DS3L, Q6700 temps/cooling

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DeviantAngel

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Alright, I got the Gigabyte DS3L, pretty standard budget OC board.
Here are my questions:
I am getting the Q6700((Because of bad batches of the Q6600)) and I intend to get it up to 3.4-3.5Ghz, so I'll need proper cooling. I've heard that a lapped TRUE is the best bet, and I've never lapped before, but I am not spending 20 bucks at crazypc to lap it--there are guides everywhere to do it. But my friend says the Noctua c12p will cool the Q6700 at that speed, and cool my NB down(it is a P35 chip) and based off my monitors, the NB idles at 50C, and up to 70C load--and that is stock.

Should I consider getting a better NB cooler than stock? If so, what? Or should I get the Noctua?
 
No need for a better NB cooler, stick a 40mm fan on it.

for a cooling solution for the q6700. id spring for either the TRUE120, Xigmatek 1283 or OCZ Vendetta 2. depending on how much you want to pay
 
Well I like the way you are thinking, the NB will need cooling attention and an added fan is good enough but an aftermarket high performace cooler would be better if you have the money to toss around.

Another concern would be the cooling of the cpu voltage regulation circuitry components around the cpu area, with a highly overclocked quad you are going to be really stressing what you already know is a budget board. Just make sure you have some direct airflow on those components around the cpu socket to replace the "downdraft" lost when replacing the stock cooler. Even just a fan hanging from tye wraps. This will not increase your OC but it will ensure the board is still working in 6 months as the high current demand (I) of the cpu x the Equivalent Series Resistance (R) of the filter caps will generate heating in the filter caps and drastically reduce their life. (solid caps or not). Or since it is a $90 board, dont worry about it :D.
 
I want more than just two people's opinions. No offense, but two people isn't rally enough to make a well-informed decision, just kind of taking a guess at it.

And I was thinking of getting the TRUE, but that plus +lapping+fan = $100.
And the socket H will be coming out soon, so I have no "reusable" value in this. I just need a HS that can properly cool my Q6700 at a rather high clock. However, I don't really intend to keep it at those speeds, I do a lot of gaming and just need a strong core clock,around 3.0-3.2Ghz. But would like my HS to be capable of at least 3.5GHz.

My budget is about ~$50 on a HS, but I don't want to buy into some product that almost no one recommends/will fail to do the job.((Xigmatek has horrible customer service, and I haven't heard much of anything about OCZ's HS--all I know is TRUE is apparently the fad of this quarter, like Tuniq Tower was last quarter))
 
no offense taken. what kind of customer service did you need with a HSF? its fairly straightforward. if you have any problems just RMA it with the store. if it was more complicated like a psu or mobo i would understand.

if you look around on most forums right now they will say those 3 are your best bet, Xigmatek being the cheapest.

I have a TRUE myself but at the time (5 months ago) it was the best HS you could buy. it does more than fine for my cooling needs, but i felt that the lapping shouldve been done by the manufacturer already. The Q6700 i got is also a bad overclocker. ive maxed it out with 1.5v and still cant pass 3.4ghz but temps never went over 65 a core.

Here's a review to help you out:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...sk=view&id=155&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=4
 
Really? I've read and heard that the Q6700 is a very good overclocker, higher mult, stronger batch revisions, and so forth. Your experience may be different, but all chips are different and a lot of people on other forums have screencaps proving they are getting about 3.7-3.8GHz with a lapped TRUE. That is pretty impressive for a air-based system.

I haven't bought the CPU yet, if you have any reviews/proof that the Q6700 isn't as good as the Q6600--feel free to share? I apologize if it is somewhere on this forum but I don't have the time to go browsing for it((Finals in like two weeks.))

Additionally, the 1283 is a push-pin based lock. I have a tower, the board won't survive a pushpin of 700+ grams.

Edit: I can find no evidence of the Q6600 overclocking better than the Q6700, especially under the recent batch of Q6600 that is notorious for barely touching 3.2GHz on some of the best coolers(voltage walls, etc). Why risk it when the Q6700 is only $50 more, almost guaranteed to overclock efficiently to 3.7-3.8GHz. So, I am sorry but I don't believe your accuracy regarding the overclocking of the Q6700 is valid.
 
I bought a Ultima 90, basically a 3/4 model of the TRUE, but with the same # of heatpipes and very close cooling capability (within a few degrees). Also less weight, and less cost.

Ultima 90: 460g + fan
TRUE: [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]790g + fan
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oh no i never said a Q6700 is worse than a Q6600. i said MINE was. just a bad batch i guess. ALL Q6700 are G0 revision so you dont have to worry about getting a B3 Q6600 and the 10X multi is a plus too. im just letting you know that you MIGHT get a bad overclocker too. But i would choose a Q6700 over Q6600 anyday

you can get a bolt on kit for the Xigmatek for FREE from Xigmatek but i hear theyre back-ordered at the moment. if not its like $5+
 
hazard_one said:
you can get a bolt on kit for the Xigmatek for FREE from Xigmatek but i hear theyre back-ordered at the moment. if not its like $5+
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I e-mailed Xigmatek...And there is a deal going on, but only if purchased the S1283 during a certain time period, otherwise you have to wait. Apparently, the bolt kit will not be in stores until May, I do not know if he knew it was already mid-May or if it was simply a standard reply e-mail for the questions. I have searched everywhere and cannot find the "Crossbow I7751" anywhere. So, I will wait another two weeks or so, if I see no evidence of their bolt, I won't buy from them.

Thanks for your help. :)
 
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