what is the best air cooler ever

[TheShad0W]

I have bought the Zalman cnps10X and I'm very glad with the results!
I'm running my core I5 on 4120 mhz with a core voltage of 1.57 V and the tempertures wont go above 63-65 °C (depends on ambient temperture) on 2houres full load with Intel burn

it takes THAT MUCH voltage to get 4.12Ghz out of yours?

Mine'll do 4.3Ghz on 1.44v - you sure there's nothing else limiting it?

 

[erocker]

Best air cooler ever? Well, many many people bought AC Freezer Pro's and Xigmatek 1283's. Of course there are better performing, possibly better looking coolers, but the two I mentioned are kind of iconic really. Many companies copied their designs.

 

[Jody2k]

it takes THAT MUCH voltage to get 4.12Ghz out of yours?

Mine'll do 4.3Ghz on 1.44v - you sure there's nothing else limiting it?

I cant tell, If I just lower the Vcore voltage, it keeps crashing (blue screen or aslo for example 3dmark vantage stops working and goes back to the desktop with a error message etc...) but when I go to V1.55+ I don't have these Issues, also I need to put the VTT to 1.47...

I dont know why, my rams dont seems the issue...I have a MSI P55-GD65 MOBO and I'm quiet experienced with overclocking (about 8-10years) Maybe I overlooked something?
I also disabled the needed CPU features

 

[TheShad0W]

I cant tell, If I just lower the Vcore voltage, it keeps crashing (blue screen or aslo for example 3dmark vantage stops working and goes back to the desktop with a error message etc...) but when I go to V1.55+ I don't have these Issues, also I need to put the VTT to 1.47...

I dont know why, my rams dont seems the issue...I have a MSI P55-GD65 MOBO and I'm quiet experienced with overclocking (about 8-10years) Maybe I overlooked something?
I also disabled the needed CPU features

That's massive VTT too... I only need to push my VTT that high when I'm running the ram up to 2100+Mhz

What're your other settings, and what're you using to test with (I'd give a few hours of OCCT a go if you've not already). I can't honestly remember what my high performance profiles are but I'll look them up tomorrow - quite late here now, I'm off for the night

 

[Jody2k]

That's massive VTT too... I only need to push my VTT that high when I'm running the ram up to 2100+Mhz

What're your other settings, and what're you using to test with (I'd give a few hours of OCCT a go if you've not already). I can't honestly remember what my high performance profiles are but I'll look them up tomorrow - quite late here now, I'm off for the night

well I don't use the other voltages settings really... because they didn't give some extra stable performance... my multiplier run's on 21(cant go higher) and turbo is on

It would be greatfull to give me some full settings that worked for you just pm me then, grtz!

 

[trt740]

These are the best
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thvexcpuco.html
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thbauncpucos.html
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thulbledrec.html
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/prmeforinso7.html
Not in any order and besides the Baram they are basically all the same design and are all based off the TRUE. For the money Baram is the best. In most tests it's within the margin of error of the other coolers or performs better and costs a bunch less , but for pure cooling it could be any of them.

Baram http://www.techreaction.net/2009/12/04/2546/

 

[niko084]

Zalman's are nice and pretty quiet but they are FAR from the best coolers around *cooling power wise*

They also still hold a pretty price jack for the name, which IMO is like buying an Apple, when any jack that can use google can build a pc and install Mac OS

 

[phanbuey]

I have bought the Zalman cnps10X and I'm very glad with the results!
I'm running my core I5 on 4120 mhz with a core voltage of 1.57 V and the tempertures wont go above 63-65 °C (depends on ambient temperture) on 2houres full load with Intel burn

I call BS

Pics or it didn't happen... lets see 1.57V at 4120Mhz running intel burn test and temps below 65C with air CPU-z in the screenshot plz. Water couldn't keep that voltage under 80 without ice cubes in the resevoir. Not to mention, I need 1.36v for 4.2Ghz, 1.57 is just an absurdly high number.

As far as the best coolers:

The Megahalems, True, IFX-14, and the new Noctua cooler with the dual fans are some of the best on the market. The noctua would get my vote.

 

[erocker]

Aiiiieee yiieee yieee. I really hope all those volts aren't being run through that chip. It's a shame those CPU's aren't heavier, it won't even make a good paperweight.

