Mobo and HSF

[Gorrillasnot]

I'm thinking about getting the DFI BLOOD IRON P35-T2RL board and a freezer 7 pro cooler.
Would this be the best OC combo for the money? I would like to get about 3.2GHz out of my E6420. Other stuff I'll be using is in my sig.
I thought about the Abit IP35-E, but it doesn't have RAID.
I've read good and bad reviews on the freezer 7 cooler at newegg..do u think it's a capable cooler for what I need or is there something better?
My budget is $150 max..lower the better though.

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thanks

 

[Regalk]

With that cooler perhaps not - it is about average in terms of performance. If you are able to run at default vcore then you have a shot at 3.2. Now 3.0 is almost 100%

 

[Gorrillasnot]

thanx for the info....how about the board..does it look decent for a cheap OCer

 

[Regalk]

Only owned one DFIboard so far and it was excellent (actually 2 of the Skt 939 Ultra-Ds). Virtually any MB with the P35 should be good - all comes down to build quality and features - DFI should be fine

 

[Gorrillasnot]

cool..thanks....do you know of any good coolers in the $25 range?

 

[Regalk]

Try the Arctic cooler Freezer 7 Pro, the Sythe Ninja Plus Rev B is also very good and should be priced around $25-29 or some OCZ Vendetta models

 

[Gorrillasnot]

thanks for the info

 

[chuckm]

Here is one that is at least comparable to the freezer pro. $7 after MIR;
http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16835103031

 

[Gorrillasnot]

I just noticed that the Blood Iron board uses a 8 pin CPU power connector and my PSU only has the older 4 pin plug. Would this still work or would I need to buy a new PSU to use this motherboard?

thanks

 

[chuckm]

It'll work.

 

[toadeater]

If you don't mind 120mm, this is the best low cost cooler you can get right now, until the Arctic Cooling Freezer Xtreme is released.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835233003
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835124019 (same cooler, but with a Kingwin fan, $3 less)

Xigmatek designed the 92mm OCZ Vendetta, which is similar in performance to the Freezer Pro.

You could also get a Noctua NH-U12 (120mm) for half the price like this:

http://www.svc.com/u8-120.html = http://www.xoxide.com/noctua-nh-u12-cooler.html (same cooler, no $30 Noctua fan)

For 3.2GHz, the Freezer 7 would be enough though. Can't really beat it for ~$20.

 

[Gorrillasnot]

I ordered my parts. I went ahead and got the freezer 7 and the DFI blood iron board.

thanks everyone