Best cooler for Intel CPU (Core 2, Core i7, etc) - Page 9

CordlezToaster · 27th February 2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Marshy919

What model cooler is it?

My favourite CPU cooler -
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...oducts_id=7226

Huge - performs reasonable, cant hear it even with your ear next to the fan - just be careful

zalman 9700led, and a corsair nautilus 500.

Marshy919 · 27th February 2009, 11:17 AM

I believe you would need a 1366 retention bracket
Like this

http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=337
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zalman-ZM-CS4A...04153002r37608

That for the 9700

Not sure about the Corsair Nautilus 500 however - as it is watercooling
There may be something you could do, if you swapped to the Water Cooling forum and asked in there, they might be able to suggest something you could do to get that to work

Airquarious · 1st March 2009, 9:17 PM

http://www.coolermaster.com/products...detail&id=6074

Wow, just wow...epenis goodness...lol

itsmydamnation · 1st March 2009, 9:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Airquarious

http://www.coolermaster.com/products...detail&id=6074

Wow, just wow...epenis goodness...lol

doesn't look that good really.

Mau1wurf1977 · 1st March 2009, 10:11 PM

I got the Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme. It's an amazing cooler for little money.

It cools better than my old Zalman CNPS9700 which cost more when I got it. The Zalman is also very lound. I believe it runs at over 2500 rpm at full speed. It doesn't have a 4 pin plug, so you can't control the speed via bios. You also need to use a back plate.

The Arctic Cooling doesn't need a backplate. You secure a bracket with pushpins and then attached the cooler via 2 screws. Only issue is you need a long screwdriver to reach them...

The cooler is amazing. It has a 120mm fan which runs at 1500rpm max. Very quiet.

And it has a 4 pin plug, so you can control the rpm via bios.

Can highly recommend it to anyone who is after value.

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalo...th=1_42&mID=69

tarek001 · 2nd March 2009, 2:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mau1wurf1977

I got the Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme. It's an amazing cooler for little money.

It cools better than my old Zalman CNPS9700 which cost more when I got it. The Zalman is also very lound. I believe it runs at over 2500 rpm at full speed. It doesn't have a 4 pin plug, so you can't control the speed via bios. You also need to use a back plate.

The Arctic Cooling doesn't need a backplate. You secure a bracket with pushpins and then attached the cooler via 2 screws. Only issue is you need a long screwdriver to reach them...

The cooler is amazing. It has a 120mm fan which runs at 1500rpm max. Very quiet.

And it has a 4 pin plug, so you can control the rpm via bios.

Can highly recommend it to anyone who is after value.

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalo...th=1_42&mID=69

dude i have the 9700 LED... its dead silent. max rpm on the fan is about 1500.

forgot to add you can control the fan speed via bios or manual fan speed control.

Airquarious · 2nd March 2009, 8:11 AM

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Originally Posted by itsmydamnation

doesn't look that good really.

Who said anything about looks?

Cooler Master V10 200+W Hybrid T.E.C.

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/173...ler/index.html

raGneG · 2nd March 2009, 8:35 AM

Xigmatek Red Scorpion <3

Mau1wurf1977 · 2nd March 2009, 9:33 AM

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Originally Posted by tarek001

dude i have the 9700 LED... its dead silent. max rpm on the fan is about 1500.

forgot to add you can control the fan speed via bios or manual fan speed control.

Then yours is faulty. The max rpm is much higher.

I checked the zalman website. It is actually 2800rpm:

http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=164

So if yours is 1500 then you are running it almost at min. speed (5 or 7V)...

The fan connector is 3 pin. So it doesn't support PMW at all. You need a 4 pin plug for that.

And that way the fan will go full speed when you plug it in. Even the stock intel cooler has a 4 pin. That cooler cost a fortune and you kind of want all the features.

The green LED edition (Nvidia or something) does have a 4 pin plug though.

I used one of these Zalman fanmates to control the speed.

But yea at full speed (and thats where it cools the best) it is loud as hell.

The Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme costs less, cools better, is quieter and doesn't need a backplate and it's cheaper.

m0tyrider · 2nd March 2009, 9:41 AM

Dont' know what all the fuss is. My Thermalright seems to be the best cooler i have ever owned...although i still need to put a fan on the bloody thing.

What fan should i get!!!

