What CORE 2 DUO air cooling is everyone using?

[K.I.T.T.]

Just wanted to ask what HSFs (no water cooling/phase ;) ) you guys are using and what temps you get with your daily settings :)

EDIT: Only Core 2 Duo users need apply :D

[sai]

Common air coolers are

Sonic Tower
Tuniq Tower
Scythe Ninja
Scythe Mine

[rpg711]

Cnps 9500

[Mykou]

Thermalright ultra 120 + paspt 120 ( Noctua NH12 before)
+ Coolermaster blue ice over NB
+ Zalman ZA NB ( 60 mm fan ) over SB
+ AS 5 or ceramic

idle temps 3.5 ghz@1.48v bios dual prime stable

- CPU 36° ( 54 ° load after 6 hours orthos )
- Mobo 38° ( 40° load )

Very happy with !! ;)

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[LordShadow]

Scythe Ninja, 35-40 idle, 55ish load (E6600).

[idiotec]

Tower 112 w/ 120mm FAN ~ 2500RPM

E6400 @ 3.2 1.3625 vcore - idle ~ 33c-35c / load ~53c

[Luck.exe]

Currently: Ninja + (with my sig) 2.96ghz stock vcore, 24'c idle 39'c load

On order: TT Big Typhoon: update as necessary.
Reason for the new cooler, my NB is getting too hot and I can't rig up anything to cool it because the ninja is massive and in the way (the heatpipes touch the NB cooler IIRC and there's nothing I can do about it). Which is why I decided to get the TTBT because it blows air down on motherboard which helps circulate air over parts which normally don't get airflow because of my ninja.

[cupholder2.0]

Thermaltake big typhoon.

[K.I.T.T.]

Could you guys state temps please? :)

[Supertim0r]

tt big typhoon (http://simon.webideal.ca/Bench/6600%203.7%2011h.JPG)

[PFOUR]

E6300 @ 3.2 Ghz Scythe Ninja
Idle 34 ish Load 53 ish

[kiwi]

Scythe Infinity or TT BT

Getting around 48C load with Infinity, cpu at 3.4Ghz 1.5V

K.I.T.T.

Why are you not updating you sticky anymore? :slapass: :D

[davefr]

E6600/P5W DH OC'd to 3.3Ghz@1.475Vcore.

CPU temp is 27-28 at idle and tops out at 36-37 max. during a Prime torture test. (ambient at 19). All readings from Asus Probe. MB temps tends to remain pretty flat at 35-36.

This is using a Scythe Infinity with Q-fan set to about 1000 rpm. Case is a Sonata with twin 120's front and rear and PSU is a Blue Storm with it's own 120.

(CPU and HSF have been lapped on a granite plate, TIM is AS5)

[amx]

Has anyone tried the new cooler ThermalRight Ultra 120. It is supposed to be better then the Ninja.

[amx]

Look at my post in this thread
Oops. BTW I'd love yo see some pics of that cooler setup. Sounds like your are liking it.

[zoob]

Big Typhoon @ 870 RPM, 3.2 GHz, 1.40 V. 69 C in core temp, 55-ish in Speedfan. Housed in a P180 with two 7 volted Yate Loon orange 120mm fans (Equivalent of Nexus fans but with slightly higher RPM)

I might try my Zalman 9500 if I feel bored... The Big Typhoon works very well in free air, but in my case I think the 9500 pointing at an exhaust will work better to keep temperatures down.

[eddieate]

Common air coolers are

Scythe Ninja
Scythe Mine

Which is eaiser to mount the Ninja or the Mine? Im not going to use another TTBT as theyr such a pain in the mouse to mount.
thanks, Ed.

[zoob]

The BT isn't too difficult to mount if you have a CPU with an IHS. Mounting this thing on my Yonah without a heatspreader was SCARY.

http://individual.utoronto.ca/bzhou/images/btmount.jpg
http://individual.utoronto.ca/bzhou/images/btmount2.jpg

Switch the nut and the brass standoff-type thing, hand tighten, and finish off by holding the standoff in some pliers and tighten the screw.

[Mykou]

Oops. BTW I'd love yo see some pics of that cooler setup. Sounds like your are liking it.
ok ! updated my post with ss ( had this one )

edit: after you red it I'll delete this post ;)

[UZ7]

CNPS9500 LED Lapped
@3.2/3.4ghz w/ 1.4-1.5v

Silver not at 200 hours yet,
Mornings: Idle 26C/Load 40C
Afternoons: Idle 30C/Load 45C
Nights: Idle 27C/Load 43C

Most of the time it doesn't get over 50C> on orthos/prime. But it usually depends also on the temperature at my appartment :P. Top floor, cold = cold, hot = hot...

[eddieate]

The BT isn't too difficult to mount if you have a CPU with an IHS. Mounting this thing on my Yonah without a heatspreader was SCARY.

Switch the nut and the brass standoff-type thing, hand tighten, and finish off by holding the standoff in some pliers and tighten the screw.

I just don't like that whole bracket mount thing its only screwd on in two places
and I have to take it out the case and everything.
My XP-90c was loads easier and I'd heard the Ninja was better for mounting.
Ed.

[Silver Bullet]

Passive Ultra 120 ... at 3Ghz max temp is about 47c. Duct fan rpm is max 1100rpm.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4677/side800cm4.jpg

More Pics: HM Duct (http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=109112)

[davefr]

Which is eaiser to mount the Ninja or the Mine? Im not going to use another TTBT as theyr such a pain in the mouse to mount.
thanks, Ed.

Mine is the absolute easiest HSF to mount. It's also the easiest for changing fans.

[eddieate]

Mine is the absolute easiest HSF to mount. It's also the easiest for changing fans.

Cheers, that saves me about £10 too :toast:
Ed.

