CPU cooler recommendations

Uncle Vinnie · Apr 22, 2007

I have a Thermaltake Blue Orb cooling my CPU.
What CPU cooler would you guys recommend to replace the existing one for better cooling.

I have a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600, 2.4Ghz, OC to 2.6Ghz
Idle temp: 31C
Load temp: 48C

Thanks

d44ve · Apr 22, 2007

what kind of price range are you looking at?

pt · Apr 22, 2007

your's seems fine for 2.6

SK-1 · Apr 22, 2007

Just go water....

savillm · Apr 22, 2007

i got the arctic cooling freezer 64 pro and i love it

ex_reven · Apr 22, 2007

TT Blue orb is fairly good. I have one, but i dont think its quite as good as a few other aftermarket coolers, i dunno how much difference is between it and stuff like the artic freezer and the zalman 7700cu and 9500's...i dont think its enough to merit a replacement though.

The blue orb is very quiet

Uncle Vinnie · Apr 22, 2007

I was looking to spend around $50-60
I wanted to OC to 2.7Ghz, I was hopping a new cooler would bring down temps.

With the Blue Orb, temps at 2.7Ghz were:
Idle: 35C
Load: 53C

At Idle temp is fine with me, however at load 53C seems a little hot,
I'd like to keep it under 50C

PaulieG · Apr 22, 2007

OK, check this one out. It is awesome, and easy to install. It's rated very high for both AMD and Intel. I just got one a month ago. My C2D stays below 50 in Orthos priority 9.
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2082
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

PaulieG · Apr 22, 2007

And it was just over $60. It relaced my Zalman cnps9500, and offers way better cpu cooling. Plus it cools the northbridge an memory.

technicks · Apr 22, 2007

Uncle Vinnie said:
I was looking to spend around $50-60
I wanted to OC to 2.7Ghz, I was hopping a new cooler would bring down temps.

With the Blue Orb, temps at 2.7Ghz were:
Idle: 35C
Load: 53C

At Idle temp is fine with me, however at load 53C seems a little hot,
I'd like to keep it under 50C

I am picking up this one this week. :rockout:

http://www.hardwarelogic.com/news/62/ARTICLE/1355/2007-03-08.html

HEHE

ex_reven · Apr 22, 2007

Thats fucking spectacular. Imagine that coupled with a watercooling setup!

keakar · Apr 23, 2007

CPU coolers are like girlfriends, everyone likes something when they see it but taste varies. anything $50 and up would do a good job for you just pick what fits your case and the type of cooling you like weither quiet, noisy, or in between.

tkpenalty · Apr 23, 2007

Um, best to go with the 3R Iceage. Its smaller than the Gemini and does better, the Gemini has way too much redundant parts.

ADV4NCED · Apr 23, 2007

Uncle Vinnie said:
I was looking to spend around $50-60
I wanted to OC to 2.7Ghz, I was hopping a new cooler would bring down temps.

With the Blue Orb, temps at 2.7Ghz were:
Idle: 35C
Load: 53C

At Idle temp is fine with me, however at load 53C seems a little hot,
I'd like to keep it under 50C

@Uncle Vin - What does the priority in Orthos do? Shouldn't running at priority 1 make it push the cpu harder?

Back to topic

I just ordered the Enzotech Ultra-X cpu from performance pc's. It was $64 or something and is rated really highly. Haven't got it yet so cannot tell you first hand my experience with it.

ex_reven · Apr 23, 2007

Priority changes the order of precedence for tasks.
For example, say you run two tasks:
Orthos, and WMP.
Imagine that you are running Orthos stress test on Priority 1.
WMP will have a higher priority, and as a result, telling WMP to play a song will interrupt the Orthos process for a short period to start playing the song.

If you set it to a higher priority (eg 10) WMP take alot longer to start playing the song, as it has a lower priority and therefore has to wait for a gap in the stress test for some processing time to start playing the song.

Thats just my interpretation, based on the different priority levels and system response.

mandelore · Apr 23, 2007

technicks said:
I am picking up this one this week.

http://www.hardwarelogic.com/news/62/ARTICLE/1355/2007-03-08.html

HEHE

holy shit thats huge! :eek:

d44ve · Apr 23, 2007

847g??? Damn thats heavy

ktr · Apr 23, 2007

ADV4NCED said:
@Uncle Vin - What does the priority in Orthos do? Shouldn't running at priority 1 make it push the cpu harder?

