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Thread Starter 
im thinking off going back to aircooling for my rig i just dont no which aircoolers are worth getting ?

im using an i5 2500k on a asrock z75 pro 3 motherboard

i managed to overclock the chiip to 4 gig with the standard aircooler but the temps were a bit hihg

i was getting 80c at a 4 gig overclock under full load running ibt and the same when running occt

can someone suggest some good aircoolers that dont cost a small fortune

i was looking at the arctic cooler freezer 7 that seemed a good price any other coolers that are off a simalar price but with a better cfm i would be interested in
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post #2 of 95
The term "small fortune" is relative. Give us a budget to work with. X-D
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post #3 of 95
Thread Starter 
im in uk
but i would say $50 or less
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post #5 of 95
Scythe SCMG-3000 it's $50.

It's the third generation Scythe Mugen.

I have the second generation Scythe Mugen, and i'm doing 4.7 GHz on air at 48 C at this moment.

Review --> http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/scythe-mugen-3.html
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post #6 of 95
Thread Starter 
well the scyth ninja and the chepest zalman on that are within my price rang
what about the arctic cooler range are they anygood?
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samsung 830 120gb ssd  hitachi 750gb samsung 1tb seagate barrcuda green 
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western digital my passport external hardrive 3... 3TB Seagate STBV3000200 Expansion External USB ... liteon bluleray/dvd  atapi ios 104 dvd rw drive oem 
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d teck fuzion v2 xspc rs360 radietor xspc dual bay resivoire llang ddc pump 
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masterclear pvc 12mm/19mm is/od red hose prolimech spring clips and bards WINDOWS7 HOME PREMIUM grundig 26in 
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post #7 of 95
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what sort off temps would i get if i did a 4.5gig overclock with the scyth ninja on sonthing like a 1.3 vcore
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i5 2500k asrock z75 pro 3 zotac GTX 460 gskill ripjaw x 8gig 1600mhz 
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western digital my passport external hardrive 3... 3TB Seagate STBV3000200 Expansion External USB ... liteon bluleray/dvd  atapi ios 104 dvd rw drive oem 
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d teck fuzion v2 xspc rs360 radietor xspc dual bay resivoire llang ddc pump 
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western digital my passport external hardrive 3... 3TB Seagate STBV3000200 Expansion External USB ... liteon bluleray/dvd  atapi ios 104 dvd rw drive oem 
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post #8 of 95
Cooler Master Hyper 612 PWM performs as good as the much more expensive heat sinks, beating out the Megahalems slightly in some reviews, and costs only $50 so it gets my vote. The Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is not a good cooler for overclocking, and Zalman is typically inferior for a high cost so I recommend avoiding them too.
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post #9 of 95
You have my vouch for the Zalman CNPS10X Performa

In my system right now with a 3570k (hotter than 2500k) at 4.3Ghz and hovering at 65C

Ambient temp around 27C
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post #10 of 95
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im sorry if im asking hard questions its becaus ive been running a custom watercooling setup on my last chip and the cost off the parts i need to go watercooling on this new chip would cost the same as buying a good aircooler plus with air its just less hassel
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i5 2500k asrock z75 pro 3 zotac GTX 460 gskill ripjaw x 8gig 1600mhz 
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samsung 830 120gb ssd  hitachi 750gb samsung 1tb seagate barrcuda green 
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western digital my passport external hardrive 3... 3TB Seagate STBV3000200 Expansion External USB ... liteon bluleray/dvd  atapi ios 104 dvd rw drive oem 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
d teck fuzion v2 xspc rs360 radietor xspc dual bay resivoire llang ddc pump 
CoolingCoolingOSMonitor
masterclear pvc 12mm/19mm is/od red hose prolimech spring clips and bards WINDOWS7 HOME PREMIUM grundig 26in 
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Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
samsung 830 120gb ssd  hitachi 750gb samsung 1tb seagate barrcuda green 
Hard DriveHard DriveOptical DriveOptical Drive
western digital my passport external hardrive 3... 3TB Seagate STBV3000200 Expansion External USB ... liteon bluleray/dvd  atapi ios 104 dvd rw drive oem 
CoolingCoolingCoolingCooling
d teck fuzion v2 xspc rs360 radietor xspc dual bay resivoire llang ddc pump 
CoolingCoolingOSMonitor
masterclear pvc 12mm/19mm is/od red hose prolimech spring clips and bards WINDOWS7 HOME PREMIUM grundig 26in 
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