[shine121]

THermalright HR-01
E6300@2.8G 1.36V ~50°

ready to shift to scythe ninja 2.8G 50° seems too high

[OV3RCLOCK3R]

Scythe Ninja :)

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/8985/dscf2139kz9.jpg
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4429/dscf2142qn8.jpg
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6461/dscf2160ps5.jpg

[eddieate]

that fan looks savage ov3rclock3r where did you get it?
Ed.

[illidan]

zalman cnps7700cu

[Fuzzlet]

Scythe Ninja+

E6300 currently at 2.97 (424x7) 1.4V Highest temp I've seen so far is 53-54c. Not too shabby!

Oh, and first post here! Hi all!

[Supertim0r]

Scythe Ninja+

E6300 currently at 2.97 (424x7) 1.4V Highest temp I've seen so far is 53-54c. Not too shabby!

Oh, and first post here! Hi all!
:welcome:

[fhpchris]

The BT isn't too difficult to mount if you have a CPU with an IHS. Mounting this thing on my Yonah without a heatspreader was SCARY.

http://individual.utoronto.ca/bzhou/images/btmount.jpg
http://individual.utoronto.ca/bzhou/images/btmount2.jpg

Switch the nut and the brass standoff-type thing, hand tighten, and finish off by holding the standoff in some pliers and tighten the screw.

Exact same thing I did, I kept getting horrible contact though.

I ended up using two of the silver metal top plates, putting the screws the same way as you did, and I used electrical tape to make a shim.

It is VERY tight too, I was worried I hurt it a couple of times, but it is perfect still.

I had the same problem with my naked FX60, hard to mount, except when it is soo tight that the plate is bending, and you have to be very careful that it gets tight evenly all the way around...

I end up in the bios with the HSF sitting on the IHS with a little bit of thermal compound, and tighten it while in the bios...

It is a PITA, but it works.

[Exedy]

Tuniq tower + silverstone 110cfm

[tomd333]

E6400 @ 3.1 on DS3 (388FSB - not the max oc..just stopped here for now!)
in my trusty Lian Li PC-60 case

Scythe Mine, Arctic Silver 5
idle: 28
load (dual prime): 53

[Hymay]

Ninja + with 100cfm 2500 rpm fan
(stock ninja fan sitting on the NB, SM and a little of the ram)
E6400 @ 413 x 8 1.5v
Idle 29 cpu, 34 system, / 47c coretemp
loaded (orthos, small FFT) 51 cpu, 34 system / 62c in coretemp 25c ambient for all 77f

[[XC] hipno650]

zalman cnps7700cu

me too woot:woot: :D i like it!!!

[Supertim0r]

Tower120 > * :(

[Mr.Kakarot]

Thermaltake Big Typhoon, ( @ 3.5 gig )

35c

full dual load (prime x 2) 58-60.... I have high voltage!

[Evilsizer]

using a ninja with yateloon 42cfm fan and rear denki @6v. all stock speeds atm dual FAH uguru says 46-48C and core temp says 5c higher.

[Richard Dower]

Thermalright Ultra-90 with two Evercool 92mm fans in push/pull.

[IluvIntel]

Gigabyte 3D Rocket pro cooler - compact but efficient for its size.

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3548/e66003303mhzstockvcoreddr21133246x1900xtx3ddefault s18es6.jpg

[computerman0416]

Arctic Cooling Freezer 4

[Burner27]

Thermalright XP90c/Arctic Silver 5/Panaflo 92mm HO fan

Idle: 22c
Load: 31c

Stock settings

[gundersausage]

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, totally silent even overclocked to 3.2GHz, takes playing a game like Oblivion for it to fire up and make any noise, perfect for mild overclocking and a silent system

[aldamon]

I have a Scythe Mine with a 2100 RPM, 120mm fan. My E6300 is @ 3.15 GHz with 1.41V and I get ~58C - 60C under dual-Prime95. I'm almost positive I could overclock higher with better cooling. I'm probably going to reseat it this weekend.

One more thing about the Mine. Some of the people in this thread have said the Mine is easy to install. I agree, but I still had to take out my motherboard to install it. The upper-left pin was impossible to fasten in my case with the mobo installed because I couldn't fit my hand back there. It's a real shame because the installation with the pins and no extra back plate is very convenient.

[Synaptic]

Using a Scythe Ninja. Temps are horrid, and I can't OC this 6400 worth a flying rats' arse. I don't know if it's the RAM, the DS3, the CPU, what.

Runs about 60C under load, when it was halfway working. Now it won't even run at 350FSB.

I've tried reseating it several times, but it doesn't seem to help. Would lapping the CPU help?

[Alphy]

Seems like the Scythe is what people are using these days.

[davefr]

I have a Scythe Mine with a 2100 RPM, 120mm fan. My E6300 is @ 3.15 GHz with 1.41V and I get ~58C - 60C under dual-Prime95. I'm almost positive I could overclock higher with better cooling. I'm probably going to reseat it this weekend.

One more thing about the Mine. Some of the people in this thread have said the Mine is easy to install. I agree, but I still had to take out my motherboard to install it. The upper-left pin was impossible to fasten in my case with the mobo installed because I couldn't fit my hand back there. It's a real shame because the installation with the pins and no extra back plate is very convenient.


I've concluded that motherboard removal is necessary on any of these high end aftermarket coolers.

Scythe Mine and Infinity have excellent mounting systems but to ensure you get a good solid mount you really need to do it outside the case. I like to turn the board over just to make sure the black pins have been seated all the way. The push pin mounting system is the best so far but it's also not foolproof. The pins must be fully seated and the topside clips must be armed in the locking position.

I can't imagine trying to remount an Infinity while the MB is still in the case.

[fornowagain]

E6600 P5WDH @ 3.6Ghz@1.55v (bios)

Tuniq Tower 120 @ 1600RPM (max 2000 RPM)

CPU idle 30C gets to 38/44C depending on ambient (18/24C) at full load. All according to the board sensor, core temp is about 15C higher. HSF is lapped, not the cpu. The mount is very solid, backplate + 4 screws/springs + crossbar. No flex, no movement.

