Good HSF for Overclocking

[Nightmare225]

've been looking for a good, quiet HSF for my OEM e6600. I've been looking at the Tuniq Tower 120 and the Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro. Which is better and/or are there better coolers out there. I would like to OC. Thank you

 

[Operandi]

Thermaltake, no.

The AC Freezer is good, but personally I prefer Zalman and Thermalright for the CPU HS/F.

The Ultra-120 will give you top notch air cooling, but if you want something a bit smaller and economical the Ultra-90 is a great choice.

The Zalman CNPS-9500 is another good choice but doesn?t hold the same value to performance ratio the Thermalrights have.

 

[emilyek]

Tuniq Tower

Scythe Ninja

 

[Nightmare225]

Ok, going for the Tuniq. Now to find one...

 

[RallyMaster]

Scythe Ninja!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ayah]

Scythe Ninja, Scythe Mine.

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: Nightmare225
Ok, going for the Tuniq. Now to find one...

 

[Brahmzy]

Love my U-120. Real quiet and keeps my E6600 cool.

 

[Henny]

Scythe Infinity. It definatly spanks the Mine and Ninja. It should spank the Tuniq Tower too.

 

[VinDSL]

IMHO...

The Scythe Ninja died and was buried last week. It has been replaced by the Scythe Infinity -- end of story on the Ninja!

The Scythe Mine 3 sucks for O/C! I have one (OEM setup). Works great on the idle temps, but load temps are raunchy! It wasn't made for that! An oversized replacement fan may, or may not, make a difference -- but for price/performance, the Infinity looks better!

Tuniq T-120?!?!? What can I say? It's the PROVEN performance leader, but impossible to find -- so, what difference does it make? And, once again, that points 'us' right back to the Scythe Infinity.

But, that's NOT what the OPER asked...

Between the Tower 120 and the Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro, for overclocking, the TT-120 wins hands-down!

 

[VinDSL]

Originally posted by: Henny
Scythe Infinity. It definatly spanks the Mine and Ninja. It should spank the Tuniq Tower too.

Heh! We doubled, Henny, but you pulled the trigger first... so you win!

 

[Shadowknight]

The Scythe Ninja is a bit more versatile that the other recommended heatsinks, as you can mount a fan in one of 4 positions rather that 2, making it handy if you prefer blowing hot air out of a blowhole instead of the back. But yeah, I don't recommend it anymore. I don't know if the newer heatsinks can be run passively, but that's really the only possible advantage it MAY have if you're into making a quiet computer.

 

[RallyMaster]

The price isn't too bad on the Ninja, so as far as I'm concerned, it's still on my list. If you're going for some crazy overclocking, please don't skimp on a heatsink. Go with the biggest mofo you can find before you run out of room in your case. Scythe Infinity is massive and definitely bests the Ninja as well as the Tuniq Tower in terms of performance. The choice is yours whether you want to spend 50 USD for a heatsink or not.

 

[corsa]

TT Big Typhoon ....without hesitation.