Q6600 cpu cooler recommendations

J-Man · Dec 22, 2007

I have a Q6600 B3 stepping and I'm going to purchase the Tuniq Tower for my CPU soon. Or possibly the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme.

btarunr · Dec 22, 2007

I'd recommend the Gigabyte GH-PCU23-VE Rocket because: It costs $32, has a front-panel speed control, has low rpm, high CFM = quieter, efficient.

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keakar · Dec 22, 2007

btarunr said:
I'd recommend the Gigabyte GH-PCU23-VE Rocket because: It costs $32, has a front-panel speed control, has low rpm, high CFM = quieter, efficient.

well at 112 x 112 x 175mm its bigger than anything mentioned so far so i'll pass on that one but thanks for the suggestion anyway

Mussels · Dec 22, 2007

keakar said:
2 questions then
1 is stock cooling noisy? if yes then dont need to answer #2
2 is stock cooling as good as cheap aftermarket coolers?

well i dont think i need better cooling then stock since i wont be overclocking but intel has a rep for poor stock cooling is all. plus i am totally anal about noise so it has to be quiet or i will rip off the fan and start modding silent case fans on it so big and noisy is not for me. i rather have it run warmer it it will be quieter.

the fans are temp controlled, so that depends on your motherboard and how it lets you tweak it.

If you undervolt your CPU, the temps and therefore noise will go down anyway - and you can always take off the stock heatsink and suspend a normal fan over the top (when i was on socket 939, i just placed a 140mm fan that covered CPU ram and NB in one go - was silent and awesome)

I'm a silent/quiet PC guy, and i can say the intel cooler on the conroes and above is quite good. its not the noisemonster the presscotts had, because these CPU's are actually quite cold running.

keakar · Dec 22, 2007

Mussels said:
the fans are temp controlled, so that depends on your motherboard and how it lets you tweak it.

If you undervolt your CPU, the temps and therefore noise will go down anyway - and you can always take off the stock heatsink and suspend a normal fan over the top (when i was on socket 939, i just placed a 140mm fan that covered CPU ram and NB in one go - was silent and awesome)

I'm a silent/quiet PC guy, and i can say the intel cooler on the conroes and above is quite good. its not the noisemonster the presscotts had, because these CPU's are actually quite cold running.

well i have a q6600 on a gigabyte P35 DS3L and the psu is a push pull 2 fan setup front to back so it has no intake fan right above the cpu. i will have a low volume Stythe S-Flex 120mm rear fan which will be the only case exhaust fan besides what the psu pulls. it should be a low volume negative pressure airflow setup. i will have a ARCTIC COOLING Accelero S1 on a 8800GT fanless but i plan to have a fan on the bottom of the case blowing up into its fins. the case i bought has a 250mm side panel fan but i plan to remove it for clearance reasons and just have that big open grill to let in fresh air. then again im still undecided, i might return the case and get something different.

Mussels · Dec 22, 2007

i'd suggest an intake fan, if only to cool the hard drives

(you didnt mention an intake)

S1 on GT is good, they work well passive (i have the same in my mini system)

you should be able to just drop the voltage to 1.25V or so in the bios, simple as that. The fans really arent that load, just make sure you check the mobo options under hardware monitoring in the bios, cause it may not have the quiet fan options on by default.

keakar · Dec 22, 2007

Mussels said:
i'd suggest an intake fan, if only to cool the hard drives (you didnt mention an intake)

S1 on GT is good, they work well passive (i have the same in my mini system)

you should be able to just drop the voltage to 1.25V or so in the bios, simple as that. The fans really arent that load, just make sure you check the mobo options under hardware monitoring in the bios, cause it may not have the quiet fan options on by default.

well if you saw the size of that 250mm fan grill, its a 10" circle right over the motherboard where the cpu and gpu are so its damn near half the side panel is open from the rear of the drive bays to the back of the case. i dont see what an intake could do, it would just add noise. i have the hard drive in one of those heatsink enclosures with cooling fins all around, it never gets more than slightly warm so it is cooled passively as well and needs no fan.

keakar · Dec 22, 2007

well i think i will make my choice between these two coolers that are very simular.

if its not asking too much can i get some opinions as to which of these two would be the best choice as far as cooling and being the most quiet.

Thermaltake CL-P0370 92mm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106085

ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134

thermaltake has 4 heatpipes and the artic 7 has 3 heatpipes otherwise they look about the same design and size.

Mussels · Dec 22, 2007

i vote on the freezer 7, i have seen one used on a quad core, and it was silent when using that mobos default fan control.

The fan on it is 4 pin as well, so the mobos fan control works. With intel boards, if its only a 3 pin fan, the mobos fan controller cant slow the fan.

PaulieG · Dec 22, 2007

The only thing I don't like with the Freezer pro is the push pins. It's seated just like the stock heatsink. They never feel quite as secure as they should be. I prefer having a backplate.

