2600k Heatsink confirmation

[scrubman]

For anyone who still didnt know for sure, this is what you get.

 

[Castiel]

Saw that on other forums. Guess intel changed there mind

 

[khon]

The K-versions are only about $10 more than the regular versions. There's simply no way Intel could include a tower cooler with that small a price premium.

 

[scrubman]

The K-versions are only about $10 more than the regular versions. There's simply no way Intel could include a tower cooler with that small a price premium.

There was speculation that the $100 price diff of the 2600k (top of the line) versus the 2500k might have warranted the big cooler.

 

[nyker96]

anyone buying K series probably already got a nice cooler of their own. I never cared too much about stock coolers, in fact prefer they put a smaller one in so it's cheaper on the shipping for me.

 

[RobDickinson]

Yeah no point putting a flasher cooler in the box when most people will buy 3rd party or watercool etc.

 

[mclaren777]

Please let us know what temps you get while OCing. I'm personally shooting for 4.4GHz with my 2600K and I'm curious if that cooler will be sufficient.

 

[namtran512]

Please let us know what temps you get while OCing. I'm personally shooting for 4.4GHz with my 2600K and I'm curious if that cooler will be sufficient.

According to most reviews that I read you can get up there easy if you just up the voltage a little.

 

[mclaren777]

According to most reviews that I read you can get up there easy if you just up the voltage a little.

I did notice that, but I'm confident that Intel sent review sites unusually stable hardware.

I want to know how things stack up in the real world.

 

[RobDickinson]

Intel sent out hundreds of review samples, you think they hand picked them all?

To do so would be a fairly poor thing to do and could easily backfire on them also.

 

[Seven]

Yeah no point putting a flasher cooler in the box when most people will buy 3rd party or watercool etc.

The aftermarket coolers have been pain in ass for me though.. They were gay to install, especially the Ultra-120. The fan installation was the most pathetic I've seen. No more $70 coolers for me.

 

[toyota]

The aftermarket coolers have been pain in ass for me though.. They were gay to install, especially the Ultra-120. The fan installation was the most pathetic I've seen. No more $70 coolers for me.

Arctic coolers are usually a snap to install. I will probably get an Arctic Freezer 13 when and if I go Sandy Bridge. the Cooler Master Hyper TX3 looks like a pretty simple cooler to install too.

 

[RobDickinson]

The aftermarket coolers have been pain in ass for me though.. They were gay to install, especially the Ultra-120. The fan installation was the most pathetic I've seen. No more $70 coolers for me.

Then you can either run the one in the box or buy the bigger intel cooler?

 

[toyota]

Then you can either run the one in the box or buy the bigger intel cooler?

the bigger Intel cooler is just as much hassle as most other aftermarket coolers.

 

[Seven]

Then you can either run the one in the box or buy the bigger intel cooler?

I may just get a $20 aftermarket cooler with no back plate.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Just get the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro. Doesn't need a backplate and easy to install. Cheap and not as good as the more expensive options but it sounds like SB hits the muitplier wall before it needs super duper cooling anyway.

 

[toyota]

Just get the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro. Doesn't need a backplate and easy to install. Cheap and not as good as the more expensive options but it sounds like SB hits the muitplier wall before it needs super duper cooling anyway.

that is not a very good cooler for anything above 775. on socket 1155/1156 and above it is not sufficient for overclocking if you want to keep low temps. they came out with the Freezer 13 for use on 1155/1156 and it does a much better job.

 

[mclaren777]

Intel sent out hundreds of review samples, you think they hand picked them all?

Yes, I really do think they did, but I guess we'll know for sure in a couple days.

 

[zod96]

I've heard that the 1156 heatsinks will work with 1155 since the holes are the same, I hope so....

 

[toyota]

I've heard that the 1156 heatsinks will work with 1155 since the holes are the same, I hope so....

yes they are compatible.

 

[zod96]

Awesome then my Coolermaster 212 will work just fine

 

[mclaren777]

I've been thinking about buying a 212+ for my 2600K but I'm not sure if it's necessary considering that I only plan to run a 4.4GHz OC. I guess what I really want is for someone with a 212+ to do a back-to-back comparison with the stock HSF to see if there is any point in upgrading.

Any takers?

 

[toyota]

I've been thinking about buying a 212+ for my 2600K but I'm not sure if it's necessary considering that I only plan to run a 4.4GHz OC. I guess what I really want is for someone with a 212+ to do a back-to-back comparison with the stock HSF to see if there is any point in upgrading.

Any takers?

at 4.4 of course it would be better to have an aftermarket cooler. 4.4 would probably be at the very limit of that small stock and heatsink. not to mention common sense would tell you that your temps would be massively better on the 212 heatsink.

 

[mclaren777]

at 4.4 of course it would be better to have an aftermarket cooler. 4.4 would probably be at the very limit of that small stock and heatsink. not to mention common sense would tell you that your temps would be massively better on the 212 heatsink.

"I'm already at 4.8 on the stock heatsink." -- Axon

I'm sure a 212+ is better than the stock cooler, but how much better is the question.

 

[toyota]

"I'm already at 4.8 on the stock heatsink." -- Axon

I'm sure a 212+ is better than the stock cooler, but how much better is the question.

is that even stable under load? and at what temps too? I can do 3.8 on my stock heatsink but there is no way I would because of the temps.