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/4797/tempsik9.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tempsik9.jpg)
http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3345/dscf0479bi8.th.jpg (http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0479bi8.jpg)
http://img238.imageshack.us/img238/1153/xinstall2bsj5.th.jpg (http://img238.imageshack.us/my.php?image=xinstall2bsj5.jpg)

[jaws104]

Also Lapped Tuniq Tower @1600rpm

In Antec P180 + additional front 120mm fan

@ 3.3ghz CPU load stays under 50c (1.45v + P5W DH)

Idle temps higher than i'd like though 39-43 (all readings coretemp)

[choppa]

Anyone running passive cooling? I want a silent (and I mean silent) setup, and am gearing up on having a 24/7 system using a C2D 6600 + 7950GX2 in tandem. I was hoping to avoid watercooling if I could, so any input prior to building is appreciated.

[rpg711]

why avoid wc?
its better than air
if ur afraid of leaks, it wont happen unless u didnt put a fitting on right

[herderien]

@3ghz 1.3V

asusprobe @ 40 idle 56 load with ninja plus (P180 closed with stock fans, ninja stock fan with Arctic ceramic)

[fornowagain]

Also Lapped Tuniq Tower @1600rpm

In Antec P180 + additional front 120mm fan

@ 3.3ghz CPU load stays under 50c (1.45v + P5W DH)

Idle temps higher than i'd like though 39-43 (all readings coretemp)
Something not quite right there?

[Jinobi]

Running a Scythe Infinity in a P180B case, with front intake fan and top exhaust fan working. On a E6600 @ 3Ghz with 1.3 volts, I get 26C Idle and 40C Load.

[Dubz]

I am running new Scythe Infinity as well. Vcore jacked up to 1.5, temps 32 idle and 45 load.

[Psitech]

I am running new Scythe Infinity as well. Vcore jacked up to 1.5, temps 32 idle and 45 load.

Did you have to make any kind of modifications to get the Infinity to work with the P5W DH?

[geforce man]

thermalright xp 120 with lga 775 adapter. i know its making good contact, becasue the HS is warm, but my poor 6400 isn't quite flat i dont think, small increases in volts make humungous temp increases :(. either way, i love 120mm fans, cools the NB quite well also :)

[nooh]

i Have a scythe Infinity and a E6600 , but i have no temps for it , you know why ?

Cos i still havent found the right board yet

[vent]

why avoid wc?
its better than air
if ur afraid of leaks, it wont happen unless u didnt put a fitting on right
and test the system for 24h before fitting and you can be sure!

[idiotec]

Also Lapped Tuniq Tower @1600rpm

In Antec P180 + additional front 120mm fan

@ 3.3ghz CPU load stays under 50c (1.45v + P5W DH)

Idle temps higher than i'd like though 39-43 (all readings coretemp)
Did you lap the IHS as well? It seems like that is providing some really good results.

[Natalia]

Haven't gotten the Core 2 Due in the mail yet, but my heatsink has arrived!

http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06334/CIMG0585.JPG.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs205&d=06334&f=CIMG0585.JPG)

Scythe Infinity 5 Heat Pipe CPU Cooler

[Rare1]

I am using scythe ninja and running a 6400 at 3.2 load 46 degrees.

[mine]

Thermalright Ultra-90 with two Evercool 92mm fans in push/pull.

nice..same here ...
.on my encoding rig

[pentium777]

Replacing what's in my sig, arrived today was
P5W DH Dlx, E6600 L624A815 (Anyone know if this week is a good overclocker?) Corsair 2GB 8500C5 kit & Scythe Infinity

Hoping all goes smoothly with 2x7900GTX cards in SLI with modified drivers.

Anyone have recommendations on bios settings etc? Should this board be able to do 1066 mhz on the RAM since that is what it is rated for?

Seems this overclock will be more complicated than my X2 4400+ was. Anyone else with Scythe Infinity need to modify it, waiting to hear how someone did it before I dive in it after dinner tonight.

Thanks

[WesM63]

Scythe Infinity here. Modded it so it wouldn't hit the caps, however still have bad contact. I'm going to look into it here in about 5min.

[ShiningArcanine]

I am using a Thermalright XP-90 heatsink with a 92mm Panaflo Ultra Quiet fan running at a voltage of 5 volts, which translates into the fan running at 875 RPM and providing 17 to 18 CFM.

[Silver]

Thermalright xp-90 w/zalman fan. Lapped xp-90 and lapped e6300. 1.46v at 39c folding dual ribos.

[_Eduard_]

freezer 7 pro

[politenessman]

Haven't gotten the Core 2 Due in the mail yet, but my heatsink has arrived!

http://xs205.xs.to/xs205/06334/CIMG0585.JPG.xs.jpg (http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs205&d=06334&f=CIMG0585.JPG)

Scythe Infinity 5 Heat Pipe CPU Cooler


i dont know where you ordered from, but it was nice of them to include the fan, the shoe and framed picture of audrey hepburn.


very truly yours,
politenessman

[Drunner611]

Scythe Infinity, will post temps when 6400 gets here friday ;)

[Yay for Cheese]

For the people who have the Infinitys (Infinities?), is it necessary to change the stock fan to something more powerful?

[WesM63]

For the people who have the Infinitys (Infinities?), is it necessary to change the stock fan to something more powerful?

As seen in my other thread http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=111143 i just put on a 130cfm fan and it only dropped temps 1-2c. I am also having problems so YMMV.

[Nasgul]

I'm using a Tuniq Tower 120 with the SilverStone 120mm white fan but between that and the stock fan, the stock fan is better because when it gets to 2K rpm the noise level is not that bad but when the Silverstone is at full 2.4K rpm, the noise level goes through the roof! can't stand it, so I leave it 2.0K rpm which is not that bad as well.

