Please Recommend A Good Socket 775 CPU Cooler

[smcinsjc]

I have a quad core and a core 2 duo to install on Gigabyte MB with a P35 chipset. I bought 2 Tuniq Towers and the things are absolutely HORENDOUS to install. You cannot install them or remove them without removing the motherboard from the case! I cannot get them to seat well at all and temps are horrific, probably due to the inability to tighten the dang screw things which have this awesome tendancy to have their heads breakoff, even with only hand tightening, and they are very hard to actually screw in. These things were dog-gone expensive, too. Grrrrrr.....

Anyway....

Can you folks please recommend a good socket 775 CPU cooler that is relatively easy to install/uninstall? I would really appreciate it.

 

[swtethan]

thermalright ultra 120 extreme, but you need to install a backplate

 

[smcinsjc]

OK, but once the backplate is installed, can the HSF be removed and put back on without pulling the motherboard out?

 

[Wicked Akuba]

The easiest install is Arctic Cooling 7 PRO. It's cheap and efective, too.

 

[drakore]

Tuniq tower, enzotech, or thermalright 120 ultra lapped, listen to swtethan, he knows what's up

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: smcinsjc
OK, but once the backplate is installed, can the HSF be removed and put back on without pulling the motherboard out?

Yes, the backplate is mounted on a tiny (very tiny) bit of mounting tape to the motherboard and you use a screwdriver to mount it on.

 

[Arkaign]

Hmm the Tuniq has a very good reputation, but oh well. I'm currently using a $30ish Rosewill tower heatpipe cooler, on a 6400@3.2, and temps are very low, and the thing is the quietest thing in my case.

 

[ultra laser]

For ease of installation I would definitely recommend the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro. It uses four push pins, much like the stock intel cooler. And for its relatively low price, it does a decent job cooling.

 

[zach0624]

I currently use a zalmann cnps 9500 and keeps my 5600+ running at 3.2 with coretemp and speedfan load temps in the low forties, if you ask why I don't push it higher either the cpu can go higher (wouldn't be surprised) or the motherboard can't go higher (most likely).

 

[nyker96]

I think here's the run down:
Tuniq 120 or ultra 120 extreme for the best of best (but expensive and hearder to install)
AC freezer 7 pro for cheap but effective and extremely easy to install (I use one myself)

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: nyker96
I think here's the run down:
Tuniq 120 or ultra 120 extreme for the best of best (but expensive and hearder to install)
AC freezer 7 pro for cheap but effective and extremely easy to install (I use one myself)

After the backplate, its 10x easier to install and remove than a freezer. Screwdriver + plate = easier than push pins

 

[AlucardX]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: smcinsjc
OK, but once the backplate is installed, can the HSF be removed and put back on without pulling the motherboard out?

Yes, the backplate is mounted on a tiny (very tiny) bit of mounting tape to the motherboard and you use a screwdriver to mount it on.

if you use the mounting tape its very hard to take off the back plate in the future if you ever change hsf's or mobo

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: AlucardX

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: smcinsjc
OK, but once the backplate is installed, can the HSF be removed and put back on without pulling the motherboard out?

Yes, the backplate is mounted on a tiny (very tiny) bit of mounting tape to the motherboard and you use a screwdriver to mount it on.

if you use the mounting tape its very hard to take off the back plate in the future if you ever change hsf's or mobo

The amount that is on there is a 2-3mm wide 1" square ring. I dont think youll have a problem pulling it off. I had to pull off a full 1/2 inch wide H bracket piece which actually broke my mobo! This will be no problem

 

[Noubourne]

All good coolers should have a high quality sturdy backplate, and require you to remove the motherboard.

Any cooler that requires you to remove the motherboard and then has a poor quality mount, needs to be modded, and has some issues in their engineering department.

 

[Markfw]

Ninja sythe cools well, and has no backplate. Maybe not as good as the utlra 120, but good enough for my Q6600@3.2

 

[lopri]

I grew to like the mounting mechanism that Scythe developed (no mobo removal required) and have been very satisfied with Infinity and Andy Samurai.

 

[lopri]

Oh but I'd like to mention that the fan that comes with Scythe heat sinks are kinda crap. They ship all their heat sinks with the same ~1200RPM fan which I think is a mistake. You may want to use a higher RPM fan for heat sinks with tighter fin arrangement.

 

[toughwimp11]

Originally posted by: Wicked Akuba
The easiest install is Arctic Cooling 7 PRO. It's cheap and efective, too.

Yep. i installed it while the mobo was in, took it out (i put it in facing the wrong direction), and put it back in without any problems or having to remove the mobo. it works pretty well too (I dont OC though so it may not be the best for your pc if you do)

my stock e6750 runs at 20 idle and around 40-45 load

 

[MarcVenice]

lol toughwimp, your e6750 runs at 35idle and 55-60load 😉 Your temps are off by 15 degrees celsius ^^ It's a known problem, and I'm sure more people will confirm. The AC7Pro is still a pretty good cooler though, the 64 pro for AMD is pretty good too 🙂

 

[Giggli G]

do the e6750s have a tjunction of 100 now? His temps very well could be 20/45, I get 44/62 with a quad-core at 3ghz using the AC Freezer Pro 7.

 

[MarcVenice]

Dude 20c would be ambient temp, thats like inpossible, especially with a ac7pro 😛

Your temps sound much more reasonable.