cpu cooling

[gs1522]

I have Phenom II X4 965 i really need to keep my pcu cooler what would people recommend ? .

 

[pebbly]

scythe ninja, awesome

 

[mpcrsc562]

bought a corsair hydro h50 two weeks ago for my x4 940 black edition--at stock speed (3ghz) idle temps were 26c and load temps via prime 95 were 39c

 

[noobvious]

My CPU is wicked cool.
(sorry, I couldn't resist)

 

[mpcrsc562]

My CPU is wicked cool.
(sorry, I couldn't resist)

please don't take offense to this, but what does that mean and how does it pertain to the question at hand?

 

[bobkn]

Thermalright Ultra120 Extreme.

 

[MrMephitis]

Thermalright Ultra120 Extreme.

+1

 

[Frostmourne]

My CPU is wicked cool.
(sorry, I couldn't resist)

Not really, an E8400 is old even clocked higher. I'd prefer my Phenom 550 Black Edition @ 3.1GHz stock anyday. As for the cooler, something from Noctua - just make sure it fits your socket.

 

[Kipper]

Ultimate cooling then you need something like this; Boreas MTEC System:

If that is a little to expensive then you can look around here at Coolit:

 

[noobvious]

My CPU is wicked cool.
(sorry, I couldn't resist)

please don't take offense to this, but what does that mean and how does it pertain to the question at hand?

No offense taken. All I can see on the first post is the header, "cpu cooling", and the words "I have" . So I figured maybe the poster hit enter too early, and decided to poke a little fun. No malice was intended.

 

[noobvious]

My CPU is wicked cool.
(sorry, I couldn't resist)

Not really, an E8400 is old even clocked higher. I'd prefer my Phenom 550 Black Edition @ 3.1GHz stock anyday.

Fair point. But moving to my E8400 was a big upgrade from my old(er) 1.63ghz Athlon w/512MB RAM.....hence my affection for it.

 

[mpcrsc562]

any of the solutions posted will in fact work--just depends on what you're looking for and how much you're willing to spend.

very decent air cooled cpu coolers, decent and (relatively) inexpensive all-in-one liquid cooled solutions, and obviously high-end expensive liquid cooled solutions.

i suggested the corsair hydro h50, but i've also read very good things about the CoolIT (Kipper's post)--both will set you back approx $80. speaking specifically about the corsair, the installation was about 45 minutes--depending upon whether or not you have to remove the motherboard. i have a haf932 with a cpu cutout in the motherboard tray and i still had to remove the board. i don't know about the CoolIT. you may or may not have to remove the motherboard with some of the air coolers too.

i guess it's up to you now...

 

[Dom]

Go for water cooling - future proof.
I recommend the H50-1 series from Corsair.