Air cooling i7?

Alby · 9th September 2009, 11:32 PM

Is it possible to air cool an i7 920. And i mean to decent temperatures.
Also would you change anything in my current build, i havent ordered anything yet. Need to decide on cooling

Current build:

Antec Twelve Hundred Case

Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard

Intel Core i7 920

EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB FTW

Corsair TR3X6G1600C9 6GB PC-12800 (1600MHz) XMSP DDR3 Triple Kit, 9-9-9-24, 1.65V

Corsair HX-850 Power Supply

Menthu_Rae · 9th September 2009, 11:33 PM

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme and a case with decent airflow (1200 should do).

Otherwise look into the Thermalright AXP140 (you'll need the 1366 backplate though):

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...pu_axp140.html

http://lanoc.org/reviews/thermalright-axp-140/

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/945/

192.168.0.1 · 9th September 2009, 11:39 PM

Will you be overclocking?

Alby · 10th September 2009, 3:00 AM

Yes, I will be overclocking if the cooling system can handle it.

terrastrife · 10th September 2009, 9:01 AM

Noctua NH-U12P SE

That case is retarded and the mobo you could get by with something cheaper

192.168.0.1 · 10th September 2009, 11:24 AM

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

Doughboy · 10th September 2009, 12:01 PM

Why not try the Corsair H50?

This thing is meant to be a good peice of kit

Kyler · 10th September 2009, 6:25 PM

I have a pretty similar set up, can easily reach 4ghz within a safe temperature range with Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme, need a 1366 backplate as well (you can buy it in a pack)

IIRC full load @ 4ghz reached about 70 degrees

EDIT: I sort of wish I bought the Corsair H50, however I've not really done much reading on it, think I will wait for a full water system.

Alby · 10th September 2009, 10:24 PM

Setup in a push pull -
Thermalright TRUE Black 120 Rev. C
2x Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan

What are your thoughts?

terrastrife · 10th September 2009, 10:25 PM

so you go with teh black version to look cool, then you put pink and brown fans on it?

remmeber P12's arent quiet, no matter how many ppl tell you theyre quiet, they arent (at full speed).

Alby · 10th September 2009, 11:02 PM

Well i heard P12s were quiet and very good... What fans should i get then? I want quiet ones but they need to do the job.

terrastrife · 10th September 2009, 11:12 PM

you need to define quiet. they definitley are NOT quiet. with the speed reducer it comes with, its definitley silent though.

Alby · 10th September 2009, 11:52 PM

Huh? Quiet as in you cant hear it much, realising you would always be able to hear a fan. But a noise level that on maximum setting it wont bug the crap out of you. A soft hum is fine, but if you can hear it clearly when your not near it then its too loud. Catch my drift?...

terrastrife · 11th September 2009, 12:09 AM

no, not really.

Alby · 11th September 2009, 1:35 AM

Well.. Too bad

I just want to know what i should use then if you think Noctua NF-P12 are not that good. What would YOU use?

9th September 2009, 11:32 PM	#1
Alby Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: EARTH/AUS/SA/ADEL Posts: 434	Air cooling i7? Is it possible to air cool an i7 920. And i mean to decent temperatures. Also would you change anything in my current build, i havent ordered anything yet. Need to decide on cooling Current build: Antec Twelve Hundred Case Gigabyte GA-EX58-EXTREME Motherboard Intel Core i7 920 EVGA GeForce GTX 285 1GB FTW Corsair TR3X6G1600C9 6GB PC-12800 (1600MHz) XMSP DDR3 Triple Kit, 9-9-9-24, 1.65V Corsair HX-850 Power Supply

9th September 2009, 11:33 PM	#2
Menthu_Rae Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Northern Beaches, Sydney Posts: 6,137	Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme and a case with decent airflow (1200 should do). Otherwise look into the Thermalright AXP140 (you'll need the 1366 backplate though): http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...pu_axp140.html http://lanoc.org/reviews/thermalright-axp-140/ http://www.legitreviews.com/article/945/ __________________ System Specs: i7 3770K, Noctua NH-U12P SE2, 32GB Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3-1600, ASUS P8Z77-V Premium, 2048MB Zotac GTX680, ASUS Xonar Essence One, 120GB/240GB Samsung 840 SSDs, 2x 3TB Toshiba HDDs [RAID1], 2x Zalman ZMMFC-1 Plus, Dell U3011 30" LCD, Creative T-40 Series II 2.0, LianLi PC-A71B, 8x Scythe SFF21G, 1kW Silverstone ST1000P. Over 50 Trades. Last edited by Menthu_Rae; 9th September 2009 at 11:35 PM.

