Good cpu fan for overclocking

cianc1

I'm running the standard fan with the qx6700 and I have an Asus Striker extreme mobo. I'm wondering what is the best fan for overclocking apart from the big ones like the thermal...120 extreme as it weighs like 900 grammes and can easily break the mobo when i move the pc around quite often.

Hal1

Zalman (Zalman nbf47 below) are always good



This one in particular or the equivalent would be fine.

cianc1

Hal1 wrote:

Zalman (Zalman nbf47 below) are always good



This one in particular or the equivalent would be fine.

Thanks, but will that be good enough to keep a quad core processor cool at over 3.5ghz?

conzy

cianc1 wrote:

I'm running the standard fan with the qx6700 and I have an Asus Striker extreme mobo. I'm wondering what is the best fan for overclocking apart from the big ones like the thermal...120 extreme as it weighs like 900 grammes and can easily break the mobo when i move the pc around quite often.

Do you enjoy long trips in the countryside in a van at high speed?

If not, it will be fine....

P.s LOL! That is a chipset heatsink! and wouldnct cool a Quad core CPU at an clockspeed

cianc1

cianc1 wrote:

Thanks, but will that be good enough to keep a quad core processor cool at over 3.5ghz?

Wait...that is a northbridge chipset cooler...

papu

this one maybe?

sure it cant be that heavy

Hal1

Opps! wtf why I posted that Idk lol, drinkage atm, err but zalman are very good coolers if its an air cooling solution your seeking.

cianc1

conzymaher wrote:

Do you enjoy long trips in the countryside in a van at high speed?

If not, it will be fine....

P.s LOL! That is a chipset heatsink! and wouldnct cool a Quad core CPU at an clockspeed

"Do you enjoy long trips in the countryside in a van at high speed?"
Technically yes. i'll be moving it around 2 houses from time to time.

So the thermalright 120 etreme is ok?
I don't want to break the mobo

cianc1

papu wrote:

this one maybe?

sure it cant be that heavy

I'd say 12 grammes at most :D

papu

looking around the internets , its actually never happened that a cpu cooler has broken Or bent a mobo , its possible but unles you dropped it ( then your mobo is the least of your worries) so yes , go for which ever you want , when ur travelling just keep the pc horizontal :P

conzy

cianc1 wrote:

"Do you enjoy long trips in the countryside in a van at high speed?"
Technically yes. i'll be moving it around 2 houses from time to time.

So the thermalright 120 etreme is ok?
I don't want to break the mobo

Heh it will be fine If you want you could Tie Wrap / Cable Tie one of the heatpipes to the case to stop it moving, or stuff the case with paper....

And lie it down so it cant fall over

cianc1

conzymaher wrote:

Heh it will be fine If you want you could Tie Wrap / Cable Tie one of the heatpipes to the case to stop it moving, or stuff the case with paper....

And lie it down so it cant fall over

Stuff the case with paper...nice :rolleyes:
Ya i'll probably cable tie it to the top.
thanks all

RuggieBear

tuniq tower 120?

DirkVoodoo

the extreme is pricey unless you plan some MAJOR overclocking. Go with a Tuniq or even an arctic freezer pro.

I just installed a thermalright and yes it is heavy, 750g, stands high off the mobo so there is a pretty large cantilever force. The backing plate helps, but i wudnt travel around with it.

challengemaster

DirkVoodoo wrote:

the extreme is pricey unless you plan some MAJOR overclocking. Go with a Tuniq or even an arctic freezer pro.

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Kentsfield 2.66GHz

Op wrote:

is the cooler good enough to hold a qx6700 at >3.5GHz?

tbh, you shouldnt have any problems like papu said.. really no cases of mobo's breaking due to it..

Skittle

Well according to this test of CPU coolers, the Tuniq Tower is no longer the no. 1

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=8757

DirkVoodoo

Well, the new LGA775 retention clip on the Extreme is not entirely secure and does allow for some movement of the cooler. It is very easy to rotate and does tend to "wobble" a bit when I move my case. All I'm saying is its not something I would move around too often.

Anti

cianc1 wrote:

"Do you enjoy long trips in the countryside in a van at high speed?"
Technically yes. i'll be moving it around 2 houses from time to time.

So the thermalright 120 etreme is ok?
I don't want to break the mobo

I moved my pc from wales to dublin in a car. And it has a Tuniq tower on it which weighs 768g. No harm done at all.

cianc1

DirkVoodoo wrote:

the extreme is pricey unless you plan some MAJOR overclocking. Go with a Tuniq or even an arctic freezer pro.

I just installed a thermalright and yes it is heavy, 750g, stands high off the mobo so there is a pretty large cantilever force. The backing plate helps, but i wudnt travel around with it.

Yeah, I feel the same about travelling, but I need to move around with it.
Hopefully cable ties will work.
I wants to really overclock it

DirkVoodoo

Well. there aint no better air cooler for it then! I would suggest lookin around tho, if you buy it off OCUK as a single item it works out as £48 + £13 shipping, if you don't have a decent 120mm fan, then a scythe klfex brings the total cost up to £77 or €113!!!

cianc1

DirkVoodoo wrote:

Well. there aint no better air cooler for it then! I would suggest lookin around tho, if you buy it off OCUK as a single item it works out as £48 + £13 shipping, if you don't have a decent 120mm fan, then a scythe klfex brings the total cost up to £77 or €113!!!

at that price would it be better off to get this:
Thermaltake 745