So for those who are going to get a Tuniq Tower 120 when they come back, don't replace the stock fan, it's already the perfect fan for the HS.

Temps are always 30c idle and 39c full-load.

[Supertim0r]

I'm using a Tuniq Tower 120 with the SilverStone 120mm white fan but between that and the stock fan, the stock fan is better because when it gets to 2K rpm the noise level is not that bad but when the Silverstone is at full 2.4K rpm, the noise level goes through the roof! can't stand it, so I leave it 2.0K rpm which is not that bad as well.

So for thoe who are going to get a Tuniq Tower 120 when they come back, don't replace the stock fan, it's already the perfect fan for the HS.

Temps are always 30c idle and 39c full-load.

me want a tower 120 :(

[Dubz]

Did you have to make any kind of modifications to get the Infinity to work with the P5W DH?

no mods what so ever.

[GOATSLAYER]

Thermalright XP90c/Arctic Silver 5/Panaflo 92mm HO fan

Idle: 22c
Load: 31c

Stock settings

Do you live in Ice World?

Nice temps.

[celerity]

no way you can have those temps lol

[OneyedK]

Allendale E6400 @ 333x8, 1.3V
Zalman 9500cu @ 2000rpm

Roomtemp: 21.5°C
2*fully stressed temp: 41°C
MCH: 25°C (Swiftech MCX159-CU+fan)

Measured in a Lian-Li PC71

Was thinking about a different sink to provide more mosfetcooling.
Maybe Thermalright XP 90-C... Dunno yet... Installed the rig yesterday...

[choppa]

why avoid wc?
its better than air
if ur afraid of leaks, it wont happen unless u didnt put a fitting on right
Because I'm too damn afraid to venture into the realm of WC.
I want an always on system for ~2 years, that I can leave alone to run for 3-4 weeks at a time without checking on it, and I don't want the maintenance of topping up water, checking for leaks, etc etc that I've read about.

[Burner27]

Do you live in Ice World?

Nice temps.

Ambient temp was 66F

[Burner27]

no way you can have those temps lol

Yes I can have those temps. See above post.

[FusionZ06]

Scythe Mine

[i||uSi0n^]

Stock settings: E6600 + Zalman cnps9500

EDIT: btw the readings were taken using "Everest Ultimate Edition v3.01.652"

Idle:
CPU: 25C
Core #1: 40C
Core #2: 39C

Load:
CPU: 31C
Core #1: 46C
Core #2: 45C

BUT the motherboard is alwayz @ 48C which i find not normal...? donno how to fix that ?

i||uSi0n^

[Burner27]

Ambient temp is now 63F:

CPU Idle: 19c
Load: 28c

Gotta love fall temps!

[Luck.exe]

New temps with TTBT!

Idle is around 23'C and max load I've seen so far (Large FFTS orthose SP2004) is 41'C with room temp of 76.8F.

Hope that helps in your decision making! :D

[Vric]

Using Scythe Mine.
On P5B, temps are 34C idle and 41C load.

[Pyr0]

Because I'm too damn afraid to venture into the realm of WC.
I want an always on system for ~2 years, that I can leave alone to run for 3-4 weeks at a time without checking on it, and I don't want the maintenance of topping up water, checking for leaks, etc etc that I've read about.

i set my watercooling up on my amd system months ago. apart from the initial putting together, i haven't checked on it or needed to top it up yet :dunno:

I should be getting my Tuniq Tower 120 tomorrow, so i'll be using that for now on my E6700

[Mr. K6]

I feel for you OP :D. I'm much the same, aircooling is just so low-maintenance it's great for 24/7 systems. On my server I'm using an XP-90 lapped to 2000grit and a 92mm Panaflo LB1 (quiet). It generally keeps the CPU 8-10C above case temp at load. Right now case temp is 34C and the CPU is 44C (damn summer), can't wait to see what it dips down to this winter though :D.

[Sumanji]

Can we make this a poll please...?

[MustardTheoRy]

Scythe Ninja Mine replaced fan with scythe 1200 rpm 120m fan

2.4GHz 20c idle 28C load 1.2vcore

3.4GHz 33c idle, 45C load, Dual Prime 50-54c 1.5vcore 1.46-48v in XP

3.6GHz 45c idle, 64C load, Dual Prime 68c 1.625 vcore

[firestarter.pt]

6600 @ 3.2 Ghz with 1.537v on P5W DH Dlx

Zalman 7000 Cu with skt 775 adaptor

temps from CoreTemp:

75-78C full load (orthos)


A bit too high, i'm going to upgrade soon to a new genaration cooler, this zalman is 4 years old :toast:

[rpg711]

now im thinking of going water cooling myself because of this thread... dam u guys :p:

[choppa]

Yeah, I'd love to go WC'ing but again, expensive equipment + constant maintenance to make sure it doesn't fry = too much hassle. Also, I'd want to make the damn thing absolutely silent - which would be pretty hard. I've only ever used one pump before (Eheim 1250) but I could hear that one, and it was annoying me, so I'd need something quieter than that. It'd only need to handle the CPU + Graphics card, not OC'd, and run off 240V (or 220V?) ... but even then I guess there's none that'd be a) easy to set up and b) maintenance free and c) ultra-silent.

[nachthymnen]

Scythe Shogun:)
Not bad.
X6800 32M @ 3824mhz with 1,5V (31° IDLE)

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3246/32m1322of6.jpg

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/1891/dscf1353qm9.jpg

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5697/12921ou8.jpg

[jozzy]

Scythe Ninja Mine replaced fan with scythe 1200 rpm 120m fan

2.4GHz 20c idle 28C load 1.2vcore

3.4GHz 33c idle, 45C load, Dual Prime 50-54c 1.5vcore 1.46-48v in XP

3.6GHz 45c idle, 64C load, Dual Prime 68c 1.625 vcore

is it ninja or mine?

