[Lucky 23]

Ok im currently overclocking a E6550 for practice but i plan on upgrading to a Q9550. My set overclock that im trying to achieve on the E6550 is 3.0ghz and when i get the Q9550 i plan to overclock it to 3.4-3.6 roughly.

Im currently running a zerotherm CF900 heatsink but im sure its not designed for overclocking.

What are your guys recommendations for a good overclocking heatsink for the 775 socket?

Someone suggested this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835233029

Also for a mid-tower case i got 2 cooler master 120mm fans(front and rear) pushing around 40-45cfm. Is this sufficient or do i need two 120mm that push a higher CFM?

Thanks

 

[vonVanir]

go with the silver arrow
or the Noctua NH-D14
the silver arrow is like .5 degree better

 

[Allenssmart]

^^^^^^^^^^^

what he said. those are THE 2 best air coolers. silver arrow is a teensy bit cooler but it's availability is really sketchy, especially where i live

 

[Lucky 23]

Sweet thanks ill check those out.

Is the Dark Knight cooler not that good?

What do you guys think about the 2 120mm fans? Is 40ish cfm each good enough air flow?

 

[Allenssmart]

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Originally Posted by Lucky 23 Sweet thanks ill check those out. Is the Dark Knight cooler not that good? What do you guys think about the 2 120mm fans? Is 40ish cfm each good enough air flow?

it is a very good heatsink but this site is overclock.net the pursuit of performance not the pursuit of mediocracy. ur choice but the evidence is here

http://www.overclock.net/amd-cpus/71...noctua-nh.html

 

[Lucky 23]

Ok just making sure i dont want to waste money on something that wont work well.

WOW a 10c difference on prime95 ok dark knight is out LOL

 

[ralary]

I think his suggestions will not make you upset,very proffessional sug

 

[Lucky 23]

Would i have any problems installing that heatsink in a mid tower case w/ a P35-ds3l

 

[smash_mouth01]

Which one are you wanting to know about, the Silver arrow or the NH-D14?

 

[Lucky 23]

Either i got a mid tower cooler master RC-310. My current heatsink also blocks 1 ram slot so i would like one that doesnt block the ram slots if possible.

 

[smash_mouth01]

Well the NH-D14 from what I have heard has better ram compatibility than the Silver Arrow.

What sort of Heat Spreader does your ram have? can you link me to a pic of your RAM?

 

[8ight]

Hyper 212+ for value

 

[Lord Xeb]

The Dark knight is a good heat sink. Keeps my Q6600 under control (the S1283 is a dark knight, just not anodized is all)

 

[Lucky 23]

Oh really what temps are you usually at lord xeb?

I have just regular G-Skill 800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-098-_-Product

Check out this page that heatsink is almost as wide as the motherboard. LOL I dont think that will fit in my case at all. I would probably need a full tower.

http://www.overclockers.com/premium-heatsink-shootout/

 

[Lucky 23]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8ight Hyper 212+ for value

The price is nice but does it perform well for OCing

 

[Blameless]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucky 23 Is the Dark Knight cooler not that good?

Not for a quad.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucky 23 Ok just making sure i dont want to waste money on something that wont work well. WOW a 10c difference on prime95 ok dark knight is out LOL

My TRUE was easily 10-15C better on my X3350 (the Xeon equivalent of a Q9450) at 3.8GHz, than my HDT-1283 (same thing as the darknight, but without the black lacquer) was.

My Cogage Arrow is even better still.

The DK/1283 is great for dual-cores, but simply does not have the heatpipe volume or surface area to keep up with high clocked quads.

Quote:

Originally Posted by smash_mouth01 Well the NH-D14 from what I have heard has better ram compatibility than the Silver Arrow.

This is true if you use a front fan.

I only use a single fan in the middle of my Arrow, and have zero compatability problems even with very tall heatspreaders.

 

[Lucky 23]

Yea i looked up the dark knight and found an install photo. Something this size or maybe a little bit bigger would probably be better for my mid tower, i just dont think a heatsink that's simular in size to NH-D14 will fit

 

[Lucky 23]

Is the Venomous-X a good cooler?

 

[Dopamin3]

Don't waste your money.

3.4 - 3.6ghz is easily achievable on the Mugen 2. You could actually go to 4ghz very easily with good fans in push pull.

With two FM121 fans, I took my i7 920 to 4.2ghz with HT on with very acceptable temps

 

[Lucky 23]

cool looks like a nice heatsink ill check that one out.