920 cooler question

[cboath]

That's the question. Do I need a 3rd party cooler for this or not?

Will be gettting an Asus P6T Deluxe V2 and an Antec 900 or 1200 case. The OC goal is 3.2-3.6. Does this require a 3rd party cooler or will the stock one do it?

Thanks!

 

[Tullphan]

If you're going to overclock, get a 3rd party cooler.

 

[cboath]

Would the Noctua be worth it? the SE i believe?

 

[Cheesetogo]

I have the Noctua and it's a great cooler. Incredibly quiet too.

 

[kami]

Seconded on the Noctua. I'm running my 920 @ 4ghz on it (using both fans).

However I believe you can do 3.2ghz on the stock cooler just fine...if you get a D0 especially, you wont have to touch the voltages likely. Anything beyond that I would get a 3rd party.

 

[Tullphan]

That's what i'm going to use when I get my i7 here in a couple of weeks.
I e-mailed Noctua & they're gonna send me a 1366 mounting kit.
I've got a Yates low speed fan I may hook to it to have a push-pull since there's an extra pair of clips in the box.
In the meantime, I went ahead & lapped it...got that nickel finish off...hope it helps!

 

[cboath]

The SE is in the mail

Which way should the fans be set up. My guess is lower fan blows in, upper fan blows out towards the 200mm fan on top of the case. Yes?