Best heatsink to OC Q6600? - Page 2

$n][pErMan · 06-28-08, 11:16 AM

I am using a Zalman CNPS9700 with some AS5.... works great for me!

MisterMister · 07-02-08, 05:59 PM

9 out of 10 reviews state that the TRUE-120 is the hands down winner. You cant argue with those results. Plus I can confirm the awesomeness of said CPU cooler due to first hand experience and the hours of research I put in while looking for the proper cooler for MY Q6600.

Of course the TRUE-120 does NOT come with a fan, you need to supply your own 120mm fan. For that I strongly suggest getting the SilenX iExtrema-Pro 120x38mm, 90CFM/18dBA fan:

http://www.silenx.com/ixtremaprofans.asp?sku=ixp-76-18

http://www.excaliberpc.com/571893/si...pro-120mm.html

90CFM @ a whisper quiet 18 dBA. You cant find a better ratio then that. With this fan on my TRUE-120, Im able to keep my Q6600 temps in check at 3.6GHz.

if you plan on only running 3 to 3.2GHz, this is way more then enough cooling power for you AND it fits perfectly into your need of a quiet running PC.

CaptNKILL · 07-09-08, 08:49 PM

Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme vim.

hokeyplyr48 · 07-09-08, 11:39 PM

TRUE 120. workin great over here, not so much on my friends Q9300 though. that chip runs hot as hell. i can't imagine what it'd be on the stock cooler, he can't overclock at all it's so hot.

Lfctony · 07-10-08, 02:45 AM

Well, I ordered myself the Xigmatek SD-964. It's light, its efficient and it's easy to install. It's also receiving good reviews...

http://www.frostytech.com/articlevie...id=2269&page=5

LordJuanlo · 07-10-08, 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme vim.

+1

07-10-08, 08:01 AM

Hey, can you guys do me a favor and link me to the ones you voted for? I want to check them out and either get the thermaltake or the tuniq tower.

MisterMister · 07-10-08, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bearclaw

Hey, can you guys do me a favor and link me to the ones you voted for? I want to check them out and either get the thermaltake or the tuniq tower.

Its ThermalRIGHT, NOT "ThermalTAKE". Thats a completely different company.

And here you go:

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...pu_cooler.html

**crainger** · 07-10-08, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme vim.

It's the best. :

:

**ATOJAR** · 07-11-08, 12:39 AM

+1 for the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, its a great cooler.

MisterMister · 07-11-08, 01:13 AM

Actually, if you want the BEST of the BEST, *this* beats even the TRUE-120:

http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...50aHVzaWFzdA==

Surprise, surprise; It's still a Thermalright product! Heh.

This is designed to take at least TWO 140mm or 120mm fans (in fact you can have up to THREE. One in the center and two on the ends). Its surface area is much greater then the TRUE-120, and allows for better airflow due to the ease of multi-fan installation. It doesnt get any better then the IFX-14 with at least two high flowing 120x120x38mm fans (there aren't many high quality 140mm fans out there ATM, so skip those)!

Only issue is the size and weight... It's a *BIG* S.O.B.!

I SUGGEST NOOBS READ UP ON IT:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=get...00&articID=673

**crainger** · 07-11-08, 10:46 AM

A monster!

06-28-08, 11:16 AM	#13
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07-02-08, 05:59 PM	#14
MisterMister Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 118	Re: Best heatsink to OC Q6600? 9 out of 10 reviews state that the TRUE-120 is the hands down winner. You cant argue with those results. Plus I can confirm the awesomeness of said CPU cooler due to first hand experience and the hours of research I put in while looking for the proper cooler for MY Q6600. Of course the TRUE-120 does NOT come with a fan, you need to supply your own 120mm fan. For that I strongly suggest getting the SilenX iExtrema-Pro 120x38mm, 90CFM/18dBA fan: http://www.silenx.com/ixtremaprofans.asp?sku=ixp-76-18 http://www.excaliberpc.com/571893/si...pro-120mm.html 90CFM @ a whisper quiet 18 dBA. You cant find a better ratio then that. With this fan on my TRUE-120, Im able to keep my Q6600 temps in check at 3.6GHz. if you plan on only running 3 to 3.2GHz, this is way more then enough cooling power for you AND it fits perfectly into your need of a quiet running PC. __________________ Ultra M998 mid-ATX case SilenX 650W 14dB SLI Power Supply Unit Nvidia/EVGA 780i tri-SLi motherboard Intel Q6600 quad core @ 3.4GHz (3.6 for benchmarking) 2GB OCZ ReaperX HPC Edition PC9200 DDR2 RAM (2x1GB) 2x EVGA 9600GT SC in SLI (750/1100Mhz over-clock) 2x WD Raptor HDD (1x 36GB; 1x 74GB) Samsung Spinpoint HDD (250GB) Thermalright TRUE-120 w/ dual 120mm fans in push-pull config. Windows Vista Home Professional w/ SP1 (32-bit) Samsung SyncMaster 206BW 20" LCD display (1680x1050) 3DMark06: 17,420 Points

07-09-08, 08:49 PM	#15
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: Best heatsink to OC Q6600? Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme vim. __________________ ---- 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

