise is not the issue, so either should be fine.

Like others have said, the AC Freezer 7 is also a good choice for hitting 3 GHz. Anandtech did an article about using the smaller cousin of the Tuniq 120, that may also be a great choice if 3Ghz (or a little higher) is what you are after.
 
Well, I haven't overclocked anything since the days of the duron with a graphite pencil :X

So... I figured 3.0ghz would be easy... but I'll eventually want to take it higher. Given my desk setup, it would be much easier for me to get the HSF now rather than waiting. I think my maximum goal would be around 3.5ghz if possible on air cooling.

Again, I was an AMD fan boy so I really don't know what the Conroe line can handle in terms of OC'ing.
 
Those can hit 3.2-3.4 on air fairly easily. 3.6 sometimes, and 3.8 on certain water setups*



* the "B" revision chips are much more apt to reach 3.8 than the "A"'s
 
I don't want to go overboard, because I don't have a billion dollars to dedicate to my pc's :( So I have to play it safe.

I'm leaning more towards the Zalman.
 
If you want something that'll get you to 3.0, but not break the bank

Check out the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 It's VERY well known and can be had for about 30$ shipped.

20$ shipped from the forum here.
 
I agree the AC7 freezer is a good one... or a sythe ninja, thermaright SI-128, Tunq Tower

but the last 3 are around $59 plus you need a $10 fan like a Panaflo M1A 120x38mm fan to make it a really good cooler....

if you dont want to go that big or $$ the AC7 is a good fit..
 
I have the Tuniq 120 also, it is big compared to the zalmans but it is alot better. Installation is so easy and is totally silent on low speed and the same as the zalman on high speed fan setting. the 120mm fan is very good (Supplied).

I have this on the Asus Commando board and it is very well suited to it. As the Heatsinks are away from the CPU, but the nature of the tuniq means that only the actual block that sits on top of the CPU is a potential hazard to nit fitting a MOBO. Because the fins of the HSF are mounted very high up so there is great clearance.

I rate this very highly indeed, but if on a budget the Artic Cooler 7 is a very good cooler.
 
loft said:
I'm leaning more towards the Zalman.
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good decision. it really is a nice cooler. dont listen to all the bs about how great the Tuniq Tower 120 is.

blah.... blah..... blah......
 
Well, the Tuniq tower does seem like it's nice... but it also seems like it is high maintenance.

I might wait a little while and get both to compare and see which I like better, and then sell off the one I don't like. One thing I'm worried about is fitment. The Zalman does seem to be a little forgiving in that dept where as the Tuniq does not. At least from what I've read/seen.
 
I got that zalmens 9500 HS and it dropped my 6300+ from the 43c idle w stock cooling to a cool 34c idle . the 9500 is big enough and I think anything more is overkill.

I do admit though I had a hecka time getting the brackets to secure onto the mobo....probually one of the hardest aftermarket coolers i have installed. the screw holes didnt qutite match up but with a little bit of playing around and alot of cussing I fnally got it on and it was well worth it
 
Arcygenical said:
If you want something that'll get you to 3.0, but not break the bank

Check out the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 It's VERY well known and can be had for about 30$ shipped.

20$ shipped from the forum here.
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where is it for 20$? in Hot Deals?

Thanks!
 
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is a great choice for the money. I have an e6600 @ 3400 right now with idle temps in the high 30's and full load at 50.
 
Isn't the Zalman 9700 slightly better than the 9500?

Because, as I'm a noob at installing anything onto a mobo, I wanna go with the Zalman - as to me it seems to be a bit 'friendlier' having an intergrateed fan and erm, it looks very nice :cool: - especially the nVidia one (hurrrrrrrrrrr)
 
ozziegn said:
good decision. it really is a nice cooler. dont listen to all the bs about how great the Tuniq Tower 120 is.

blah.... blah..... blah......
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Hey I will buy either your Tuniq or your Zalman off you :)
 
Arcygenical said:
Those can hit 3.2-3.4 on air fairly easily. 3.6 sometimes, and 3.8 on certain water setups*



* the "B" revision chips are much more apt to reach 3.8 than the "A"'s
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How do you know whether you have a "B" or an "A" revision chip?
 
Yeah, I'm definitely getting the Zalman 9700 ... once I have the money to get everything xD
 
If you only want 3ghz then I would just use the cooler that comes with the processor. I'm running at stock voltage with the stock cooler at 3.21ghz and my idle temps are about 35c and full load for an hour hit between 55c-57c. Just be sure to turn of the Q-Fan option in the bios so your fan can run at full speed on the stock cooler.

I plan to get a different cooler down the road so I can see what my processor can do and to also keep the noise down since some of the larger hsf's can run at lower rpm and do the same job as the stock fan. But for only 3.0ghz you'll be fine with the stock cooler.
 
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sardian said:
If you only want 3ghz then I would just use the cooler that comes with the processor. I'm running at stock voltage with the stock cooler at 3.21ghz and my idle temps are about 35c and full load for an hour hit between 55c-57c. Just be sure to turn of the Q-Fan option in the bios so your fan can run at full speed on the stock cooler.

I plan to get a different cooler down the road so I can see what my processor can do and to also keep the noise down since some of the larger hsf's can run at lower rpm and do the same job as the stock fan. But for only 3.0ghz you'll be fine with the stock cooler.
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After MUCH reading I've decided I'm just going to shoot for a max OC. I haven't ordered the system yet, as I've been rethinking certain things that are more friendly to OC'ing than what I had. I've also decided I'm either going with the trendy tower, or a thermalright ultima 90... but those aren't out yet >.>

What I really need to decide on now... is ram...
 
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