[OneyedK]

BUT the motherboard is alwayz @ 48C which i find not normal...? donno how to fix that ?

That's the temperature of the southbridge (ICH7).
I had the same problem... 48°C at first...
Then I lapped the sink (500 grit) an applied AS5 instead of the ASUS-gunk...
Still 41°C...
Then I glued a 50mm fan on the sink and now it's 32°C

--> will order a Coolermaster Blue Ice Pro, don't trust the glue on fan and sink...

[remorema]

SCYTHE MINE + coolink 120mm

All running @ default
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8243/defaultprimetempsam7.jpg

Later tonight i'll post overclock temps

[PcCI2iminal]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9054/infinitysanyostackercopynn6.jpg
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9575/allendale64003400mhzpi1mbuu7.jpg

Allendale 6400
DS3
Scythe Infinity
San Ace 120mm 6000rpm 260CFM

[rpg711]

Yeah, I'd love to go WC'ing but again, expensive equipment + constant maintenance to make sure it doesn't fry = too much hassle. Also, I'd want to make the damn thing absolutely silent - which would be pretty hard. I've only ever used one pump before (Eheim 1250) but I could hear that one, and it was annoying me, so I'd need something quieter than that. It'd only need to handle the CPU + Graphics card, not OC'd, and run off 240V (or 220V?) ... but even then I guess there's none that'd be a) easy to set up and b) maintenance free and c) ultra-silent.
i tried to piece together a wc set and is 450$... cheap
but that includes 2 vga blocks, a cpu, and a nb block, so if u dont want a nb or a vga block, it should come to around 350$
and about leaks, get non conductive fluid and its fine, but if u assembled it right, and used clamps, then it should be smooth sailing with watercooling.

[Pyr0]

E6700 ES @ 3625MHz with 1.4375V on Intel D975XBX cooled by Tuniq Tower 120 with stock fan
After 2 hours of Orthos (small FFTs, priority 9)
CoreTemp reads 63C
Intel Dektop Utilities reads 65C

[remorema]

as i promisse earlier today, here are my overclock temps.

scythe mine + coolink 120mm @ 1600rpm

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2154/overclockprimetempsoz2.jpg

[GAR]

im using the TT Big Typhoon with my cpu OC'd to 3.6ghz @ 1.46v

idle = 37c
load = 59c
ambient = 75f

i had the Scythe Mine, with the same settings with a 2700rpm 1200mm fan 94cfm these were the temps

idle 43c
load = 64c

I have the Scythe Mine sitting around....need to get rid of it.....anyone? PM me.

[MustardTheoRy]

is it ninja or mine?

My bad; Scythe Mine with replaced 120mm scythe 1200 rpm fan

[halo112358]

The BT isn't too difficult to mount if you have a CPU with an IHS. Mounting this thing on my Yonah without a heatspreader was SCARY.
..

Switch the nut and the brass standoff-type thing, hand tighten, and finish off by holding the standoff in some pliers and tighten the screw.
I had similar fun with my topless opteron, and I ended up stripping the screw heads :P the BT isn't coming off now until I flip the mobo over and drill out the heads. Oh well, at least I was able to overtighten it and get very good contact :D

FWIW I'm not really happy with the TR ultra-90 I put in my gf's computer, I think I'm going to get an ultra-120 and test it - I *really* wish you could pivot the ultras 90' so they blew towards the case exhaust fan though. The ultra-90 is pretty nice for stock operation, it's quiet and beats the stock coolers, but it doesn't OC for :banana::banana::banana::banana:e.

[adfinni]

Excuse the crap phone camera pic, as iv only just realised my E900's default quality was on average rather than ultra fine. But you get the idea of my cooling with one beauty perched on the mobo box with its twin brother behind :D

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/3734/spa0012ro2.jpg

But both need a damn good lapping as the finish of the bases are poor, with many machining marks :(

[Rieper]

Is anyone using the ASUS Silent Square? Any good? How does it compare to the Tuniq Tower 120?

http://www.pro-clockers.com/article.php?id=135

[pentium777]

Seems decent, using Scythe Infinity myself as it was reviewed as better than BT and in same league as Tuniq Tower 120 which no one can find due to some factory mishap.

[Supertim0r]

ordered a tower120 from UK...108$ :slapass:

[fhpchris]

ordered a tower120 from UK...108$ :slapass:
Denki + TT BT :)

http://www.sspmustang.com/ot/e6600/3700-tg512-32m-run1.jpg

[Yay for Cheese]

Any pictures of your air cooling setup?

[pentium777]

ordered a tower120 from UK...108$ :slapass:

They had the Tuniq Tower 120??? Thought the factory was shutdown and no one knew when it would be making more?

$108 wow?!

[Nasgul]

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3345/dscf0479bi8.th.jpg (http://img83.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0479bi8.jpg)

IMO, that's the worst way to put your Tuniq Tower 120 in.

The air is just being pushed down and when it gets about to be sucked out by the exhaust fan from the case, the Tuni pushes it back down to the card, sort of like in a circular motion. That exhaust fan at the bottom? useless, just remember: Heat rises.

This here is how I always put my Tuniq Tower 120s:


http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/Nasgul04/th_Pic1.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/Nasgul04/Pic1.jpg)

As for temps, it's 75F ambient, idles at 30c and 39c full load. Temps reported by AISuite.

[Supertim0r]

Denki + TT BT :)

http://www.sspmustang.com/ot/e6600/3700-tg512-32m-run1.jpg

I'm using a 2 TT BT also (one with a Panaflo L1A and the other with a U1A)

it's good but I wanted the tower120 so bad :p:

ghetto setup 1 (http://simon.webideal.ca/Gocchin/6.JPG) 2 (http://simon.webideal.ca/Gocchin/7.JPG)

[Supertim0r]

They had the Tuniq Tower 120??? Thought the factory was shutdown and no one knew when it would be making more?

$108 wow?!

