*Phenom II X4 9x5 OC Thread*

[Ethenolas]

I was told this was good...

For 25 bucks is it worth a try?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233003

Or is Megahalem the way to go?

[NameUnknown]

http://www.frostytech.com/articlevie...id=2233&page=4

Its right behind the TRUE which is behind the megahalem. for the money its a good cooler, but i wouldnt call it the best. If you set it up with 2 120x38mm fans you would probably do pretty good.

[Ethenolas]

Well...

For the price difference I think I will go with the Xigmatek.

I have this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118010

Would you suggest anything better? Arctic Silver 5???

[zingfharn]

Ok, so, CBR600 is running Dark Knight. NameUnknown is running Megahelms with twin fans.
That would explain the 3-4C difference.

CBR: If it's 100% stable at 52C, then you're in good shape.
I run stable at 55 or so.

Ethenolas - for $25, probably anything is worth a try.
It depends how extreme you're planning to be.

If you're determined to get a 4.0Ghz out of your box, then you want to get the very best cooler money can buy.
If you're going to be happy with a stable 3.8, then the one you link should be ok (with a couple of decent fans attached).

[NameUnknown]

Like Zingfharn said, if youre going to go on up to 4.0, then go with the megahalem, if your content at your current speeds than the Xigmatek would probably due just fine.

[Ethenolas]

Originally Posted by zingfharn

Ok, so, CBR600 is running Dark Knight. NameUnknown is running Megahelms with twin fans.
That would explain the 3-4C difference.

CBR: If it's 100% stable at 52C, then you're in good shape.
I run stable at 55 or so.

Ethenolas - for $25, probably anything is worth a try.
It depends how extreme you're planning to be.

If you're determined to get a 4.0Ghz out of your box, then you want to get the very best cooler money can buy.
If you're going to be happy with a stable 3.8, then the one you link should be ok (with a couple of decent fans attached).

Yea...I really only want ~3.8 stable.

Would the standard fan work for that Xigmatek? I guess I should say work well...I coulod just get another one like this and attach it to the opposite side?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233009

btw...I thought I was stable at 3.84...but it gets too hot (I think thats the problem) and shuts off during stress tests. I have it at 3.68 now.

Thanks for you help guys! I'm sure you hear the same questions all the time... Thanks for being patient.

[NameUnknown]

The fan you linked looks pretty good, Id get 2 of them and have one push and the other one pull.

[Ethenolas]

I think the heatsink comes with one...I dont think I need to buy two extra?

And thermal paste?

I always thought arctic silver 5 was the way to go...but I have heard differently lately?

[NameUnknown]

I used OCZ Freeze. from what i can see, its working great and ive heard a lot of people say its better than AS5

[Ethenolas]

Cool! I should be getting this stuff in the mail tomorrow. (I live close to New Egg )

Thanks again to everyone...I'll let you know how it turns out.

As you can see this isnt my area of expertise...


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