Mau1wurf1977 · 2nd March 2009, 9:46 AM

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Originally Posted by m0tyrider

Dont' know what all the fuss is. My Thermalright seems to be the best cooler i have ever owned...although i still need to put a fan on the bloody thing.

What fan should i get!!!

Depends on what you want!

Get the biggest size that will fit. I guess 120mm.

And then you need to thing about the RPM. Around 1000 is a good balance of performance and noise. <1000 gets silent, >1000 gets loud.

m0tyrider · 2nd March 2009, 9:52 AM

I was going to get one of those antec tri cool 120mm fans...but people told me something about static pressure and it just confused me. They basically said they were just no good....so urh....yea

tarek001 · 2nd March 2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Mau1wurf1977

Then yours is faulty. The max rpm is much higher.

I checked the zalman website. It is actually 2800rpm:

http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=164

So if yours is 1500 then you are running it almost at min. speed (5 or 7V)...

The fan connector is 3 pin. So it doesn't support PMW at all. You need a 4 pin plug for that.

And that way the fan will go full speed when you plug it in. Even the stock intel cooler has a 4 pin. That cooler cost a fortune and you kind of want all the features.

The green LED edition (Nvidia or something) does have a 4 pin plug though.

I used one of these Zalman fanmates to control the speed.

But yea at full speed (and thats where it cools the best) it is loud as hell.

The Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme costs less, cools better, is quieter and doesn't need a backplate and it's cheaper.

hmm yeh seems your right. it can go to 2800... in summer it doesn't really hit full stride. winter on the other hand drops the cpu temp to like 25degrees Celsius. for me though... bios does control the speed oddly enough.

Mau1wurf1977 · 2nd March 2009, 12:38 PM

Eihter you do have a 4 pin plug version of that cooler, or you have a better mainboard that can control 3 pin fans via voltage.

Most bioses can't do this...

tarek001 · 3rd March 2009, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mau1wurf1977

Eihter you do have a 4 pin plug version of that cooler, or you have a better mainboard that can control 3 pin fans via voltage.

Most bioses can't do this...

i checked today... its a 3 pin so i guess the mobo is doin all the work lol. i though all GB boards had this feature?

27th February 2009, 11:17 AM	#122
Marshy919 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,558	I believe you would need a 1366 retention bracket Like this http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/...ad.asp?idx=337 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Zalman-ZM-CS4A...04153002r37608 That for the 9700 Not sure about the Corsair Nautilus 500 however - as it is watercooling There may be something you could do, if you swapped to the Water Cooling forum and asked in there, they might be able to suggest something you could do to get that to work __________________ http://www.computerpowertest.com/

1st March 2009, 9:17 PM	#123
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1st March 2009, 10:11 PM	#125
Mau1wurf1977 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Country WA Posts: 12,966	I got the Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme. It's an amazing cooler for little money. It cools better than my old Zalman CNPS9700 which cost more when I got it. The Zalman is also very lound. I believe it runs at over 2500 rpm at full speed. It doesn't have a 4 pin plug, so you can't control the speed via bios. You also need to use a back plate. The Arctic Cooling doesn't need a backplate. You secure a bracket with pushpins and then attached the cooler via 2 screws. Only issue is you need a long screwdriver to reach them... The cooler is amazing. It has a 120mm fan which runs at 1500rpm max. Very quiet. And it has a 4 pin plug, so you can control the rpm via bios. Can highly recommend it to anyone who is after value. http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalo...th=1_42&mID=69 Last edited by Mau1wurf1977; 1st March 2009 at 10:18 PM.

2nd March 2009, 8:35 AM	#128
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2nd March 2009, 9:41 AM	#130
m0tyrider Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 592	Dont' know what all the fuss is. My Thermalright seems to be the best cooler i have ever owned...although i still need to put a fan on the bloody thing. What fan should i get!!! __________________ Currently Using:

2nd March 2009, 9:52 AM	#132
m0tyrider Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 592	I was going to get one of those antec tri cool 120mm fans...but people told me something about static pressure and it just confused me. They basically said they were just no good....so urh....yea __________________ Currently Using:

2nd March 2009, 12:38 PM	#134
Mau1wurf1977 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Country WA Posts: 12,966	Eihter you do have a 4 pin plug version of that cooler, or you have a better mainboard that can control 3 pin fans via voltage. Most bioses can't do this...