PaulieG · Dec 22, 2007

Mussels, how did lapping your Q6600 affect temps?

panchoman · Dec 22, 2007

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=47698

the enzotech is a great cooler, it falls into the top 5 intel cpu coolers @ frosty i think

trog100 · Dec 22, 2007

the artic freezer is good.. its quiet and its cheapish.. i would say go with that..

trog

trt740 · Dec 22, 2007

read this thread it compares the Enzotech and Ultima I have owned them both now http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=46062 So you know the Enzotech is the best looking device I have ever seen and does cool well enough I'm just totally shocked how well the Ultimas did by comparison it even beat my old Scythe infinity and it's twice it's size. The Enzotech wins in the first 20 or so minutes but after that thats when the Ultima shines.

trog100 · Dec 22, 2007

well my e6750 running at 3.2 gig while browsing reads 19 C.. thats with all fans running half speed at 6 volts for quietness.. the cpu fan reads 1200 rpm.. its max is 2600 rpm..

i am using the artic freezer pro.. say no more..

trog

ps.. i just turned off the fan control.. CPU fan speed is now 2500 rpm and the temp has dropped to 18 C.. which kinda suggests its near case ambient otherwise there would be a bigger temp drop..

keakar · Dec 23, 2007

i had the crazy idea that since the thermaltake has 4 heatpipes, it might cool better than the ac7 but no one apparently has one or knows anyone using it so i have nothing to say if its crap or if its an unbelievably good cooler.

logic dictates that when in doubt go with what you know, so i guess the best choice has to be the AC7.

Mussels · Dec 23, 2007

Paulieg said:
Mussels, how did lapping your Q6600 affect temps?

2 cores were around 55C load, while the other two were in the 70's - it only really helped in that my IHS was very uneven (convex) and so was my ultra-120E.

RottnJP · Dec 23, 2007

If you like the quiet PC, Newegg still has the middle SFLEX (1200 RPM, 49 CFM @ 20.1 DB) on sale for $15, and free shipping. Great deal on those. I recently got one to hang off my TR 120 Extreme, and liked it so much I got another one even though my stock Cooler-Master 120s are pretty decent. The SFLEX moves really decent air, and I had to get my ear about a foot from it before I could hear it at all.

Also, the Scythe Ninja is on sale & free shipping- $40 delivered. If you are not overclocking it is a really good cooler, and it is happiest at those lower flows. Might be worth looking at too. (Although the zerotherm nirvana looks like a pretty solid choice.)

ntdouglas · Dec 23, 2007

Paulieg said:
Oh, by the way, I just measured the Zerotherm for you. It's 5.8". The Enzotech is only 4".

Thanks Paulieg. I believe my coolermaster has 8 inches clearance. I want the Nirvana.

keakar · Dec 25, 2007

RottnJP said:
If you like the quiet PC, Newegg still has the middle SFLEX (1200 RPM, 49 CFM @ 20.1 DB) on sale for $15, and free shipping. Great deal on those. I recently got one to hang off my TR 120 Extreme, and liked it so much I got another one even though my stock Cooler-Master 120s are pretty decent. The SFLEX moves really decent air, and I had to get my ear about a foot from it before I could hear it at all.

Also, the Scythe Ninja is on sale & free shipping- $40 delivered. If you are not overclocking it is a really good cooler, and it is happiest at those lower flows. Might be worth looking at too. (Although the zerotherm nirvana looks like a pretty solid choice.)

ya i think i'll pick up that s-flex, thanks for the heads up

tkpenalty · Dec 25, 2007

trog100 said:
well my e6750 running at 3.2 gig while browsing reads 19 C.. thats with all fans running half speed at 6 volts for quietness.. the cpu fan reads 1200 rpm.. its max is 2600 rpm..

i am using the artic freezer pro.. say no more..

trog

ps.. i just turned off the fan control.. CPU fan speed is now 2500 rpm and the temp has dropped to 18 C.. which kinda suggests its near case ambient otherwise there would be a bigger temp drop..

Unfortunately, the onboard readings aren't so accurate. The freezer PRO has fairly decent performance but its not what I'd really look at these days. Look at something such as a thermalright HR-01 Plus, its a new cooler, it performs around the same as the Ultra 120, but is cheaper at the same time.

EDIT: HR-01 costs around $60 USD though :\... but hey only $20 difference.

Mussels · Dec 26, 2007

tkpenalty said:
Unfortunately, the onboard readings aren't so accurate. The freezer PRO has fairly decent performance but its not what I'd really look at these days. Look at something such as a thermalright HR-01 Plus, its a new cooler, it performs around the same as the Ultra 120, but is cheaper at the same time.

EDIT: HR-01 costs around $60 USD though :\... but hey only $20 difference.

the HR-01 is actually rather old, and was designed for passive use, ducted to the rear case fan.

PaulieG · Dec 29, 2007

ntdouglas said:
Thanks Paulieg. I believe my coolermaster has 8 inches clearance. I want the Nirvana.

Good choice, let me know what your temps are like after you get it installed.

ntdouglas · Dec 29, 2007

Paulieg said:
Good choice, let me know what your temps are like after you get it installed.

Guys, this one's on its way. What a deal, free shipping to. But being a spaz that I am I paid $15 for 2nd day shipping. :rockout:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887011

tostator · Dec 29, 2007

The best is the most expensive. The best is thermalright ultra 120 extreme. If you won't overclock your processor, stock cooler should be enough. Just control the fan speed via bios (if your MoBo supports it) for noise. Q6600 tolerates near 60 ºC without problem.

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