07-09-08, 11:39 PM	#16
hokeyplyr48 hooah Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Posts: 755	Re: Best heatsink to OC Q6600? TRUE 120. workin great over here, not so much on my friends Q9300 though. that chip runs hot as hell. i can't imagine what it'd be on the stock cooler, he can't overclock at all it's so hot. __________________ Main Rig: CPU:Q6600 @ 3.5 w/ Ultra 120 extreme\|\| RAM: 4x2GB G. Skill \|\| Motherboard: ABIT IP35 Pro \|\| VideoCard: eVGA 260GTX & 7200GS for triple monitoring \|\| Sound Card: Creative X-FI xtremegamer \|\| Hard Drive: 2 x 150GB Raptor in RAID 0 (OS and Program Files) \| 1 x 150GB Raptor (User Drive) \| 1 x WD 2TB HD SATA II \| 1 x 1TB Seagate \| 1 x WD 500 GB HD SATA II \| 1 x Seagate 400 GB HD SATA II \| 1 x WD 160 GB HD IDE (slow, only for storage) \|\| Monitor: Dell 30" 3007WFP LCD, Acer 22" widescreen, & Gateway 17" \|\| Case: Antec 900 \|\| PSU: 1 KW athenatech or force or something PSU \|\| Keyboard: Logitech G15 \|\| Mouse: Logitech MX 518 \|\| OS: Windows 7 Build 7201 x64 Secondary Rig: FX-60, 7900GTX, 2 x 1BG OCZ Platinum, A8N32-SLI Deluxe, Antec 180, XP x32

07-10-08, 02:45 AM	#17
Lfctony Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Larnaca, Cyprus Posts: 4,152	Re: Best heatsink to OC Q6600? Well, I ordered myself the Xigmatek SD-964. It's light, its efficient and it's easy to install. It's also receiving good reviews... http://www.frostytech.com/articlevie...id=2269&page=5 __________________ Fafnir: Intel Core 2 Quad 6600@3.2Ghz\|eVGA 780i SLI\|PNY GTX480 \|Kingston DDR667 4096MB\|WD Black Caviar 500GB\|Seagate SATA 250GB\|Seagate SATA 200GB\| Seagate SATA 160GB\|OptiArc AD-7173S DVDRW\|Nec 3351 DVDRW\|Creative X-FI XM\|LG Flatron W2261V\|Logitech X-530\|Thermaltake Armor\|Amptac 850W SLI PSU\|Logitech G9 Mouse\|Xigmatek HDT S-1283 CPU Cooler\|Windows 7/FW 257.21 PS2 - Wii - Xbox - Xbox360 - PSP - GC - PS3 Owner Boycott Starforce... Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

07-10-08, 08:01 AM	#19
Bearclaw Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Best heatsink to OC Q6600? Hey, can you guys do me a favor and link me to the ones you voted for? I want to check them out and either get the thermaltake or the tuniq tower.

07-11-08, 12:39 AM	#22
ATOJAR Bish Bash Bosh Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Middlesbrough, England. Posts: 2,751	Re: Best heatsink to OC Q6600? +1 for the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, its a great cooler. __________________ Intel i7 920 D0@3.6GHz(Ultra-120 eXtreme) - ASUS P6T iX58 - 6GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3@1376MHz - Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Gamer - Corsair 120GB Force 3 SSD(Win7/apps) - Seagate Barracuda SATA II 500GB(storage/games) - LG W2452T 24" LCD 1920x1200 Monitor - Gainward GTX 580 "GOOD Edition" 1536MB - Windows 7 Ultimate X64 - Corsair 750W TX PSU - Antec 900 Case - Logitech G500 Mouse - Logitech G15 v2 Keyboard.

07-11-08, 01:13 AM	#23
MisterMister Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 118	Re: Best heatsink to OC Q6600? Actually, if you want the BEST of the *BEST, this* beats even the TRUE-120: http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...50aHVzaWFzdA== Surprise, surprise; It's still a Thermalright product! Heh. This is designed to take at least TWO 140mm or 120mm fans (in fact you can have up to THREE. One in the center and two on the ends). Its surface area is much greater then the TRUE-120, and allows for better airflow due to the ease of multi-fan installation. It doesnt get any better then the IFX-14 with at least two high flowing 120x120x38mm fans (there aren't many high quality 140mm fans out there ATM, so skip those)! Only issue is the size and weight... It's a BIG S.O.B.! I SUGGEST NOOBS READ UP ON IT: http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=get...00&articID=673 __________________ Ultra M998 mid-ATX case SilenX 650W 14dB SLI Power Supply Unit Nvidia/EVGA 780i tri-SLi motherboard Intel Q6600 quad core @ 3.4GHz (3.6 for benchmarking) 2GB OCZ ReaperX HPC Edition PC9200 DDR2 RAM (2x1GB) 2x EVGA 9600GT SC in SLI (750/1100Mhz over-clock) 2x WD Raptor HDD (1x 36GB; 1x 74GB) Samsung Spinpoint HDD (250GB) Thermalright TRUE-120 w/ dual 120mm fans in push-pull config. Windows Vista Home Professional w/ SP1 (32-bit) Samsung SyncMaster 206BW 20" LCD display (1680x1050) 3DMark06: 17,420 Points

07-11-08, 10:46 AM	#24
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: Best heatsink to OC Q6600? A monster!

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