Artic Freezer 7 Pro

[SolMiester]

Hi all, looking to upgrade with ASUS P5kc and the Q6600. Dont much care for the intel HSF and looking at cheap alternatives that will allow moderate OC <3.2Ghz. I have the TJ06 and wish to keep the Wind Tunnel to isolate the CPU\VRM\RAM heat from the rest of the chamber, and believe the AF7 pro will allow that.

However will it be good enough for the Quad Core?

Advice welcomed thank you

 

[Jax Omen]

My AF7 Pro keeps my E6600 at room temp while idling, 40-45C under load, at a 3GHZ clockspeed.

I don't know how much hotter Q6600s run than E6600 (it's basically two E6600 in one die, right?), but it'd probably work just fine for it as long as you have good airflow.

 

[SolMiester]

Cant get better airflow than the TJ06 wind tunnel, so I guess I'll be good to go with the AF7pro then!

 

[Jax Omen]

I'm not familiar with this windtunnel, but I figured I should make it clear what I've got. I have an NZXT Zero case (crazy airflow) and I'm using the TIM that comes on the AF7 Pro. I love this cooler because it's inexpensive, normal-sized, effective, and it points the air out the rear exhaust!

 

[SolMiester]

TJ06 with Wind Tunnel

The new board hopefully positions the cpu area more centered than my current board. With some foam padding, I should be able to totally isolate air through the tunnel separate from the chamber above.

 

[Jax Omen]

Holy crap, I love it. That would also serve to prevent hot GPUs from heating the CPU, wouldn't it? such a shame my case can't do anything like that...

 

[SolMiester]

Yeah, its an old design now, only 80mm front for middle chamber but that can be fixed. Needed another exhaust behind the HDD in top chamber but its a very good case now....

 

[blanketyblank]

If you can get your cpu in the wind tunnel you should just get a tuniq or ultra 120 and not plug it in. I've also heard good things about Scythe's silent ninja (could have been samurai or katana I get confused). You could probably go passive that way.
The problem with the AF7Pro is that the fins are a little close together which restricts the air flowing between them. It is also quite loud on medium/high which on my old rig it often had to switch to.
Currently I'm using a Tuniq Tower which I set on the lowest setting. I've tried putting my system at load on a hot day and it only goes up to 57 max or so as long as I don't up the VCore. Much quieter than the AF, though it's possible your case can keep it coole enough not to ramp up.
If noise is not an issue though the AF7 Pro should work fine for you since once at full speed it could keep my overclocked e6300 in the 60s.

 

[SolMiester]

Hi blanketyblank, my hope is that the tunnel with push\pull and foam to seal against mobo will create a good enough airflow to put the AF7 at low revolutions\noise for OC options.

If i want to go with a tower as you suggest I would lose the tunnel. It is 140mm from mobo to ceiling and has 128mm tunnel as good as i can measure. The towers are all tall and wide.

Well, thats the plan anyway!. If got about 1-2 month to wait........

Maybe a newer Qxxx with <8 multi will be released before then, and the thermals will be less of a concern?