108$ CAN shipped air from KustomPC UK

[The_Hardstylez]

I have a freezer 7 pro whitch hold my E6400 46degrees on load and ~36 idle.

on 3.2ghz std vcore.

[Summer67]

Using Artic Freezer Pro 7, keeping my E6400 around 46degrees idle and around 49degrees load at 3.0ghz

[Btrice]

Ultra-90 in push-pull flow with my case exhaust fan(pull).
E6600@2.88Ghz, 43C/48C stable, stock volts (1.29V)
E6600@3.29Ghz, 48C/53C warm-boot stable, +100mV (1.39V)

[Kashath]

Ultra 120 with 1200 rpm fan and AS5

34C Idle, 45C Load read from CoreTemp

[Lesterp]

Gigabyte GH-PDU21-SC G-Power w/ fan at 2100rpm
E6400@3.5ghz 1.41v stable

[fornowagain]

IMO, that's the worst way to put your Tuniq Tower 120 in.

The air is just being pushed down and when it gets about to be sucked out by the exhaust fan from the case, the Tuni pushes it back down to the card, sort of like in a circular motion. That exhaust fan at the bottom? useless, just remember: Heat rises.

This here is how I always put my Tuniq Tower 120s:

As for temps, it's 75F ambient, idles at 30c and 39c full load. Temps reported by AISuite.
I've tried it both ways it makes no difference to the cpu temps. And the Tuniq fan is mounted backwards and moves air upwards, then extracted directly out the back, blowing air downwards would indeed be unwise, remember hot air rises. It's mounted that way because it has to avoid a case fan on the side window, the same case fan feeds fresh air directly into the inlet of the Tuniq. Also mounted the other way, it blocks my northbridge fan which isn't good. The blue fan at the bottom is not an extraction, its an inlet fan, it feeds cool air on to the xtx and drops graphics mosfets loads by 5C. Get your facts straight before you comment.

As my loads temps of 38C@3.6GHz (25C ambient) are lower than yours, it can't be all wrong can it.

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/4797/tempsik9.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tempsik9.jpg)

[rob725]

Noctua 120 with as5 and vantec stealth ~ 1300rpm
3.5ghz at 1.4375v

In-case ambient ~ 25

Idle:
CPU: 32
Core: 42

Dual SP or rosetta@home load:
CPU: 38
Core: 51

Dual Prime after several hours:
CPU: 47
Core: 60

[Jodiuh]

That exhaust fan at the bottom? useless, just remember: Heat rises.

Haha, he told you. I saw that fan at Fry's today and thought it gave me an idea. What about putting this here Sycthe E 120MM at the bottom of my Stacker and blowing air up at the Accelero? I see it takes off the edge on the pwm's, but how does it do for the GPU fornowagain? Also, noise?

Also, if I were to snag a Tuniq, what do you guys think would work better...hor or vert? Hor goes out the case, but Vert would help utilize the top 120mm and perhaps give the Accelero a dedicated exhaust.

Here's pic:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/jodiuh/Stacker%20810%20Black/IMG_1173.jpg

As for temps:

E6400 @ 3300, lapped
Zalman 9500 @ 2700RPM, lapped
AS5, blotting baggie method
Vcore @ 1.325

Idle 30, Orthos 46

That's on a DS3 F5 Bios with an ambient of 23C. The AS applique still ain't as pretty as I'd like. I think the chip's got a case of the nasty bumpys. :slapass:

[AndrewZorn]

stock... tis a real shame.

3ghz at 1.32v isnt though. 28-46*C temps. not bad. fan speeds and slows for temp control so that idle temp could actually be lower if i wanted. crappy heatsink, good 65nm.

[Tasselhof]

Scythe Ninja PLUS (stock fan at 1k rpm, quiet, russian thermal interface alsil-3 )
E6600 @ 3333Mhz 1.5v(for sure) 30+-2 Celsius in idle and 50+-1 Celsius at Sp2004 burn
Case - Chieftach BA01-B-B-B

[irenic]

am i the first to use gigabyte 3d rocket II cooler?

E6400 @ 3.2ghz stock vcore full load @ 55c (orthos 10hrs)
idle @ 36c

same temp as my big typhoon VX but this one looks nicer than the VX :D

[cupra]

for me a Scythe Infinity and i have 2 zalman 9500 and tt bt for my other systems

[Jimbo]

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU fan on optimal setting, cos performance is ridiculously loud.

Temps are 50c idle and about 62c load. According to Everest, during Orthos.

My E6600 is overclocked 3ghz / 333fsb 1.3v core, it'll do until I get a Tunic Tower 120.

[The_Hardstylez]

I'am using A freezer pro 7 too..


43C idle and 58C stressed @ E6400 @ 3.2ghz std vcore. I'am going get a TT BT or a Infinity i think. :( :rolleyes:

[NautilusSLO]

I'm using Zalman CNPS9500, and GMC H70 with 140 mm fornt, and 120mm back vent.

E6600 OC to 3,33 Ghz, vcore 1,475; Idle temp : 37 C max temp: 58 C

[Phosphate]

am i the first to use gigabyte 3d rocket II cooler?

E6400 @ 3.2ghz stock vcore full load @ 55c (orthos 10hrs)
idle @ 36c

same temp as my big typhoon VX but this one looks nicer than the VX :D

Hmmm.......How is the mounting system?

I want to get the VX, but I may check this out now that you are mentioning it.

[Eastcoasthandle]

wow, whats wrong with water cooling? I am at 39C idle and roughly 43C full load...

[M0b1us]

I'm using Scythe Infinity+ TT Smartcase LED Fan

[irenic]

Hmmm.......How is the mounting system?

I want to get the VX, but I may check this out now that you are mentioning it.


the mounting is using bracket.. that means u need to remove ur mobo to install the bracket..

VX using same mounting as stock intel hsf..

