cpu cooler

[Everlong]

The question that should be asked is what are your plans for the CPU cooler... are you looking just for better cooling, reduced noise, or do you want to overclock the hell out of the CPU?

If you're simply looking for better cooling, or just mild overclocking without upping voltages than pretty much any aftermarket cooler will work well. It's more about reducing the noise and price than cooling.

If overclocking is your goal then you need to look at coolers like the T.R.U.E., CoolerMaster V8 and such. I've never used the TRUE, but I was a beta tester for the CM V8 and can vouch it works well and at full speed is very quiet while it cooled better than the Zalman I have. But if you're just looking for something that's quiet, or a little better cooling then both of those coolers are overkill.

He wanted one with the retention clip fitting. The Coolermaster V8 doesn't have that, wheras the Zalmans do.

 

[SgtBaxter]

He wanted one with the retention clip fitting. The Coolermaster V8 doesn't have that, wheras the Zalmans do.

That's true, and the Zalman will work well for what he's done.

 

[Everlong]

The V8 does look like a very good cooler, though.

 

[kev s148]

cheers for all your help ive just order the zalman 9700nt will let you now how it gets on

 

[kev s148]

well the zalman turned up this morning what a pain in the arse it is to fit BUT well worth it
It has droped the temp down by about 10c
at idle it was runing at 46c now it runs at 35/36c
at full load it was hitting 59c it now runs at 46c

so it hasmade a big diffrence iam now going to over clock it again

and thank you everlong18 for the suggestion

i will post some pics up later

 

[MrNeeds]

well the zalman turned up this morning what a pain in the arse it is to fit BUT well worth it
It has droped the temp down by about 10c
at idle it was runing at 46c now it runs at 35/36c
at full load it was hitting 59c it now runs at 56c

so it hasmade a big diffrence iam now going to over clock it again

and thank you everlong18 for the suggestion

i will post some pics up later

that is a very good cooler indeed, i think mines faulty though, i get a rattle from the heatsink fins surrounding the fan. possibly the bearings not fitted correctly

 

[Everlong]

well the zalman turned up this morning what a pain in the arse it is to fit BUT well worth it
It has droped the temp down by about 10c
at idle it was runing at 46c now it runs at 35/36c
at full load it was hitting 59c it now runs at 56c

so it hasmade a big diffrence iam now going to over clock it again

and thank you everlong18 for the suggestion

i will post some pics up later

that is a very good cooler indeed, i think mines faulty though, i get a rattle from the heatsink fins surrounding the fan. possibly the bearings not fitted correctly

My old 9500 AM2 one was like that. It would rattle for about 20minutes once I turned the PC off and would stop eventually :S

The 9700 doesn't have the problem, though, so maybe it is just a loose bearing or something.

And it's nice to see others have the Nvidia edition one