Best 1366 Air Cooler?

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Verone

Discussion Starter · Nov 24, 2009

Hey guys...

I'm looking to put together a new rig based around a 1366 i7 chip toward the end of the year around Christmas time.

I'm running a 775 chip at present, and I was wondering what experiences you've all had with the new ranges of air coolers for 1366.

I'm probably gonna be fiddling with over clocking a little but not to the point where I'm going to need to liquid cool heavily.

Any reccomendations for a good and solid air cooler? I've read a few reviews but I'm still undecided so I'd rather look for some advice from people here.

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Hickeydog

· #2 · Nov 24, 2009

Megahalem (SP?) or True 120.

killa_concept

· #3 · Nov 24, 2009

Prolimatech Megahalem with a 120x38 fan (San Ace of Panaflo) is the best air cooler out right now

Cepheus

· #4 · Nov 24, 2009

As a slightly cheaper option, the Titan Fenrir is pretty good, and is recommended by quite a few UK magazines. I've certainly had no issues with it.

Contagion

· #5 · Nov 24, 2009

Megahalem
http://www.crazypc.com/products/prol...em-508600.html
TRUE 120

Corsair H50 is pretty good.

The best is the Noctua NH-D14 imo

DUNC4N

· #6 · Nov 24, 2009

I'd go with http://www.jab-tech.com/Prolimatech-...6-pr-4558.html

Or look into that new Noctua.

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Gizmo

· #7 · Nov 24, 2009

IFX 14 from Thermalright always gets forgotten, but if you have the space for it (massive!), it's one of the top out there (frequently beating Megahalems, TRUE, and the rest for air).

bk7794

· #8 · Nov 24, 2009

I would go with Either The Noctua nH-D14, The True ultra 120 extreme or the megahalems. I would stick to those three. Imho I would go with the Noctua because it was proven to beat the Ultra and the Mega. but your choice

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lsudvm

· #9 · Nov 24, 2009

have a look at the noctua NH U12P 1366. I have the equivalent for my xeon and its great - very quiet.

d0gZpAw

· #10 · Nov 24, 2009

I second the ThermalRight IFX-14.. I run a lapped IFX-14 and single 120mm fan on an overclocked i7 920 @ 3.85GHz w/HT on at 1.3250vCore, and I never see core temps above 65C under full load/stress. Looking to get a single 140mm fan soon.

I haven't seen the NH-D14 from Noctua before, but since it looks a lot like IFX-14, then it should be a similar performer. Expensive in comparison, though.

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Shadowclock

· #11 · Nov 24, 2009

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Raiden911

· #12 · Nov 24, 2009

Megahalems + San Ace

or the

Corsair H50

Shadowclock

· #13 · Nov 24, 2009

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Originally Posted by Raiden911

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Megahalems + San Ace

or the

Corsair H50

I will most likely have to add in the DH-14 soon....I would like to add in the H50 but I just can't get myself to add it to my "Air Cooling" guide

These are both good suggestions.

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computeruler

· #14 · Nov 24, 2009

mugen 2!!!

ohforfupsake

· #15 · Nov 25, 2009

Judging on preliminary review's the new Noctua NH-D14 is the best. The downside is it's freaking massive, heavy and cannot be used with higher profile ram (i.e. Corsair Dominators or similar). Of all the high end cooler's it's much better value than people realise, as you get 2 high quality fans and Noctua's quality thermal paste bundled in (although the fans are too low in RPM for some people).

Aside from that it's the Megahalem to go for. I know some people say the IFX-14 is better (when used in a 3 fan configuration), but from the reading I've done it's marginal at best.

lob3s

· #16 · Nov 25, 2009

I feel like this question is asked everyday...
MEGAHALEMS!

hitman1985

· #17 · Nov 25, 2009

for room and noise sake, get a h50 if you want noise and a tad better cooling get a higher priced aircooler with some noisy fans, that you have to jingle around if you have decent ram

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Juggalo23451

· #18 · Nov 25, 2009

Mugen2
Dark Knight
True
Megahalem

ohforfupsake

· #19 · Nov 25, 2009

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Originally Posted by hitman1985

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for room and noise sake, get a h50 if you want noise and a tad better cooling get a higher priced aircooler with some noisy fans, that you have to jingle around if you have decent ram

in order to get the lowest temps with the h50 you have to reverse the exhaust fan, and this is generally a bad idea for most systems, you'll typically end up sucking the GPUs exhaust back in and not to mention it increases the chances of hot pockets.

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StrongmanSal

· #20 · Nov 25, 2009

All of the tests I have seen put the Mega 2-3 C better than the TRUE. If you want to OC you need to Mega with a push pull setup.

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