CPU Cooler Guide For Sandy / Ivy Bridge Cpus !!
Tenida
Gadget Freak
For non-k normal heatsink is fine or if the temp. On higher site with stock cooler you can buy CM entry level cooler that costs 1K .
skeletor
Chosen of the Omnissiah
yep, Cm Hyper 101 and Deepcool Gammaxx 200 both are good coolers around 1k only.
thanks all for reply.
i would like to ask one more thing.
right now i m kinda short on cash so can i use stock cooler for three months and then buy like in april when the summer begins in delhi....?
Tenida
Gadget Freak
Yes no problem in that
N@m@n
Journeyman
to be very honest if you keep the cabinet at a cool place always then you don't need after market cooler.
OP
tkin
Back to school!!
Heh, released so long ago and still kicking @$$:
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Also note, the liquid coolers work slightly better, but if they leak, boom, is taking such a risk worth it? And they leak, I can post a hundred forum complaints here.
I love my Noctua U12P, they sure know how to make 'Silent' coolers, I can never hear my noctua fans although they keep running at 1200RPM, plus fan blades do not accumulate dust much, so no slowdown, no cleaning frequently(something CM fans do a lot), burn down theitwares for stopping noctua import, greedy @%$*#^&
Chaitanya
Cyborg Agent
Tachyon1986
In the zone
Hi,
What would be a good cooler for an i7-3770K with an ASUS P8Z77-V Pro motherboard?
I can't seem to find the Noctua NH-D14 here in Chennai. In it's absence, is there any comparable cooler? Someone suggested a CM Hyper Evo 212 , but another said it was more effective with an i5 than an i7.
What would be a good cooler for an i7-3770K with an ASUS P8Z77-V Pro motherboard?
I can't seem to find the Noctua NH-D14 here in Chennai. In it's absence, is there any comparable cooler? Someone suggested a CM Hyper Evo 212 , but another said it was more effective with an i5 than an i7.
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Tachyon1986
In the zone
That's a really huge cooler TopGear o.o , are you sure it won't encroach upon any RAM or PCI slots?
EDIT : The cabinet is a CoolerMaster CM 690 II Advanced
EDIT 2 : I saw a variation of the Silver Arrow called Silver Arrow Extreme. Anyway , I presume this is the one you're talking about :
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Myth
Cyborg Agent
Its a great cooler and yes, quite large and heavy.
I think its somewhere between the d14 and the nh-u12p se2. No worries with the clearance for ram and pci slots.
The ram clearance issue (if any) can be resolved by raising the fan and the clips by a few fins on the cooler.
The choice between the Evo and the Silver Arrow would depend on how high you plan to OC and how much you want to control the temps. For an i7, until 4.5 Evo works pretty well. Beyond that, you need some heavy stuff with dual fans.
I think its somewhere between the d14 and the nh-u12p se2. No worries with the clearance for ram and pci slots.
The ram clearance issue (if any) can be resolved by raising the fan and the clips by a few fins on the cooler.
The choice between the Evo and the Silver Arrow would depend on how high you plan to OC and how much you want to control the temps. For an i7, until 4.5 Evo works pretty well. Beyond that, you need some heavy stuff with dual fans.
Tachyon1986
In the zone
I don't plan to overclock much , around 4.3 Ghz is what i'm looking at (Chennai is wretchedly hot). So , is the SilverArrow one of those coolers than needs the motherboard to be dismounted from the cabinet ?
yeah that's the cooler I was talkin about and depending on the ambient temp Silver Arrow may be better investmenet compared to 212 Evo and about mounting well, you have to try and check it out for yourself even though your cabinet has cpu cooler mounting cut out but sometimes they are not just enough.
