Zalman 7700CU?

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Just finished up my new build, conroe 6400, gigabyte 965P-DS3, and 2 gigs g skill ddr2 800. I haven't had a lot of time to test, but using 1.3375 volts, not a whole lot with other people using 1.4, I was idling both cores around 42 and load around 53. I don't have the fan control installed on the Zalman, it's plugged into the cpu fan plug on the mobo, and I disabled the quiet fan feature, whatever it was called.

Anyway, I made another post about my AS5 possibly seperating since I haven't used it in a year and a half. I know the AS5 hasn't had much chance to settle, but I'd rather be sure and just take out the mobo, clean off the CPU and heatsink with some alcohol, and use the fresh tube of AS5 I bought today.

All that said, I saw this review at newegg for the arctic cooling freezer pro 7:

Pros: Brought my temps down 10c from a Zalman 7700cu on a P4 Prescott. Thats with it running at about half speed and I cant hear it running.

Cons: A little loud a full speed.

Other Thoughts: Couldn't get my temps down with the Zalman 7700CU no matter what I tried. I even lapped both the cpu and the heatsink to no avail. Poped this cooler on there and had my temps right down to where they should be.
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Now I'm wondering if I should have ordered a different cool, the arctic freezer pro 7 or scythe infinity to name a few. Should I give the zalman more of a chance(ensuring the AS5 isn't seperated when I reapply and allowing for a break in period)? I feel like I should've chosen a better cooler and wasted $35 on the Zalman.
 
joeshmo1985 said:
All that said, I saw this review at newegg for the arctic cooling freezer pro 7:
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Ha. Thats my newegg post! Awesome.

Anyways I have a D0 Prescott which was running super hot (60c Idle 75-80c Load). It was outrageous, I don't know wtf was wrong when I was using the Zalman but I didnt much like it. Had it for about a year and a half trying everything I could to get my temps lower. Finally said screw it and replaced the zalman. Basically I get the impression the 7700cu was made to replace the stock lga775 cooler that was incredibly loud and make it quieter and cool around the same range.

Now with the freezer it Idles at about 46c and I've never seen it go up over 60c (keep in mind this is from 60c & 80c with the Zalman).

Edit: Thought I should also note that these temps on the freezer are on low speed fan also.

For the price I don't think the Freezer can be beaten and the Zalman wasn't worth the frustration. Even after your AS5 sets its only gonna be a few degrees difference, so if your unhappy with your temps...

I see the Ninja is on sale at newegg, $20 off atm. If it had been that way when I purchased I would've gotten that but I'm definitely satisfied with the freezer.
 
I'm tempted to order the Ninja, does anyone have any experience with both that can tell me how much of a temp difference I'll likely be seeing?

By the way, I have my overclock stable at 3.0 gHz with 1.36 or 1.37 volts, can't remember. Idle temps are 45C(read with TAT), load with TAT goes up to about 65C.

My only gripe with the ninja is it's so tall. According to newegg, the Zalman 7700's height is 67mm, while the Ninja's is 150mm. Measuring from the top of my Zalman to the edge of the case, I have about 10cm, giving me just enough room for the Ninja. Is the artcic freezer pro 7 comparable in performance to the scythe? It's only 96mm tall and would likely fit better.
 
The Freezer 7 Pro is definitely a good price/performance CPU cooler. I have one on my C2D E6600 and can get to 3.3Ghz without too much effort. Keeps me in the mid-50's under double prime load.
 
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