Good CPU cooler for $80..

[MegaMind]

Hey guys i'm lookin for cpu cooler for my i5-2500k...
Planning on getting from U.S...
Budget : $80,
I was looking at Corsair H60.. Any better options?

 

[d3p]

Get Prolimatech Megahalems or Venomous X Silent.

Paired it with 2 x 120mm fans & it will be more cooler than H60.

 

[MegaMind]

^^Will t fit in Gamma?

 

[d3p]

Go ahead buddy, you deserve the Prolimatech Megahalems or Venomous X.

Dimensions of Megahalems : (L)130mm X (W)74mmX (H)158.7mm

NZXT Gamma : (W)190 X (H)449 X (D)508 mm

venomous : Length 127mm x Width 63mm x Height 160mm

 

[MegaMind]

So its Prolimatech Megahalems vs Venomous X...?

 

[d3p]

Both of them are head to head champions of Air Coolings.

Anything will fit your Mobo dude.

Find which is cheap & readily available then go for it.

 

[slashragnarok]

Guys please tell me where I can buy thermalright silver arrow. please.

 

[MegaMind]

How is
thermalright silver arrow,
ZALMAN CNPS11X Extreme,
Noctua NH-C14,
ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B???

 

[mukherjee]

Get Prolimatech Megahalems or Venomous X Silent.

Paired it with 2 x 120mm fans & it will be more cooler than H60.

U can also look at the Noctua NH-D14!

Go ahead buddy, you deserve the Prolimatech Megahalems or Venomous X.

Dimensions of Megahalems : (L)130mm X (W)74mmX (H)158.7mm

NZXT Gamma : (W)190 X (H)449 X (D)508 mm

venomous : Length 127mm x Width 63mm x Height 160mm

U got to subtract another 15-20mm from that depth to allow for the mobo spacers and other stuff(to account for mounting) when looking at the height factor

 

[MegaMind]

Noctua NH-D14 fits is Gamma?? Also wont it block 1 RAM slot...

 

[d3p]

It fill fit as you have normal RAM's without heatsinks or heatspreaders, but its a PITA.

why not getting a Prolimatech Megahalems with pair of Yate Loons ??

Fits your Pocket, without an issues dude...

 

[MegaMind]

ya, so Megahalems, is good for heavy OCing? also, its for my upcoming i5 SB rig

 

[MegaMind]

How is Spire Thermax Eclipse II?

 

[Faun]

I'd say Venemous X or Megahalems or Noctua

 

[MegaMind]

Guys i hav a good news.. Noctua nh-d14 fits in gamma...

But i hav another issue...
If i fit Xonar DX in the 1st pci-e x1 slot, wil d14 make contact with Xonar DX?? The 2nd pci-e x1 slot is covered by GPU..

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I hav no plans to CF/Sli in the near future. So is it possible to use the 2nd pci-e x1 slot for Xonar dx and 2nd PCIe 2.0 for GPU? ?

 

[d3p]

both options holds good.

I don't think D14 will touch your xonar from any angle.

 

[MegaMind]

both options holds good.

I don't think D14 will touch your xonar from any angle.

Glad u r here...

Is it possible to use the 2nd pci-e x1 slot for Xonar dx and 2nd PCIe 2.0 for GPU? ?

R u sure this is possible?

Using the 2nd PCIe 2.0 for GPU w/o using the 1st?

 

[d3p]

for the second query your Motherboard manual will be a right place to look for.

Goto the PCI part & check the Graphics Card Installation procedure, probably they would have mentioned why PCI x16 - 1 is more important to install a GPU ???

 

[MegaMind]

It says,

VGA Config | PCIe 2.0 x16_1(Blue) | PCIe 2.0 x16_2(Grey) Single VGA/PCIe card |x16 (recommended for single VGA)|N/A
Dual VGA/PCIe card |x8|x8

 

[d3p]

then i think you can give a try with PCIe X16-2 Slot.