new q6600 quad, want quiet cpu cooler
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new q6600 quad, want quiet cpu cooler
i have just replaced my e6750c2d , with a q6600 quad , very nice it is too, but the stock cooler is tooo loud for me ! i have used zalman in my old s939, and it was so quiet , but i understand from reading the site that its no longer the quietest cooler available . would any one care to recommend the quiet est cooler ? i have gigabyte p35 ds3r [ver1.0] mobo , in antec p180 case . i was looking at scythe mine ? any comments appreciated
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yes
i have looked , but thats juts made me have more choices - lol , the scythe mine looks good , but so does the noctua u12p
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Easily available at Scan, as are most (possibly all..) of the SPCR recommended heatsinks.duncan bladen wrote:now just got to find one in the uk
thankyou for your help
Be careful buying fans, though. I picked a Scythe and got shipped a Noctua.
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what do you think
scythe ninja 2 , with scythe 800rpm mod , or Xigmatek HDT-S1283 , with same fan ? , its down to these two , but im also liking the Noctua NH-U12P, oh god why did i start this ? my head hurts
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Possibly better temperatures. Contact with the pins on the Xigmatek is very good, but I did notice a several degree difference when I bolted mine down. However I also applied TIM differently..duncan bladen wrote:read , other posts , bolt through attaches to rear of mobo , and gives better contact / temps ?
However, the big difference is a bolted heatsink will not come off. I would not trust pins to hold a large heatsink down for transport, or even walking up and down the stairs to work on the machine (we have cats..).
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scythe ninja copper
what a nightmare to fit , on the gigabyte ge -p35-ds3r .
mobo out, the ninja copper , uses s478 mounts , but the clip that attaches to the heatsink fouls the capacitors at the top of the socket .
it has to be fitted with mounts running east/ west , instead of north/ south . then when fitting the mounting clips must go to the top of the board , [not a problem in a p180 case ] . nice and quiet with the 800rpm fan , cant hear it ! idle is about 42 , with no other case fans , and after gaming for 2 hrs - still only 56-58 c .
next mod is silent heatsink for the 3850, and a noctua silent fan to go in bottom of case to cool harddrive , and power supply .
mobo out, the ninja copper , uses s478 mounts , but the clip that attaches to the heatsink fouls the capacitors at the top of the socket .
it has to be fitted with mounts running east/ west , instead of north/ south . then when fitting the mounting clips must go to the top of the board , [not a problem in a p180 case ] . nice and quiet with the 800rpm fan , cant hear it ! idle is about 42 , with no other case fans , and after gaming for 2 hrs - still only 56-58 c .
next mod is silent heatsink for the 3850, and a noctua silent fan to go in bottom of case to cool harddrive , and power supply .
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id upload it if i knew how lol
how do you upload ?
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Upload at http://imageshack.us. Then paste the link/thumbnail here.
Test the link once copied in a post here to ensure it works correctly - size etc. is what I mean.
Test the link once copied in a post here to ensure it works correctly - size etc. is what I mean.
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no flex at all really, but the clips are a nightmare to do /undo with the board in . i once had a dead board and tried physically to bend it , it took all of my weight and strength to bend it even a bit ![im 14.5 stones ][just over 200lb ] . anyway - its guaranteed by manufacturer - so i would be chasing them for a new mobo - if anything happens .. getting temps of 37deg c @idle with the one fan thats silent [room temp is 22.3c ] . took out the antec tri cool fans - too noisy even on low . ordered a noctua 800rpm fan to go in lower section of case to cool hdd and power supply . and gonna make a vane to direct some cool air upwards, also fitting arctic cooling silent heatpipe to graphics card on tuesday
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gonna have a tidy out in the case when extra fan and cooling arrives . im really not good with photos/photo bucket guys n gals , so im afaraid that , thats the best i can do atm . UPDATE - put 1 antec tri cool back in rear of pc , and found it was dragging air in from to vent , so have closed vent off , thus forcing the fan to pull cool air in from front . room temp 21.6, system temp 45, cpu temp is 28c, individual cores are 1=37, 2=34,2=33, 4 =33 -- all in deg c . gpu is 54c, [soon to be passively cooley with arctic cooling silenator