Need help with a Core 2 duo coolng solution.

[Xellos2099]

My Ds3 is coming in friday and i amreplacing my old asrock board and i am think, might as well reaplce the cooling too since i need to reapply thermal paste anyway. What is a good choice? ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 seem good but i don;t really like the whole 775 socket push down the plastic scheme. is there any other choice?

 

[Topplayer]

on my C2D E6700 i use zalman CNPS9700
edit.
my avearge temp under load is 26 C

 

[Hal0]

Scythe Infinity is always an excelent choice but its big and heavy

 

[MadAmos]

I am using the Freezer pro 7 it fits well and using artic silver 5 CPU temps under load Folding GROMACS at 100% 29-30c. My fan is controled by the MoBo an the normal speed reported is 650 RPM and is very quiet.

Amos

 

[Xellos2099]

And what is the correct method of locking down a 775 soclet hs? i seem to have problem installiung the stock one. I had way easier time with amd type heatsink

 

[Canai]

I personally use the Scythe Infinity, but as Hal0 said it is big and heavy, but it keeps me at 25ºC idle / 34ºC load.

Xellos2099: I think the correct method is corners, eg. top right, bottom left, top left, bottom right.

 

[DiverDave]

on my C2D E6700 i use zalman CNPS9700

What is this cooler? I checked on Newegg and came up empty.

I'm investigating cooling options right now. I'm planning my system and expect to go with a mildly O/C'd E6400 (FSB maybe 333 depending on what RAM I end up with). I'm not sure I even need anything other than stock cooling but I'm reseaching other options nevertheless

 

[Xellos2099]

I think i will get ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 sicne it is good and cheap, but one more question. Aidnce arctic7 come with mx-1, do i still need to use arctic silver 5?

 

[Topplayer]

Originally posted by: DiverDave

on my C2D E6700 i use zalman CNPS9700

What is this cooler? I checked on Newegg and came up empty.

I'm investigating cooling options right now. I'm planning my system and expect to go with a mildly O/C'd E6400 (FSB maybe 333 depending on what RAM I end up with). I'm not sure I even need anything other than stock cooling but I'm reseaching other options nevertheless

sorry i ment to say CNPS9500 LED
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118223
the CNPS9700 is not available at new egg yet
the CNPS9500 LED has a 92mm LED fan
the CNPS 9700 has a 110mm LED fan
if you dont like the led they sell it with out the led

 

[FreedomGUNDAM]

I am using the Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro also. Installation went smoothly and the fan is very quiet.

 

[EvilSponge]

Do you intend to overclock? If not frezzer pro 7 great choice if so need to look at scythe or thermalright ultra120

 

[DiverDave]

I would think that if you don't plan to overclock that the stock cooler would be sufficient. I would bet that the stock cooler probably handles some overclocking but not anything extreme but I am not speaking from experience only from what I've read in my research.

 

[MadAmos]

The Freezer pro 7 works great with my O/C 3.0GHz from a E6400 and I was just folding and decoding video at the same time 32c at the most, with ambient air temp 65f.

Amos

 

[DiverDave]

I was considering the AC7 if I think I need one. I wasn't planning on going up to 3GHz though, I'm concerned about lifetime of the parts as well.

I was thinking more like 333 Mhz on the FSB (2.664 GHz)

 

[Xellos2099]

ok so i bough the ac fan, just a question, which direction "should" i mount the hs at? As to, whcih direct should the fan face.

 

[JACKHAMMER]

I am going w/ the scythe mine. Not as big or heavy, or loud as the infinity (but at tad warmer). Plus, the way the fan setup, it should blow across the NB heatsink.

 

[Xellos2099]

should i stick with the supplied mx-1 or use as 5?

 

[Dragoon42]

are you going to be OCing or not? The Tuniq Tower 120 is now available in some places. I'd get that

I love my WC setup though. Makes my HDD sound so loud