Cooling a OCed C2D

[noneoftheabove]

i need a decent cpu cooler to drop the temps 10 degrees or so on my E6420 which is overclocked to 3.0 ghz. something which is less than 50 dollars preferably, please post any suggestions.

[Mr.Ferrari]

Thermalright Ultra120..Scythe Infinity, Sunbeam Suniq Tower..and if your looking for bang/buck the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. Available between $25-35 US.

And its not really possible to say how many degrees the temperature will drop, everybody's system is different. I would look to improve case cooling if you haven't already.

[noneoftheabove]

well the first three are a little more than 50, and the arctic cooling has those push pins which i dont like any other suggestions?

[kamikazi_tom]

the arctic cooling has those push pins which i dont like any other suggestions?

Why don't you like the pushpins? They work out great for my Thermaltake TMG 1i. I also use AS Ceremique for the TIM. It keeps my e6400 @ 3.5 CPU temps below 50C load and is very quiet, I'd highly recomend.

[Mr.Ferrari]

well the first three are a little more than 50, and the arctic cooling has those push pins which i dont like any other suggestions?

The Tuniq Tower and Scythe Infinity are at $50.
http://www.petrastechshop.com/sututo120hec.html
http://www.petrastechshop.com/scinhecpucos.html

I have no other suggestions, these are some of the top performing heatsinks on the market for their price ranges. If I were in your position I would go for the Arctic Cooling Freezer. The Pushpins are a whole lot easier then the solutions on these other heatsinks, its also like half the price.

[noneoftheabove]

oh ya sorry i was looking on newegg which had them at 70.

[noneoftheabove]

i think im gonna order the sunbeam tuniq from heatsink factory, they have it with ground shipping for $56

[Mr.Ferrari]

Thats cool, just make sure your case has the space for it. Its a great heatsink.

[HarshWinter]

Here are new dx9 and dx10 game trailer comparisons. I suggest he HD if you have a good internet connection.

Crysis Jungle normal:
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Crysis Jungle HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=19965&type=mov&pl=game

Crysis Hunter normal:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=19968&type=mov&pl=game

Crysis Hunter HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=19967&type=mov&pl=game

To me it seems like something thats going to be important, but not going to make me buy vista for a while.

[noneoftheabove]

harsh, how does that have anything to do with cooling a core 2 duo?

[wizle]

Thats cool, just make sure your case has the space for it. Its a great heatsink.

If it doesn't this is a good 1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125

[Mr.Ferrari]

Yes..very much so, but thats for AMD cpu's, if you have a intel processor you need the Freezer 7 Pro version.

You can get it here real cheap:
http://www.svc.com/acfzp7.html