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Best heatsink? (Better than Frio)

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#1 ·
I have been wanting to overclock my i7-930 to 4.2GHz, but haven't yet, as with my heatsink (Thermaltake Frio), my temps are 70C idle and 90C at full load. As of right now, with a very slight overclock (200MHz, was done only as a necessity to drive the RAM), my load temp is about 60C.

I have a friend who just bought a Corsair A70 and says it's the best thing ever; however, after doing some research, the Frio should be better..

I'm not sure why my temps are so high, but regardless I need a better heatsink. The computer is at 100% load usage 24/7, so the OC needs to be solid. I'd prefer my temps to be no higher than 65C @ 4.2, under load.

I also looked at the Zalman CNPS12X, which looks pretty good.

What would be the best heatsink out there for my socket (1366)? As far as price is concerned, I'd prefer no more than $100, but depending on how good it is, that could be flexible. The important thing is that I can maintain the 4.2GHz 24/7 with good temps.

Side Note: My mobo is the ASUS Rampage III Extreme & my RAM is G.SKILL Ripjaws Series (F3-12800CL9T2-24GBRL) 24GB DDR3 1600. Every RAM slot is used, so there needs to be enough clearance between the RAM and the heatsink.

Thanks!
 
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#3 ·
What is your voltage??
I have a Frio too, I never hit that high when I was running 4.2.
 
#4 ·
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Originally Posted by TLCH723 View Post

What is your voltage??
I have a Frio too, I never hit that high when I was running 4.2.
It's been awhile since I had it at that speed, but I think it was at 1.50 (I'd have to reboot to verify..). I know it was very close to the specified max voltage on the datasheet. I found a screenshot I had taken before of CPUz, and it shows my core voltage at 1.363.
 
#5 ·
I just notice that you have 6x4GB RAM.
Since you are using all six channel, you gonna have a higher voltage than using three channel.
If you dont need 24GB, then it would be easier to cool.
I will suggest water cooling.
The D-14 and Silver Arrow will probably give you five to ten degrees cooler, but I doubt it will cool it to 65 degree.
 
#6 ·
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Originally Posted by TLCH723 View Post

I just notice that you have 6x4GB RAM.
Since you are using all six channel, you gonna have a higher voltage than using three channel.
If you dont need 24GB, then it would be easier to cool.
I will suggest water cooling.
The D-14 and Silver Arrow will probably give you five to ten degrees cooler, but I doubt it will cool it to 65 degree.
Unfortunately, not only do I use all 24GB of RAM, but I have the problem that it isn't even enough...

That's what I was afraid of. I've thought about water cooling, but if I go there, things start to get expensive fast. If I can avoid it, I'd really like to stick to air for now; however, if anyone has some good cost effective solutions, I'm all ears.

I've heard good stuff about the D14 and was just looking into the Silver Arrow. Hmm.. a 10C difference wouldn't be that helpful. That'd only bring things down to ~80C :/
 
#8 ·
If you get the Corsair H100, I think you are cover if it spills onto MB and other stuffs.
But DONT quote me on this.

Or you can get 3x8GB RAM to lower the vcore.
But 24GB of RAM and you still dont have enough, you should think about upgrading to SB-E.
 
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Originally Posted by TLCH723 View Post

If you get the Corsair H100, I think you are cover if it spills onto MB and other stuffs.
But DONT quote me on this.
Or you can get 3x8GB RAM to lower the vcore.
But 24GB of RAM and you still dont have enough, you should think about upgrading to SB-E.
Corsair H100 is a sealed liquid cooling! in some few cases it happens maybe 3%
 
#10 ·
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Originally Posted by PontiacGTX View Post

Corsair H100 is a sealed liquid cooling! in some few cases it happens maybe 3%
Yeah I know.
I thought his concern was spillage.
But it was actually the money.

I need to get better glasses.
 
#12 ·
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Originally Posted by PontiacGTX View Post

Corsair H100 is a sealed liquid cooling! in some few cases it happens maybe 3%
Not sure where that 3% figure came from but if they leak that much they should all be recalled IMO. 1% failure is considered by many companies as a serious issue. Naturally even at 1% when it's your PC hardware that get's hosed, it's still a major PITA.
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Originally Posted by AMD4ME View Post

Not sure where that 3% figure came from but if they leak that much they should all be recalled IMO. 1% failure is considered by many companies as a serious issue. Naturally even at 1% when it's your PC hardware that get's hosed, it's still a major PITA.
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all made for the human being can have errors
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but for that there is RMA any way Corsair H100 is the top sealed cooling from corsair and it´s very good on any CPU Oced to a moderated frecuency 5.0Ghz
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#14 ·
Only con I see with the H100/H80 is the pump, not sure when they'll fix it but there is a problem when if it doesn't get certain voltage it will start to make noises. Even if its plugged into the motherboard or a fan controller it would sometimes make a loud noise. We did some testing with a brand new H100 and H80 last month and it could be a hit or miss. Just a heads up but other than that they are good coolers.

Also another good cooler to check out that doesn't take your RAM slots is the Thermalright Archon:

http://www.overclock.net/t/933510/thermalright-archon-club
 
#15 ·
Will the h100 actually be able to provide the cooling I would need? I'm looking at this thread http://www.overclock.net/t/1184112/noctua-nh-d14-vs-corsair-h100 and it appears that there is very little difference between the h100 and the Silver Arrow.. Just from the searching I did right now, I'm very unimpressed with the h100, and if it is known to have a high defective rate (1% is quite high) I'd rather stay at a lower clock rate for the peace of mind.

It also looks like the Silver Arrow and Archon have similar performance, with the Archon having the advantage of not requiring low-profile memory. That being said; thus far, the Archon looks like the best air-cooled solution for my build. I'd like to see some charts comparing the it to the Frio. Any thoughts on how the two compare?
 
#16 ·
the H100 can be better when you use it as intake. but that kinda f's up your airflow and VGA Temps etc. As a exhaust it's about as good as the best Heatpipe based Heatsinks, but it's louder....
These are some of the best colers outthere:

Silver Arrow, Silver Arrow SBE, Phanteks, D14, Deep Cool Assassin, Archon, Havik 140, Genesis
 
#17 ·
I know this thread has become old, but I decided I should give an update. I ended up buying the Corsair A70 for a couple of reasons - 1) I was seeing very good overclocking results from it 2) It was really cheap.

Results:

1) First off the sound was significantly reduced. It is at least half as loud as the Frio.
2) My temps are lower than the Frio as well. Not by as much as I would have liked, but I noticed a 5 - 10C difference, depending on my usage. The A70 seems to have lower idle temps than the Frio. The highest temperature I have seen thus far is 63C and that was under full load both RAM and CPU. This is while running it under the same settings as before.

Side note: I did a case change too. That made a good difference in temperatures as well.

Conclusion: As some of you pointed out before, it appears that water cooling may be the only way I can achieve temps low enough to do an overclock of >4Ghz.
 
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