Xardas Posted August 2, 2010 Posted August 2, 2010 So I as see it on the replys I stand between the Thermaltake Frio and Prolimatech Megahalems, to get the best air cooler for my system and to manage to have my q6600 on 3,6 ghz without heat problems. So what should I really pick between those two? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 2, 2010 Posted August 2, 2010 It sucks because neither is compared side by side but you can see compare them tab to tab (well when referring to dual fan performance) http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/17486-prolimatech-megahalems-cpu-cooler-review-9.html http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/32294-thermaltake-frio-cpu-cooler-review-13.html As you see though, stock to stock (as in no fancy fan configuration) the Mega wins, and wins harder with two fans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponchinGdl Posted August 2, 2010 Posted August 2, 2010 The V8 is a very good cooler, i have it on a i5 750 @ 4Ghz without any problem, it has a manual fan speed control and even on high is really quiet and it looks really good. Â Â Of course if you can get something better maybe you should, but i think the V8 can do the job just fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 2, 2010 Posted August 2, 2010 The V8 is a very good cooler, i have it on a i5 750 @ 4Ghz without any problem, it has a manual fan speed control and even on high is really quiet and it looks really good. Of course if you can get something better maybe you should, but i think the V8 can do the job just fine. I think they need to bring down the price, there are better coolers for less IMHO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rourkchris Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 The V8 is a very good cooler, i have it on a i5 750 @ 4Ghz without any problem, it has a manual fan speed control and even on high is really quiet and it looks really good. Â Â Of course if you can get something better maybe you should, but i think the V8 can do the job just fine. You really should see the past threads by those disappointed with the V8 asking what could do the job better. It's an OK cooler with some clever marketing, not a top performer by far. Is it the "best air cooler" like the thread's title asks? No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raddave Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 Im running a Frio on a core i7 extreme @3.9ghz and i couldnt be happier with it. In a 80 F room running prime 95 temps hit 65C, normal usage intensive tasks i might see 50C, for the most part temps stay at 33-35C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 Im running a Frio on a core i7 extreme @3.9ghz and i couldnt be happier with it. In a 80 F room running prime 95 temps hit 65C, normal usage intensive tasks i might see 50C, for the most part temps stay at 33-35C Yeah the Frio or the Megahalems are the best around I think. Absolute best: Megahalems Second best but a little cheaper: Frio Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper_88 Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm not sure if this is accurate (somebody here can confirm) but its worth a look at Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm not sure if this is accurate (somebody here can confirm) but its worth a look at can't find that spire one anywhere (still awesome how well the Core Contact does and it's priced much cheaper than the others) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper_88 Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 can't find that spire one anywhere (still awesome how well the Core Contact does and it's priced much cheaper than the others) yea i couldnt find the spire either. Still in order to be able to beat the Megahelms as well as the D-14 (well according to the site anyways) seems pretty impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 yea i couldnt find the spire either. Still in order to be able to beat the Megahelms as well as the D-14 (well according to the site anyways) seems pretty impressive. Yeah but then again these are only for AM2 and 775, they may spread better or worse on a 1366 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted August 3, 2010 Posted August 3, 2010 The NH-D14 exhibits the same behavior as the megahalems.when the thermal load increases. Its not that they get better its that the load capacity is higher when compared to other heatsinks there fore it does not fall off as quick. Now the comparison I want to see is the megahalems with the same fans used on the NH- D14 instead of some high CFM fans and calling it an even comparison. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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