HSF for E6850

[Oyeve]

I am waiting for my C2D E6850 to come in (should be here tomorrow). And I would like to know if the retail HSF for the newer CPUs are good or if I should go for an aftermarket one. I have a ZALMAN CNPS7700-ALCU for my S939 A64 X2 3800+ and I know it will fit my new P35 mobo but I dont think its good enough. I plan to mildly OC the E6850, nothing extreme tho. Is the ZALMAN CNPS7700-ALCU good enough or is the stock HSF gonna be good enough? If not, please recommend a decent one for me. Keep in mind I do have 5 HDs in my system as well as 2 DVD burners, and other crap, basically the stuff in my sig. Thanks.

 

[Shimmishim]

how much are you planning on overclocking?

i think for mild o/c, it should be fine to use just the stock... but if you're worried about temps, you can go ahead and replace it with the zalman 7700 or you can get something like the tuniq tower 120 or thermalright 120 ultra extreme

 

[Cheex]

I vote for the Tuniq Tower 120.

No need to buy fans...

 

[bryanW1995]

yeah, and it's also much cheaper. I was looking at the thermalright 120 ultra extreme (by the way, what is there next cooler going to be... the super dooper rootie tootie fresh and coolie...?) but it was $90+ after getting a decent fan, plus it has the known install/lapping issues. I go the tuniq tower 120 for $54.99 delivered.

 

[Oyeve]

Well, the CPU just came in. the stock HSF looks fairly decent. I think I'm gonna use it and stress test the new mobo, mem and CPU to see how hot it gets.