ricklen

Hi ocn friends,

I am thinking of overclocing my E8400 to aroud 4.0+ ghz and I saw this cooler will fit in my case and its a pretty good one. Do you guys agree with me?

And what Thermal grease do you recommend me or should i just use the grease that comes with the cooler?

crashdummy35

If your 8400 is an EO stepping cpu it should (but not guaranteed) do 4GHz with minimal voltage tweaking. That Mudgen 2 would be a good cooler for that. There are better out there to be sure but the Mudgen 2 is still a d@mn good cooler and the price is really low now. *I'm debating whether or not to order one myself...just saw a pict with one on a board with RAM just like mine.*

Just my personal preference: OCZ Freeze thermal grease. No cure time, non-conductive (not really a problem anymore with TIMs) good price. Gives me good temps even with my smaller (92mm) Vendetta and insane voltages on this pooptastic cpu I have.

Good luck.

Edit: Forgive my bad manners. Welcome to OCN.

lithgroth007

The Mugen is a good heatsink, but you could also fit a TRUE, Megahalems, or a Dark Knight into that case. All of which will get your E8400 to 4.0 with good temps.

http://www.petrastechshop.com/thulhecpucos.html
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/prmeforinso7.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-029-_-Product

The TRUE and Mega are the 2 best heatsinks on the market today.

ricklen

thx

but my E8400 is CO so it will need a bit more voltage tweaking

EDIT: maybe it's better to take the mugen 2 because when upgrading to core i7 I can use the mugen again