Will stock do?

[MoeB]

Hi,

I've recently purchased a Q6600 and am using the stock cooling solution that came with the CPU. I am wondering if I should spend a little more money to get a better cooling solution.

The main reason would be the noise reduction. Better cooling would be also appreciated.

Also, when I remove my stock heatsink, how much cleaning is there required?

<3

 

[Droc]

it all depends on the condition of the cooler. Clean it as best you can obviously.

Stock coolers on these intels are sufficient. But if you want, the sure, add a better cooler.

 

[Hauki]

In my experience, while the stock coolers work fine for C2Ds, they seem to be a little insufficient for C2Qs, especially if you're planning on doing any tweaking whatsoever.

I guess if you're running everything at stock speeds, you could get by well enough though.

 

[Ste]

You can certainly try, but if you want to do some serious "extreme" overclocking, its reccomended that you go aftermarket..
(And some MX-2 thermal paste too!)

I myself have a scythe mine, and while it is ok, it gets the job done, it is not the best, and its hardly reccomended by anyone here.