What CPU fan to get???

[lolper]

what is a good cpu fan for e6600 i pan on overclocking it

 

[jpeyton]

Scythe Ninja, Thermalright Ultra-120, Tuniq Tower 120, Zalman 9700, etc.

There are lots of good coolers.

 

[lolper]

are these quiet i want a quiet one

 

[zagood]

Please see the heatsink review sticky at the top of Cases & Cooling.

-z

 

[lolper]

all these seem really big im looking for one to fit a mid tower

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: lolper
all these seem really big im looking for one to fit a mid tower

These will all fit a mid tower.

I recommend the Artic cooling Freezer 7. It cools nicely and is the cheapest of the bunch(SVC.com)

 

[lolper]

money not such a big prob im just looking for one that will keep my cpu coolwhileoverclocking and quiet

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: lolper
money not such a big prob im just looking for one that will keep my cpu coolwhileoverclocking and quiet

Here you go. Do some reading and support Anandtech.

Let us know what the reviews say is the best.

 

[lolper]

there are somany most of themget good reveiw tuniq seemsto be the best but im looking for something a little bit smallerany help?

 

[Slugbait]

For what you are asking, you're going to sacrifice one of the following:

a) speed
b) noise

You can't have both high speed and low noise. When overclocking, you will increase the fan RPM.

The larger HSFs were designed with excellent cooling in mind. If you're going with a mild overclock, stick with stock.

 

[Agentbolt]

For quiet-ness AND performance, I believe the best bet is the Artic Freezer 7. Don't get it off Newegg, it's wildly overpriced there, but you should be able to find it for ~30 bucks at a few other places. It's good for an overclocked chip. :thumbsup:

 

[Modelworks]

Using the arctic freezer with a pentium D 3.0ghz.
Its allowed me to overclock to 3.6ghz with no stability problems.

I got it from www.ewiz.com for 20.00

 

[Nathelion]

from the anandtech reviews, it seems that the thermalright ultra 120 is in terms of cooling performance is top dog right now. So if money is not an issue, you might consider that one and buy a silent fan for it