[Dredd]

Thermalright Ultra-120 w/Panaflow H1BX on my Lapped E6400 @ a reasonable (not super high overclock) speed of 3.2Ghz. Idle and load depends on day and time as I live in FL and we regulate our AC cooling time via a computerized thermostat that sets different temperatures depending on the time of the day.

Right now for example it's 80F in my room and the idle temps are 47c and load can be up to 60c with dual Prime/Orthos. When it cools off this winter I'm sure it will be better temp wise.

[colfin22]

Zalman 9500 cooler, Thermaltake Armour 2x120mm fans on front, 120mm exhaust at rear, 90mm at top, even cut out grill from behind exhaust. Rest of specs in sig. I'm getting the following temps, seems unusually hot to me. Thought Zalman would perform better. Have reseated loads of times to get best contact. Ihs is flat, so is zalman. Using Xp pro.

335fsb 3.0Ghz 1.34vcore:
core temp: 43 / 58
speedfan: 39 / 58

355fsb 3.2Ghz 1.45vcore
core temp: 44 / 66
speedfan: 40 / 66

360fsb 3.25Ghz 1.47vcore
core temp: 46 / 68
speedfan: 42 / 68

When i touch heatpipes on cooler at 68' reading they're just barely warm. The case temp barely drop when i take side off case so airflow isn't a problem. No heating on in the house, so room is not that hot.
Do these temps look normal?

[orion23]

E6600 @ 3.55ghz 1.58 Vcore With a Zalman 9500 LED

55c idle
70-75c running Orthos

I really want to try a new cooler.

The Big Typhoon looks pretty good since others are getting very low temperatures with it.

Other in my list are:

Scythe Ninja
Scythe Infinity (Even though I find it too heavy)
TT 120 (if it ever arrives)

[colfin22]

E6600 @ 3.55ghz 1.58 Vcore With a Zalman 9500 LED

55c idle
70-75c running Orthos

I really want to try a new cooler.

The Big Typhoon looks pretty good since others are getting very low temperatures with it.

Other in my list are:

Scythe Ninja
Scythe Infinity (Even though I find it too heavy)
TT 120 (if it ever arrives)

:rolleyes: This is worth reading m8, might change your mind. was thinkin bout changin myself
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2006/08/01/conroe_heatsink_group_test/1.html

At least i know others are running their chips hotter than mine :D , was afraid to push further. Are you at those speeds 24/7?

[orion23]

Yeah, this is what I have for 24/7!

After hours of gaming and rar compression the system appears to be very stable.
I let Orthos run for a few minutes only since I don't like my temperatures in the 80's (but it doesn't fail right away like it has @ higher speeds)

That round up is very mediocre. They fail to test almost all known best coolers are there with the exception of the BT

TT 120
9500 LED
Ninja
Infinity
Ultra 120

[bugeyes]

http://www.users.on.net/~bugeyes/index.htm/Photographs/P5BDeluxe/P5B_Deluxe_003%20copy.jpg

http://www.users.on.net/~bugeyes/index.htm/Photographs/E6300/486x7_002.jpg

[rpg711]

what im getting is in my sig...
mp-5 is best block, am i right?

[Capo Crimini]

CPU: E6600 (week 24) - 356*9 (3.2GHz)
Cooler: Scythe Ninja
Fan: Papst (4412F2GLL) - 70CFM / 18dbA
Degrees load (Everest - 1.42V): 67-70C (core 1&2), 57-59C (CPU/HSF)

I suspect a TT Big Typhoon would do a better job...

[adrift02]

Wow ur guys core temps are pretty high.
e6600 3.0 (333fsb) 1.35v / SI-120 HSF 110cfm silverstone fan.
max load coretemp = 51c
max load speedfan = 40c

Even before I relapped my heatsink and switched from ceramic to ac5 my max load temps at 1.5v was 60c (which was already too hot for my taste).

Cant wait to see my max temps once my fan is turned up (running at 1000rpm instead of 2700 right now) and the ac5 is settled.

[brz555]

my E6600@3.0GHz and stock V has some heat issues... when idle it's at 37C, when i start 1st prime it jumps to 47 in less then a second(?!), when i start 2nd prime it jumps to 56C, again in a second! when i shut both primes down the CPU temp drops to 42 again in a second? Is IDU trustworthy? I have Zalman CNPS9500. my previous P4e3.0@1.4V@3.6GHz never went above 50C! So how can C2D on stock V get so hot? I use AS5...

[bugeyes]

Wow ur guys core temps are pretty high.
e6600 3.0 (333fsb) 1.35v / SI-120 HSF 110cfm silverstone fan.
max load coretemp = 51c
max load speedfan = 40c



Cant wait to see my max temps once my fan is turned up (running at 1000rpm instead of 2700 right now) and the ac5 is settled.

well why don't you post a screenshot of you OC + dual prime95/orthos largFFTs with intel's TA tool and whatever showing you HSF RPM!

[Vapor]

well why don't you post a screenshot of you OC + dual prime95/orthos largFFTs with intel's TA tool and whatever showing you HSF RPM!Now, now...keep it civil.

[TSFroggy]

I let Orthos run for a few minutes only since I don't like my temperatures in the 80's (but it doesn't fail right away like it has @ higher speeds)

Is it terribly bad to have the temps at 75-80C? With the stock cooler, I can do dual Orthos prime (now that I have a small fan on my northbridge) for 12+ hours with no errors (I got hard crashes and random reboots after 5 or so hours, something I figured to be the chipset) but temps go 80C in TAT, 72C in SpeedFan. Is this bad for 24/7 operation?

[lawrywild]

Noctua NH-U12 w/ Akasa Amber 120, 1400rpm

Amazing heatsink, sooo well built and mounting system is excellent, great pressure everytime. Smaller than scythe ninja and Tuniq120.

It's really great, when I first switched on and turned on ORTHOS, I felt the tuniq, it felt stone cold, I was like wtf this can't be right. Opened intel TAT and on 1.6v real ORTHOS and TAT was at 57/59 :eek: I can't work out where the heats going LOL, this heatsink must be incredibly efficient.

