Q6600 cpu cooler recommendations

[tzitzibp]

Sythe Ninja with a 120mmx35mm@800rpm with thermal sensor

I set it up for a customer right after I set my pc up with a 9700LED and I must say I was greatly impressed... No noise very low core temps (TAT full load average 47C)...Oh! the cpu was in fact a Q6600 @3.2 ghz.... I am actually thinking about changing mine for one of those!

 

[Mussels]

as said a million times, TAT isnt accurate on G0 chips. use the latest coretemp beta.

 

[Lazzer408]

#1 Scythe Infinity!! (It has a new name now) It was THE best cooler for keeping my e6600 at 3.6 on air. Swap out the fan on it though. The one Scythe used is a tad on the slow side imo. I replaced it with a Masscool ballbearing fan.

 

[ntdouglas]

as said a million times, TAT isnt accurate on G0 chips. use the latest coretemp beta.

What about b3 chips?

 

[PaulieG]

Hmm, I could not get TAT to run at all with my GO...

 

[trt740]

What about b3 chips?

it works but core temps is better

 

[PaulieG]

it works but core temps is better

Yeah, core temp is best, especially with "temp to tjunction" option.

 

[Mussels]

What about b3 chips?

its accurate on B3, 15C out on G0 (and not just quads)

 

[PaulieG]

its accurate on B3, 15C out on G0 (and not just quads)

That 15c off is because it's core temps not cpu temps. It's dead on with my GO.

 

[Exavier]

speaking of which, have you shipped it yet, Paulie?

I'd personally go Scythe Mine (rev. B) or I'd watercool if I had the money

 

[Lazzer408]

http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/scythe_infinity

Here's a little better review. Note the fan speed on the infinity compaired to the others. When used with a faster fan I saw another 4-5c knocked off which would put it in the lead.

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2214&page=5

 

[twicksisted]

retail fan is fine up to 3ghz... on a Q6600 G0
As long as you seated it well in the first place with AS5 or equivalent.

Ran mine for the last couple of months like that no worries, even did a bench at 3.4ghz for 3Dmark06 with no worries but left it at 3ghz.

I now have the Thermalright Ultra 120 with 12cm Noctua NF12 1200rpm fan and am sitting cooler at 3.4ghz at 1.45v
Its a great cooler for quads, but have PECI enabled in your bios for coretemp to get the temps right or theyll read a lot hotter

 

[ntdouglas]

retail fan is fine up to 3ghz... on a Q6600 G0
As long as you seated it well in the first place with AS5 or equivalent.

Ran mine for the last couple of months like that no worries, even did a bench at 3.4ghz for 3Dmark06 with no worries but left it at 3ghz.

I now have the Thermalright Ultra 120 with 12cm Noctua NF12 1200rpm fan and am sitting cooler at 3.4ghz at 1.45v
Its a great cooler for quads, but have PECI enabled in your bios for coretemp to get the temps right or theyll read a lot hotter

Is there a PECI option in bios on my p5b?

 

[ntdouglas]

Good choice, let me know what your temps are like after you get it installed.

Guys, got the Nirvana in and I'm a little disappointed. I went from high 30's low 40's idle to mid 30's with the Nivana. Am I asking too much? Is that pretty good temps around 3g on a b3? I will have to say it made a big diff under load. High 50's flirting with 60 with old cooler. Now it doesn't budge over 49. This is with the fan set to medium speed. High is just to loud. I wonder if it can hold these temps if I started moving up fsb along with vcore? Also, there was no instructions on applying paste. Just a tiny bit like as5 or what? Could I have put too much on?

 

[xu^]

check my specs for cpu and cooler..

im running low to mid 40s just tootling rnd in windows/browsing etc and if i run a demanding game its hitting 60 ish (65c in P95 small ffts) is that ok ? seems hot to me lol.

if its ok wats it safe to go to temp wise if i try bumping up a bit more?

 

[ntdouglas]

check my specs for cpu and cooler..

im running low to mid 40s just tootling rnd in windows/browsing etc and if i run a demanding game its hitting 60 ish (65c in P95 small ffts) is that ok ? seems hot to me lol.

if its ok wats it safe to go to temp wise if i try bumping up a bit more?

Thats too hot for me under load. Mid to upper 50's was too hot for me. I believe 65 is max for quad. So to me 60 would be max. The Freezer Pro I think is a little too weak for a quad. Maybe I'm ok then compared to your setup because my b3 is supposed to run hotter than your go and I'm probably 10c under you.

 

[Mussels]

Thats too hot for me under load. Mid to upper 50's was too hot for me. I believe 65 is max for quad. So to me 60 would be max. The Freezer Pro I think is a little too weak for a quad. Maybe I'm ok then compared to your setup because my b3 is supposed to run hotter than your go and I'm probably 10c under you.

no, 100 is the max for the quads with the general consensus being 70-75C is the max.
These are temps from Core temp, if your board/software reads low, then your temps match up with these.


STOCK cooling can OC a quad to 3GHz, so a freezer 7 pro can do 3.2Ghz or so with minor voltage boosts just fine. Yes i have done it myself, i am not basing this on assumption alone. (i've built and sold 4 Q6600 G0 systems, and OC'd 3 of them not counting my own)

 

[ntdouglas]

no, 100 is the max for the quads with the general consensus being 70-75C is the max.
These are temps from Core temp, if your board/software reads low, then your temps match up with these.


STOCK cooling can OC a quad to 3GHz, so a freezer 7 pro can do 3.2Ghz or so with minor voltage boosts just fine. Yes i have done it myself, i am not basing this on assumption alone. (i've built and sold 4 Q6600 G0 systems, and OC'd 3 of them not counting my own)

100c? So my cooling is excellent?

 

[ntdouglas]

Guys,
Is this variation core temps normal?

 

[Mussels]

100c? So my cooling is excellent?

it wont be STABLE, but they wont die either. You jsut stress test it, if its not stable, cool it more.

The reason we like <70C, is merely because it will live longer. running at 90C, i doubt your chip would last too long.

If you have PECI enabled, you can use coretemp and set it to show temp til Tjunction, thats shows you how many degrees til fail.

 

[Mussels]

Guys,
Is this variation core temps normal?

yes. lapping the chip evens them out, otherwise you just have to deal with it (mine are still 5-8C out, even after lapping)

 

[ntdouglas]

it wont be STABLE, but they wont die either. You jsut stress test it, if its not stable, cool it more.

The reason we like <70C, is merely because it will live longer. running at 90C, i doubt your chip would last too long.

If you have PECI enabled, you can use coretemp and set it to show temp til Tjunction, thats shows you how many degrees til fail.

I've seen in other posts "PECI ENABLED" What is that? I can't find it in my bios.

 

[Mussels]

I've seen in other posts "PECI ENABLED" What is that? I can't find it in my bios.

a new, more accurate way of measuring the temps.

Its kinda like X degrees til fail.

if your board has it, it'd be hiding in teh same area as speedstep and C1 support, thats where it is on mine.