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Recommend me a LGA775 Cooler please

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Slaanesh

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My store only sells Zalman and Artic coolers, so please only on of these brands.
Easy installation and silence are as important to me as cooling performance; I'm only going to do some minor oc'ing (FSB 266->400) ..

First I was looking at the Zalman CNPS7700-Cu, but this one is so huge it probably hangs over my RAM, which would mean I have to remove cooler (and motherboard..) everytime I change my RAM config!
Then I looked at the Zalman CNPS9500LED; this cooler is oriented in a completely different way though, and I wonder if it works well with the large air duct included with the sonataII case, which hangs right over the CPU...

Some advice would be appreciated!


System specs:
Sonata-II case
Asus P5B MB
C2D E6400
GF8800GTS


 
3.2GHz (400FSB at default multiplier) isn't really minor overclocking. It's definately not as far as the chip can be pushed, but it's going to increase heat - no doubt.

My suggestions are:

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - $30
Decent cooler for the price. You'll probably want something a bit more beastly if you're planning on raising the voltage a lot (1.4 and higher).

Zalman 9700 - $60
The big brother to the 9500. Not a bad cooler by any means, but many have reported better performance out of similarly-priced coolers.

Scythe Ninja - $50
Good performance for a decent price. Check to make sure it'll fit in your case.

Scythe Infinity - $58
Big, with good results. Look over the dimensions carefully and see if it'll fit in your case.

Tuniq Tower 120 - $55
One of the most loved heatsinks around. Excellent price, excellent performance.

Thermaltake Big Typhoon - $42
Decent performance for decent money.

Thermalright Ultra 120 - $55
Slap on a fan and you're good to go.

Those are the ones I could think of off the top of my head. That should give you a pretty good list to choose from.
 
Of what you've listed the 9500 is the better performing and newer heatsink, it will not work the air duct on your Sonata. If they have the "AT" version I would opt for that over the LED for the automatic fan control of the 4 pin PWM fan.

The 7700 is still a good heatsink and has the benefit of cooling RAM and motherboard components very well in addition to be low profile, it may also work with the air duct on the Sonata. If the price is right on the 7700 I could see going that way but I would look the ALCu version, the weight of the Cu 7700 is a bit over the top in my opinion.
 
One advantage the 9700 has over the 9500 is that it is both AM2 *and* 775 compatible (as well as 939/754), whereas with the 9500 you either pick AM2/939/754, or 939/754/775. Should you choose to upgrade, that may be a factor.
 
Great, thanks for the replies. After reading about all these, I think I might go for the Artic Freezer 7 since it has the easiest installation it seems and cools enough for my needs.
 
Originally posted by: Slaanesh
Great, thanks for the replies. After reading about all these, I think I might go for the Artic Freezer 7 since it has the easiest installation it seems and cools enough for my needs.
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Not to muddy the water, but if you wanna go that route, I would suggest checking out the Cooler Master Hyper TX (24 bones).

Here's the Product Release Sheet (pdf).

The price is the same (or less), it's a better quality product (IMHO), and it comes with a shroud that blows air down on your mobo components... 😉
 
THe Hyper TX is a great cooler yes, but it is quite tall, I know I had problems with it when I have a side fan installed, it hits the fan...

depending on his case that needs to be considered
 
So I went out and bought the Arctic Freezer 7 Pro (didn't catch your post in time, VinDSL...).
So far my temps when oc'ing are 8-10 degrees lower than before! Very nice indeed. Only thing that's bothering me is the cooler makes soooo much noise....
 
You may want to try www.overclockers.com for some articles about cooling/reducing noise. One tip you may want to try is buying a half dozen or more of sponges (cleaning sponges) and attaching them to the inside of the case. Like putting carpet in a sound room or practice studio, this will help muffle the sound of the fans.
 
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