9th September 2009, 11:39 PM	#3
192.168.0.1 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong Posts: 1,398	Will you be overclocking? __________________ "Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes."

10th September 2009, 9:01 AM	#5
terrastrife Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ADL/SA The Monopoly State Posts: 15,960	Noctua NH-U12P SE That case is retarded and the mobo you could get by with something cheaper __________________ D90/35mm1.8/SB900 Main/X58-USB3 F5/4GHz i7 950/48GB RipjawsZ/GTX 670/SSD 520 Series unRAID5/X2 4000+/30TB/16 Disk MidiTower/NeoHE

10th September 2009, 11:24 AM	#6
192.168.0.1 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong Posts: 1,398	http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm __________________ "Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes."

10th September 2009, 3:00 AM	#4
Alby Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: EARTH/AUS/SA/ADEL Posts: 434	Yes, I will be overclocking if the cooling system can handle it.

10th September 2009, 12:01 PM	#7
Doughboy Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Perth - WA Posts: 614	Why not try the Corsair H50? This thing is meant to be a good peice of kit

10th September 2009, 6:25 PM	#8
Kyler Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Scarborough, WA Posts: 106	I have a pretty similar set up, can easily reach 4ghz within a safe temperature range with Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme, need a 1366 backplate as well (you can buy it in a pack) IIRC full load @ 4ghz reached about 70 degrees EDIT: I sort of wish I bought the Corsair H50, however I've not really done much reading on it, think I will wait for a full water system.

10th September 2009, 10:24 PM	#9
Alby Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: EARTH/AUS/SA/ADEL Posts: 434	Setup in a push pull - Thermalright TRUE Black 120 Rev. C 2x Noctua NF-P12 120mm Fan What are your thoughts?

10th September 2009, 10:25 PM	#10
terrastrife Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ADL/SA The Monopoly State Posts: 15,960	so you go with teh black version to look cool, then you put pink and brown fans on it? remmeber P12's arent quiet, no matter how many ppl tell you theyre quiet, they arent (at full speed). __________________ D90/35mm1.8/SB900 Main/X58-USB3 F5/4GHz i7 950/48GB RipjawsZ/GTX 670/SSD 520 Series unRAID5/X2 4000+/30TB/16 Disk MidiTower/NeoHE

10th September 2009, 11:02 PM	#11
Alby Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: EARTH/AUS/SA/ADEL Posts: 434	Well i heard P12s were quiet and very good... What fans should i get then? I want quiet ones but they need to do the job.

10th September 2009, 11:12 PM	#12
terrastrife Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ADL/SA The Monopoly State Posts: 15,960	you need to define quiet. they definitley are NOT quiet. with the speed reducer it comes with, its definitley silent though. __________________ D90/35mm1.8/SB900 Main/X58-USB3 F5/4GHz i7 950/48GB RipjawsZ/GTX 670/SSD 520 Series unRAID5/X2 4000+/30TB/16 Disk MidiTower/NeoHE

10th September 2009, 11:52 PM	#13
Alby Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: EARTH/AUS/SA/ADEL Posts: 434	Huh? Quiet as in you cant hear it much, realising you would always be able to hear a fan. But a noise level that on maximum setting it wont bug the crap out of you. A soft hum is fine, but if you can hear it clearly when your not near it then its too loud. Catch my drift?...

11th September 2009, 12:09 AM	#14
terrastrife Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: ADL/SA The Monopoly State Posts: 15,960	no, not really. __________________ D90/35mm1.8/SB900 Main/X58-USB3 F5/4GHz i7 950/48GB RipjawsZ/GTX 670/SSD 520 Series unRAID5/X2 4000+/30TB/16 Disk MidiTower/NeoHE

11th September 2009, 1:35 AM	#15
Alby Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: EARTH/AUS/SA/ADEL Posts: 434	Well.. Too bad I just want to know what i should use then if you think Noctua NF-P12 are not that good. What would YOU use?