I7 930 & ASUS P6X58D Premium

ChuckR

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I am putting together a PLAN on a new build. The question is whether or not I will need to add a CPU Cooler if I do only minimal overclocking, if any. I am coming from a Pentium IIIE system and the change should be sufficient. Little, if any, gaming.
Thoughts: Cool, Quiet, Clean, GOOD Monitor as some eye problems
Antec P183
Intel Core I7 930 or I7 920(D0)
ASUS P6X58D Premium
Kingston HyperX DDR3-1600 KHX1600C9D3K6/12GB
Intel® X25-M G2 160GB & WD Caviar Black 1TB Or Kingston SNV425-S2BD/128GB
Sapphire 5850(Vapor-X)
ANTEC CP-850
Scythe Gentle Typhoons
Samsung SH-D163A
Windows 7 Ultimate

Items still up in the air.
Dell UltraSharp U2410 Rev. 2 or HP ZR24W or ASUS VW246H
Scythe Zipang 2, Corsair H50, Xigmatek Balder SD1283
 

Markfw

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The two items "Cool , Quiet" alone would demand a nice cooler, regardless of OC. IMO, the biggest cooler will require the smallest and quietest fan. Megahalem would be my choice, I love the mounting.
 

klocwerk

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The two items "Cool , Quiet" alone would demand a nice cooler, regardless of OC. IMO, the biggest cooler will require the smallest and quietest fan. Megahalem would be my choice, I love the mounting.

100% agreed.
I'm specing out a very similar build actually, came to almost identical parts decisions as you. :D
I'll likely cheap out and get a smaller SSD and migrate my existing video card (8800gt), but the megahalem (or similar) is definitely the way to go if you want quiet and cool.
 

klocwerk

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What about the CoolIt Systems ECO ALC ? It seems to be an upgrade from the H50.

That's a brilliant design, I've had that idea for years and thought someone should build it! Amazing what happens when I turn my back on the industry for a development cycle... :D

Hunting for reviews, looks too new... *digs deeper*

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2041274&page=2
Reviewer may have gotten a bad sample, but 100C under load is BAAAAD...

Better reviews here:
http://forums.vr-zone.com/hardware-arena/558516-1-last-hoot-b4-cny-coolit-eco-l-c.html
10-20 degrees C better than the stock i7-860 cooler, that's pretty good.

Good comparison charts here:
http://translate.google.com/transla...tore+a+liquido+per+tutti_1045.htm&sl=it&tl=en
Very quiet, but in cooling it couldn't touch the Noctua NH-C12P when overclocked which is similarly quiet.

http://forums.vr-zone.com/singapore...ooler-coolit-eco-advanced-liquid-cooling.html
Says performs about the same as the Corsair H50 but seems to be suffering QC issues.

Aaaand that's all I can dig up.
Looks promising if it delivers what it promises... and doesn't break spraying coolant all over the inside of your case. :D
 

Borealis7

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off topic, but i saw a license plate yesterday which was

17-930-36 i immediately though

i7 930 3.6 :)