Back to topic

I just ordered the Enzotech Ultra-X cpu from performance pc's. It was $64 or something and is rated really highly. Haven't got it yet so cannot tell you first hand my experience with it.

where did you order the ultra-x? every where i look, none of them has it in stock.

WarEagleAU · Apr 23, 2007

thats nice, but I like the icerage as well.

frankenchrist · Apr 23, 2007

I have been using the Thermaltake *BIG TYPHOON* Not the little one.
It stays extremely cool for a Air cooler and overclocks great!

erocker · Apr 23, 2007

Might as well get the Thermalright Ultra 120. It will still cool better than that boehmoth, plus it wont rip the motherboard out of the standoffs from weighin a metric ton! :laugh:

frankenchrist · Apr 24, 2007

Sooo True this Mofo Is like having An anvil tied to the MOBO with tinsel...

Kinda scary you can actually feel the motherboard flex.

But it still cools like a mofo...

Ok Looked at the Gemini!!! Holy %*^! That would not fit in an SLI comp!

ktr · Apr 24, 2007

the stock intel cooler bows the board...

frankenchrist · Apr 24, 2007

ktr said:
the stock intel cooler bows the board...

I shake in fear every time I Bump the Big typhoon because it REALLY moves!
It is so big it almost touches the door of a Thermaltake Armor which is a monstrosity of a case..

BUT!! All in all this cooler has been exeptional if you keep it dust free and do not agitate the massive anchor attached to the board...

"Getting my much lighter weight less intrusive watercooler on the morrow".

ADV4NCED · Apr 24, 2007

ktr said:
where did you order the ultra-x? every where i look, none of them has it in stock.

from www.performance-pcs.com

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600 2.4Ghz, OC to 2.7Ghz
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair
Cooling	4-120mm, 2-80mm fans, CPU-Blue Orb 2
Memory	OCZ 2GB DDR2 800Mhz
Video Card(s)	Ati 1900XTX, OC to 688/792
Storage	Western digital 150Gb 10,000rpm
Display(s)	19" Samsung SyncMaster 940bf
Case	Thermaltake Armor
Audio Device(s)	Original Audigy
Power Supply	Thermaltake TWV 500W
Software	Windows XP

Processor	Intel E6600 @ 4.2GHZ Wo0t!
Motherboard	ASUS Striker Extreme & eVGA 680i A1
Cooling	Phase Change !!
Memory	OCZ SLI 1066MHZ (2GB)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 8800 GTX
Storage	Western Digital 320 GB
Case	Antec 900
Power Supply	Lian-Li V2000
Software	Vista Ultimate

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Motherboard	ASUS F3Ka (ATI RS690M)
Cooling	stock
Memory	Nanya 2x1GB ddr2 667@5-5-5-15-2T
Video Card(s)	ATI Mobility Radeon HD2600 512MB DDR2@ 580mhz/486mhz
Storage	160GB on laptop+250GB external
Display(s)	ASUS 15.4
Case	Asus Laptop F3Ka chassis
Audio Device(s)	on-board
Power Supply	1:30minutes battery
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Processor	Ryzen 5600X
Motherboard	X470 Gaming Pro Carbon
Cooling	Water is Masterliquid 240 Pro
Memory	GeiL EVO X 3600mhz 32g also G.Skill Ripjaw series 5 4x8 3600mhz as backup lol
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Gaming Radeon RX 6800
Storage	EVO 860. Rocket Q M.2 SSD WD Blue M.2 SSD Seagate Firecuda 2tb storage.
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Swift PG32VQ
Case	Phantek P400 Glass
Audio Device(s)	EVGA NU Audio
Power Supply	EVGA G3 850
Mouse	Roccat Military/ Razer Deathadder V2
Keyboard	Razer Chroma
Software	W10

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Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 with X2O Delta CPU Waterblock
Motherboard	ASUS P5N-E SLI
Cooling	8 x 120mm fans and X2O Delta CPU Waterblock X2O 400 12V Pump/Reservoir 240mm Radiator 10/8mm Tubing
Memory	OCZ SLI Ready 4Gb PC2-6400 DDR2-800 5-4-4-15 (2x2GB)
Video Card(s)	BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 320MB
Storage	Western Digital 160GB SATA and a Western Digital 250GB SATA
Display(s)	22" ViewSonic Widescreen LCD
Case	COOLERMASTER STACKER 831
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Power Supply	OCZ ModStream 520w ATX2.2
Software	WINDOWS XP HOME SP3