 

[Jody2k]

somehow the core volt changed to 1.52 V when benching... dunno why

 

[dustyshiv]

Guys,

Sorry to interrupt...If anybody comes to get opinions on best coolers on this page, they get discussions abt OCing. I am tempted to post as well my results and pics...but I think we have to remember that this is a post about best cooler. Why dont we keep our OCing suggestions on i7 oc thread or PMs.

Correct me if Im Wrong!!

 

[sneekypeet]

its called Vdroop. It happens to most motherboards, and usually the gap increases as the voltage gets higher.

If your motherboard has a laod line calibration, it is supposed to correct the droop.

@ dusty, to me if it rox on an i7 its gonna keep any CPU cool

 

[phanbuey]

Holy sh*t.

Do you live in the arctic? Is it out a window?

 

[Jody2k]

its called Vdroop. It happens to most motherboards, and usually the gap increases as the voltage gets higher.

If your motherboard has a laod line calibration, it is supposed to correct the droop.

@ dusty, to me if it rox on an i7 its gonna keep any CPU cool

alright then thanks, I will put this little thingy off then because it has caused trouble enough

 

[Jody2k]

No everything comes to sense now... The vdroop function was taking the voltage under control, thats why I had such a cool temperture... when I set the vdroop now to "low" with the same voltages... omg! my tempertures where increasing so high that I pulled the plug

Now I can run stable @ 1.4 V

So the bitch vdroop was the cause of all troubles

 

[SoulTribunal]

Zalman's are nice and pretty quiet but they are FAR from the best coolers around *cooling power wise*

They also still hold a pretty price jack for the name, which IMO is like buying an Apple, when any jack that can use google can build a pc and install Mac OS

The Zalman passes a very important test for me however. It can cool my 9550 Passively while folding should the fan ever fail. And its the technology thats into the Zalman too. It took a lot of yelling from people to get these TRUES and lookalikes with fans included.
That makes a difference for alot of users. Sure , they ain't the best, nor is my Zerotherm , nor is my Spire but they all work well.

As for another Zalman the Flex, its dirt cheap (Up here at least) and is a very solid performer.

ST

 

[phanbuey]

No everything comes to sense now... The vdroop function was taking the voltage under control, thats why I had such a cool temperture... when I set the vdroop now to "low" with the same voltages... omg! my tempertures where increasing so high that I pulled the plug

Now I can run stable @ 1.4 V

So the bitch vdroop was the cause of all troubles

ah ok... that does makes sense lol.

 

[TheShad0W]

In the original GD-65 bios you turn OFF load line calibration to make it compensate for that
Sounds counter-intuative I know, but mine idles about 0.032v below its load voltage, so I can use less voltage.
Have to test single-threaded benchmarks as well as quad-threaded though, since the voltage is a good bit lower on one core.

 

[kyle2020]

back on topic guys? Talk about going a stray, wow . . .

 

[HammerON]

I would have to (and I did) go with the Noctua NH-D14~

 

[JTS]

I would have to (and I did) go with the Noctua NH-D14~

+ Ditto - But then I hadn't even heard of the Venomous X when I ordered


At any rate, it will still do the job

 

[Jody2k]

The Noctua NH-D14 does only a little difference compared to the Zalman CNPS10X ( 1 a 2 degrees in full load) and it costs olmost 30Euro more, also it's HUGE!

For my opinion it's the CNPS10X that's the best cooler, Price/kwality

 

[SoulTribunal]

The Noctua NH-D14 does only a little difference compared to the Zalman CNPS10X ( 1 a 2 degrees in full load) and it costs olmost 30Euro more, also it's HUGE!

For my opinion it's the CNPS10X that's the best cooler, Price/kwality

You should Try a Flex with a pair of Coolermaster R4's mounted on it.

That thing has potential.

ST

 

[20mmrain]

I personally think my CM Hyer 212 plus but maybe that's just my favorite!

 

[mastrdrver]

The Noctua NH-D14 does only a little difference compared to the Zalman CNPS10X ( 1 a 2 degrees in full load) and it costs olmost 30Euro more, also it's HUGE!

For my opinion it's the CNPS10X that's the best cooler, Price/kwality

Depends on the cpu.