redtigerdragon Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 What is a good aftermarket cooler for the i7, but also on the cheap side of things? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chikenfingy Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Well the cheapest without sacrificing quality would be the Asus Triton 81. Looks cool and is better than the stock by a bit, but honestly, is not gonna help with a descent overclock. If you plan on overclocking, you pretty much have 4 that I would chose from 1) Noctua NH-U12P 1366 - The Best hands down. Push-Pull format and great maunals and design. from $67-85 dollars and HARD to find. 2) Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 1366 - A very close 2nd, $60-65 dollars and easy to find. 3) Coolermaster V8 - descent for mild overclocks, looks kick-ash. $50ish depending on site, easily found 4) Vigor Monsoon III LT - OK, looks cool, again for low OC if any - $49 or so dollars For air cooling, you generally get what you pay for. If your planning on overclocking, then Id go with one of the first 2 mentioned above. If no oveclocking, then the Asus or 3 or 4. Hope that helps. Sammich Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Well the cheapest without sacrificing quality would be the Asus Triton 81. Looks cool and is better than the stock by a bit, but honestly, is not gonna help with a descent overclock. If you plan on overclocking, you pretty much have 4 that I would chose from 1) Noctua NH-U12P 1366 - The Best hands down. Push-Pull format and great maunals and design. from $67-85 dollars and HARD to find. 2) Thermalright Ultra Extreme 120 1366 - A very close 2nd, $60-65 dollars and easy to find. 3) Coolermaster V8 - descent for mild overclocks, looks kick-ash. $50ish depending on site, easily found 4) Vigor Monsoon III LT - OK, looks cool, again for low OC if any - $49 or so dollars For air cooling, you generally get what you pay for. If your planning on overclocking, then Id go with one of the first 2 mentioned above. If no oveclocking, then the Asus or 3 or 4. Hope that helps. Sammich couldnt have said it better myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Honestly, I, we actually, just moved to i7 and they run hot... really hot. There's a review up with the Noctua/TRUE and shows that even the top end air cooling struggles at keeping i7 cool. Don't expect miracles from any of them, but whatever you choose, it'll outperform stock cooling for sure Edited February 11, 2009 by Zertz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compxpert Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Honestly, I, we actually, just moved to i7 and they run hot... really hot. There's a review up with the Noctua/TRUE and shows that even the top end air cooling struggles at keeping i7 cool. Don't expect miracles from any of them, but whatever you choose, it'll outperform stock cooling for sure I'm glad I stil have my Stock cooler to my E8400 or I'd be buying something else for it as I planned to reuse my TRUE on my i7 rig.... How hot are the i7s anyway.... damn..... What's tha TJ max on them let alone the highest temp you should maintain on them? Edit: Crap upon reading that review and some others.... I've concluded that 4ghz might not be possible on these 24/7 on air due to the high load temp... Unless someone here got a i7 on air 24/7 and its not a problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtigerdragon Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Yeah, how hot can they run. I've noticed that they seem to run very hot...would a phenom 2 be better for a higher overclock for 24/7? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuronin Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Yeah, how hot can they run. I've noticed that they seem to run very hot...would a phenom 2 be better for a higher overclock for 24/7? Maybe, most likely not. I'd go with the phenom 2 720 instead, that way you get to use a cheaper board, ram and processor itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtigerdragon Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Maybe, most likely not. I'd go with the phenom 2 720 instead, that way you get to use a cheaper board, ram and processor itself. dang it Kuronin, I've already gotten your propoganda on the 720...lol...But I'm curios if they are made so they can run hot or not. Anyone know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLS2008 Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I would imagine they're designed to run hotter. I mean load with good coolers is ~60C. That's pretty high. I can't imagine what the stock coolers are like. But their thermal specifications are 35W higher than the Core 2 Quad line. 35W is a lot of extra energy converted to heat that needs to be dissipated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtigerdragon Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Anyone heard about the Scythe Mugen 2? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 100C on stock cooling is easily done (even with a proper mount and thermal paste) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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