New Cooler needed

mcolbourn · 03-28-07, 07:03 AM

Well over the last few days I have notices my CPU temp has been on the rise. After a bit of looking I think it could be the mounting brackent on my Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is not working well any more it is not pushing hard enougth to the cpu. I have tried taking it off and resitting it but this did not help. Therefore I now need to buy a new cooler. I was looking at either a Thermalright Ultra-120 or Zalman CNPS9700. As they both dont use push bit fitting like the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro.

Which one would you go for? and would they fix my case Lian-Li PC-60.

Dr.Nick · 03-28-07, 09:58 AM

If you are serious about OCing/noise lvls skip the Zalman. The Thermalright is the best money can get atm with the Scythe coolers right behind it. They should all fit just fine

03-28-07, 12:16 PM

Zalman makes great CPU cooler's.

**mullet** · 03-28-07, 01:26 PM

What ever cooler you go with make sure your case has the right ventilation. I have the Zalman 9700 and it works great but after seeing the idle temps at 36c I opened my case door and saw the temps drop to 31c ( I updated case fans and solved the problem ). The Zalman is a good cooler but if you don't have the proper ventilation it will not do you any good.

My 2 cents.

BTW Bearclaw tight av. lol

mcolbourn · 03-30-07, 05:27 AM

Well I have gone for a Thermalright Ultra-120 and a Noctua NF-S12 Fan for it. They shoudl be here early next week. I expect that they should allow me to clock a little higher as well.

CaptNKILL · 03-30-07, 08:23 AM

I'm waiting on the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme myself.

If anyone sees them in stock anywhere any time soon, please PM me. They aren't out yet, and Thermalright hasn't given an ETA.

**FastRedPonyCar** · 03-30-07, 12:09 PM

Screw the 9700. the performance benefit over the 9500 is miniscule and it's much louder.

I've got a 9500 on my 6600 (see sig) and when I hooked up the fan controller, the noise is virtually non existant. I've got 2 low RPM 120mm fans in my case and even at the lowest RPM on the 9500, during the torture test, my CPU temp never went over 59*C.

Also, Zalman did one hell of a job lapping this sucker.

It was a toss up between the CNPS9500 and the Scythe ninja with some low rpm fan but man alive, those ninjas are hideous!!

03-28-07, 07:03 AM	#1
mcolbourn Time waits for no man! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 736	New Cooler needed Well over the last few days I have notices my CPU temp has been on the rise. After a bit of looking I think it could be the mounting brackent on my Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is not working well any more it is not pushing hard enougth to the cpu. I have tried taking it off and resitting it but this did not help. Therefore I now need to buy a new cooler. I was looking at either a Thermalright Ultra-120 or Zalman CNPS9700. As they both dont use push bit fitting like the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. Which one would you go for? and would they fix my case Lian-Li PC-60. __________________ CPU : Intel Core i7 920 @ 4 Ghz - MOBO : Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R - RAM : Corsair Vengeance 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 - GPU : Power Color 6970 HD : Crucial m4 128gb (SSD),1TB Samsung F3 & 1TB Samsung F1 - Sound Card : ASUS Xonar DG - Speakers : Logitech Z523 - PSU : CORSAIR Gold AX750 Case : CM 690 II Advanced - Display : Hazro HZ27WC

03-28-07, 09:58 AM	#2
Dr.Nick Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,044	Re: New Cooler needed If you are serious about OCing/noise lvls skip the Zalman. The Thermalright is the best money can get atm with the Scythe coolers right behind it. They should all fit just fine __________________ i7 920@4.03\|asus p6t7ws\|6gb ocz\|gtx580oc sli\|x-fi fatality\|x25m+12tb\|enermax 1kw\|dell u3011 & 2405fpw

03-28-07, 12:16 PM	#3
Bearclaw Guest Posts: n/a	Re: New Cooler needed Zalman makes great CPU cooler's.

03-28-07, 01:26 PM	#4
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,998	Re: New Cooler needed What ever cooler you go with make sure your case has the right ventilation. I have the Zalman 9700 and it works great but after seeing the idle temps at 36c I opened my case door and saw the temps drop to 31c ( I updated case fans and solved the problem ). The Zalman is a good cooler but if you don't have the proper ventilation it will not do you any good. My 2 cents. BTW Bearclaw tight av. lol __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

03-30-07, 05:27 AM	#5
mcolbourn Time waits for no man! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 736	Re: New Cooler needed Well I have gone for a Thermalright Ultra-120 and a Noctua NF-S12 Fan for it. They shoudl be here early next week. I expect that they should allow me to clock a little higher as well. __________________ CPU : Intel Core i7 920 @ 4 Ghz - MOBO : Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R - RAM : Corsair Vengeance 12GB DDR3 PC3-12800 - GPU : Power Color 6970 HD : Crucial m4 128gb (SSD),1TB Samsung F3 & 1TB Samsung F1 - Sound Card : ASUS Xonar DG - Speakers : Logitech Z523 - PSU : CORSAIR Gold AX750 Case : CM 690 II Advanced - Display : Hazro HZ27WC

03-30-07, 08:23 AM	#6
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: New Cooler needed I'm waiting on the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme myself. If anyone sees them in stock anywhere any time soon, please PM me. They aren't out yet, and Thermalright hasn't given an ETA. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

03-30-07, 12:09 PM	#7
FastRedPonyCar Resident Tire Destroyer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 3,007	Re: New Cooler needed Screw the 9700. the performance benefit over the 9500 is miniscule and it's much louder. I've got a 9500 on my 6600 (see sig) and when I hooked up the fan controller, the noise is virtually non existant. I've got 2 low RPM 120mm fans in my case and even at the lowest RPM on the 9500, during the torture test, my CPU temp never went over 59C. Also, Zalman did one hell of a job lapping this sucker. It was a toss up between the CNPS9500 and the Scythe ninja with some low rpm fan but man alive, those ninjas are hideous!! __________________ - Desktop -* Core I7 D0 revision 920 @ 3.75 ghz - XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 H2o Cooling - EVGA GTX 680 @1325mhz - ASUS P6T Deluxe - 128 gig Crucial RealSSD C300 - 150 gig Velociraptor +2.75 Terrabytes of WD Sata 3.0 storage - 12 Gigs Mushkin DDR3 1600 - 910 watt PC P&C PSU - Saffire Pro 40 firewire audio interface w/ Adam A7 studio monitors - Corsair Obsidian 650D case - Win 7 Pro x64 - PCBank 2700 27" LED - Laptop - MSI 16F2-012 - i7 2630QM - GTX570m @ 750Mhz - 8 gigs HyperX 1866 - 120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 SSD- 750 gig Scorpio Black - BluRay - 95% Gamut Screen - IC Diamond goop

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