Upgrade the CPU

[waseem]

Hello all ,

I just upgraded to a QX9650 and i get the 790i FTW and the memory [ Ripjaws ] F3-12800CL7D-4GBRM (2Gx2) , the stepping for the cpu is C6 , so can i hit the 4ghz+ ? what is the best cpu cooler to handle 1.4v+

 

[aphasia]

checkout the last air cooler review H did.
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/11/17/thermalright_true_spirit_cpu_air_cooler_review/
this should give you an idea what to look for.

 

[d6bmg]

budget for CPU cooler?

 

[waseem]

200 $

 

[Ocellaris]

200 $

If you would spend 200 on cooling, just sell that stuff and upgrade to sandy bridge.

 

[xxEIEIOxx]

If you're going to keep that socket 775 I really liked my Megahalems. It ran 4.0 easily on a Q9550 and never broke 59c with it, and that was running IntelBurnTest. Average gaming was about 43c, and idle was about 30. Ambient temp was about 68F.

 

[cmanser]

If you would spend 200 on cooling, just sell that stuff and upgrade to sandy bridge.

This

 

[Ultima99]

200 $

 

[waseem]

dos the H100 do the jop ?

 

[teletran8]

84.99

It's super quiet, dual radiators with dual fans a 120mm and 140mm fans. Also supports just about every modern CPU socket. 775 to 1155. Or AM2-AM3.

Almost 500 5 star average reviews, sounds good right? So just do it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

 

[Crazy Chuckster]

If you're gonna spend 90 bucks, just get the H80 and be done with it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181016&Tpk=H80

 

[officermartinez]

If you're going to keep that socket 775 I really liked my Megahalems. It ran 4.0 easily on a Q9550 and never broke 59c with it, and that was running IntelBurnTest. Average gaming was about 43c, and idle was about 30. Ambient temp was about 68F.

+1 ..I too have the Prolimatech Megahalems with (2) 120mm fans on it. It has been such a beast.. I have a 2600K under it right now and I can easily hit 5ghz (if I feel the need to bench my processor). Otherwise, I sit comfortably at 4.6 - 4.8 ghz for 24 / 7 use. It has never failed me.

 

[MacLeod]

LMAO!! Thats the first thing I thought too. I thought Id read it wrong and that was his budget for the CPU!

My $30 Hyper 212 is going a great job keeping my X6 in the low 30's under load. Cant imagine youd ever need anything anywhere near $200 for cooling unless you were trying to break a world record or something.

 

[TB13]

Don't go with a closed loop water cooling solution. Go with this kit later on you can add another rad and a GPU block plus its performance will be much better than a closed loop.