Ricky C Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 (edited) Hi, i have had my computer running at stock speeds for a for a few months now, and was looking to invest in a new cpu cooler to overclock as the intel stock one runs hot. If possible i would like it to remain around the same loudness. I dont really want to spend more than around Edited February 22, 2010 by Ricky C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1P5AW Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 How much are you looking to OC and where would you like to keep your temps? I currently have a q9550 OC'd to 3.5 with a GeminII cooler on it and it works fine. After 10 hrs of Prime95 my hottest temps are 58, 55, 59 and 57. I think it mostly depends on how extreme of an OC you're going for Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky C Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 (edited) How much are you looking to OC and where would you like to keep your temps? I currently have a q9550 OC'd to 3.5 with a GeminII cooler on it and it works fine. After 10 hrs of Prime95 my hottest temps are 58, 55, 59 and 57. I think it mostly depends on how extreme of an OC you're going for Im not looking for oc by a huge factor, i was looking at cranking it up to about 3.2ghz a core, i would like similar temps to what you have currently Edited February 22, 2010 by Ricky C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizzlenitch Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 Im not looking for oc by a huge factor, i was looking at cranking it up to about 3.2ghz a core, i would like similar temps to what you have currently Honestly, you might be able to hit 3.2 with similar temps using nothing but the stock cooler. 3.2 isn't much of a stretch for a Q9550, not at all. I'd say bump it up, run some stress tests and observe your temps. If you're not satisfied with the temps or plan on increasing the OC in the future then certainly invest in a new cooler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1P5AW Posted February 22, 2010 Posted February 22, 2010 Honestly, you might be able to hit 3.2 with similar temps using nothing but the stock cooler. 3.2 isn't much of a stretch for a Q9550, not at all. I'd say bump it up, run some stress tests and observe your temps. If you're not satisfied with the temps or plan on increasing the OC in the future then certainly invest in a new cooler. +1 Test it out and see what you get :thumbs-up: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknownuser200 Posted February 23, 2010 Posted February 23, 2010 could save up and get a prolimatech cooler... i get those temps at 4.2ghz with it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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