Fan/heatshrink For Q6600 & P5q Pro

[camcafe]

Hello,

 

I have Q6600 processor with stock fan/heatshrink and Asus P5Q Pro motherboard. Would like to know which fan/heatshrink recommended so I can have stable OC at least to 3.4GHZ? Thanks

[Turophiliac]

TRUE ftw! (Thermalright Ultra Extreme)

 

seems to be this HS is the best you can get, and lots of people will tell you to get a super-fan for it, but i've found that any 120mm fan that has decent air moving capabilities >70cfm should be good enough. if you really don't care aobut noise the Ultra Kaze blows lots of air 133cfm if i'm not mistaken. but i would use the Ultras for case air flow, not so much for the heatsink. (think video card cooling)

[bg8780]

Im using TRUE black with an ultra kaze pulling in air on the front. My idle temps are 37-40C and ive never seen load temps go beyond 58C and that was after an hour stress test. So in short load temps are ever bit of spectacular on a TRUE. Thats a 3.6 OC too. I had an issue with the backplate touching something on the back of mobo and shorting it out. So i wrapped the backplate in some electrical tape and the issue seems fixed so far.

Edited October 1, 2008 by bg8780

[damian]

The Thermalright ultra 120 extreme is a great cooler, although if you want a cooler that competes with the TRUE for almost half the price, the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 is another great choice.

[Geekspeak411]

I would have to get the Cooler Master Z600 with one or two 120mm Fans, that is an awesome cooler and is one of the top performers.

[chuck4456]

Air movement is limited with a TRUE if you use a blaster high rpm fan because the fins are so tightly spaced. The air is actually just bouncing off. A lower RPM fan like a NOCTUA or some other quality 9 blader is what you need. The air moves slowly and consistently thru the cooler.

Thermalright is as good as it gets, CPU air cooler-wise.

Currently I am using the TR HR01`Plus on my Q6600. Fanless, it idles 45-47C. With fan, it idles lower 30s with 60C load temperature.

I used the Tuniq Tower for a year and it did a great job, once I added an external fan. Great dual core cooler but not so great with a Quad.

I have also tested the TRUE on the Q6600.

The TRUE and the HR01 Plus are tit-for-tat cooling wise on that CPU. I like the HR01 Plus better because it takes up abit less space. I also like the cooling fin spacing better.