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Motherboard	MSI B550 Carbon (2)/ MSI z490 Unify/Asus Strix B550-F/MSI B450 Tomahawk (3)
Cooling	EK AIO 360 (2)/EK AIO 240, Arctic Cooling Freezer II 280/EVGA CLC 280/Noctua D15/Cryorig M9(2)
Memory	32 GB Ballistix Elite/32 GB TridentZ/16GB Mushkin Redline Black/16 GB Dominator
Video Card(s)	Asus Strix RTX3060/EVGA 970(2)/Asus 750 ti/Old Quadros
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe 500GB/WD Black M.2 NVMe 500GB/Adata 500gb NVMe
Display(s)	Acer 1080p 22"/ (3) Samsung 22" 1080p
Case	(2) Lian Li Lancool II Mesh/Corsair 4000D /Phanteks Eclipse 500a/Be Quiet Pure Base 500/Bones of HAF
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850G(2)/EVGA Supernova GT 650w/Phantek Amps 750w/Seasonic Focus 750w
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Keyboard	Generic Black wireless (5)
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Processor	Intel i5 2500k 4.6Ghz 24/7 Max OC 5Ghz
Motherboard	Asrock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
Cooling	Swiftech blocks, 360 Xflow rad, Swiftech 120 rad, Liang with XSPC res/pump top.
Memory	8Gb Mushkin 1600Mhz 8-9-8-24
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD6950 2Gb
Storage	OCZ Vertex 4 128 / Western Digital 160
Display(s)	ASUS 25,5" wide VW266h
Power Supply	Corsair HX620 modular
Software	Windows 7 64

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Motherboard	GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H LGA 1150 Intel H87 HDMI
Cooling	CPU - Cooler Master Hyper T4 / Case - cooler master 120mm rear case fan (Air cooling)
Memory	32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
Video Card(s)	GTX1060 6GB
Storage	Samsung 512 GB 840 PRO SSD Main Drive and Samsung 512 GB 840 EVO SSD Backup Drive
Display(s)	ASUS 23" LED Monitor
Case	COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 (silver & black)
Audio Device(s)	(onboard audio) Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	CORSAIR SU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V
Software	Windows 10 Home Premium 64bit Edition

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Motherboard	Gagabyte z390 Aorus Ultra
Cooling	Nexxxos Nova 1080 + 360 rad
Memory	32Gb Crucial Balliastix RGB 4.4GHz
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming X Trio RTX 3090 (Bios and Shunt Modded) 2.17GHz @ 38C
Storage	NVME / SSD RAID arrays
Display(s)	38" LG 38GN950-B, 27" BENQ XL2730Z 144hz 1440p, Samsung 27" 3D 1440p
Case	Thermaltake Core series
Power Supply	1.6Kw Silverstone
Mouse	Roccat Kone EMP
Keyboard	Corsair Viper Mechanical
Software	Windows 10 Pro

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 "Gen 2" 2600X
Motherboard	AsRock X470 Killer Promontory
Cooling	CoolerMaster 240 RGB Master Cooler (Newegg Eggxpert)
Memory	32 GB Geil EVO Portenza DDR4 3200 MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS Radeon RX 580 DirectX 12 DUAL-RX580-O8G 8GB 256-Bit GDDR5 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video C
Storage	WD 250 M.2, Corsair P500 M.2, OCZ Trion 500, WD Black 1TB, Assorted others.
Display(s)	ASUS MG24UQ Gaming Monitor - 23.6" 4K UHD (3840x2160) , IPS, Adaptive Sync, DisplayWidget
Case	Fractal Define R6 C
Audio Device(s)	Realtek 5.1 Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RMX 850 Platinum PSU (Newegg Eggxpert)
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Corsair K95 Mechanical & Corsair K65 Wired, Wireless, Bluetooth)
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

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Processor	QX6850 3800-4000 mhz X4 Lapped to Perfection (see benchies)
Motherboard	XFX 780I TRI SLI Board
Cooling	2x Black Ice Ex. Rads, Heatkiller 2.0 Laing Pump, NB Cooler
Memory	4 GB Mushkin 1066 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	2 x MSI GTX 460 OC.
Storage	WD SATA 500GB
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster 22.5
Case	Thermaltake Armor
Audio Device(s)	Creative
Power Supply	Antec truepower 1000W
Software	Windows 7
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Cooling	EK AIO 360. Phantek T30 fans.
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz
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Storage	WD m.2
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