ON my 24/7 1.4v real, been cruching WCG for 2 days straight, closed lian li pc-7 plus, TAT is showing now 52/52.

Basically if you don't have one of these, BUY ONE :D

[unit365]

Hi all !!

i see many reports of temps. Many are false, bios and motherboard report incorrectly temps.
USE INTEL THERMAL ALALYSYS TOOLS and start in burn the cpu and you will see.....here you will have good temps...and you will see that this is more around 60 deg than 50 or 40 !!!the worst motherboard to read temps are gigabytes (my dq6 is around 15-20 deg under the TAT). The one is approaching intel tools is P5B with 614 bios.

You think cpu is cold...hmmm test intel TAT. I see a 6300 above around 60 deg in IDLE ! what is the temps in burn when you puch start on workload!!.maybe 75....
What i've retained from my tests is core2 don't like high voltage or they're hot. watercooling is near giant air coolers.
this is my opignon.

[hostile]

6600 at stock freq with stock heatsink on bad axe - IDCC and coretemp show 33C idle (haven't tested load yet). i have disabled cpu and system fan control in bios and i have 2 front fans, one airduct and a rear fan, all blowing at full speed.

[palese]

After reading this thread I am now more confused then when I started:D

[adrift02]

Wow ur guys core temps are pretty high.
e6600 3.0 (333fsb) 1.35v / SI-120 HSF 110cfm silverstone fan.
max load coretemp = 51c
max load speedfan = 40c

Even before I relapped my heatsink and switched from ceramic to ac5 my max load temps at 1.5v was 60c (which was already too hot for my taste).

Cant wait to see my max temps once my fan is turned up (running at 1000rpm instead of 2700 right now) and the ac5 is settled.

Someone asked for pics so here are two pics, one of the statement above (fan on low - 1000rpms) and another of my temps at a load with my fan on high (2400rpms/110cfm). For a little time line here is a list.

With no lapping, ceramic thermal compound, and my mobo at stock.
core load - 58c
speedfan cpu load - 46c
speedfan mobo load - 45c

After lapping, ac5 and mobo modded (thx freecableguy) - cpufan on low.
core load - 52c
speedfan cpu load - 41c
speedfan mobo load - 35c
pic - http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/4319/3000333fsb135vddr1000cpufanlowmi4.jpg

After lapping, ac5 and mobo modded (thx again!) - cpufan on high.
core load - 46c
speedfan cpu load - 36c
speedfan mobo load - 35c
pic -
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3226/3000333fsb135vddr1000cpufanhighwx9.jpg

Again, this is all at 3.0 1.35v OC w/ a SI-120 and a 110cfm silverstone fan.

[snips]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showpost.php?p=1675213&postcount=95

Lol man...i prefer to have my 6400 underclocked at 1 MHZ!!!!!!! than to have this view in front of my monitor.....How can you?:stick:

[RDTS]

SCYTHE MINE + coolink 120mm

All running @ default
http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8243/defaultprimetempsam7.jpg

Later tonight i'll post overclock temps

What's the slick program that shows all your info?

[[timko]]

What's the slick program that shows all your info?

The one on the left is called Everest...

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

The one in the middle is called CoreTemp...

http://www.thecoolest.zerobrains.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137

[orion23]

Well, I just replaced my Zalman 9500 LED (very quiet @ high speed BTW), with a Thermalright Ultra 120.
My temperatures went down anywhere between 5-10c which is not bad at all.:woot:

I do hate not having a "pretty" looking heasink in the case anymore, and since the Ultra 120 is HUGE, it takes over everything else:eek:

Fan will soon be replaced by either a Thermaltake smartcase fan or a panaflo one!


Before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/orion23/6.jpg

After:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/orion23/c.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/orion23/a.jpg

[Coolfire]

I ordered Katana Cu...
Does somebody have this cooler on their Core2 Duo?
temperatures?

[Jodiuh]

Well, I just replaced my Zalman 9500 LED (very quiet @ high speed BTW), with a Thermalright Ultra 120....I do hate not having a "pretty" looking heasink in the case anymore, and since the Ultra 120 is HUGE, it takes over everything else:eek:

Pic! Pic! I'm thinking about replacing the 9500 as well.

[Khaotic]

I just put together my 2nd Conroe system.
P5B Deluxe Wifi with an E6400. The idea is LAN rig - so air cooling it is.
Case: Cooler Master AMMO

The cooler: Scythe Infinity with an Evercool SFF-12 120mm fan. Also have an SFF-12 fan at the cases exhaust port. Using the stock Blue LED fan that came with the case on the front panel intake.

ALSO: Using the northbridge heatpipe cooler that came with the ASus P5B. Still messing with the overclock at the moment. (Waiting on good ram)
So far, at 336 (2.7GHz) default voltage
Temps with Orthos running (SMALL-CPU STRESS)
Ambient: 24
Idle: 36
100%: 44

[fullmetal]

I have a Sunbeamtech Silent Whisper and i get about 36c idle and 50ish load..

[BulldogPO]

Scythe Ninja +, mounted so that air flows more freely to P5W DH:s PWM cooler.

[bullet2urbrain]

i've got TTBT non lapped w/ Yate Loon S12SL on it @ 1100RPM

Temp Idle - 36*
Temp after 12hrs of 100% load - 45*

@ 3.4ghz 1.45 vcore

[adrift02]

Nice temps "bullet2urbrain".

Anyways, here is my load temps after priming for an hour at 3400 1.537v.
Unfortunatly I will not be able to run this all the time (59c is too hot for my taste even if its only the core temp) but at least I know this proc can actually hit 3400 stable (1 hour stable anyways...), though at way too high voltages.
core temp = 59c
tmt = 57c
speedfan mobo = 35c
speedfan cpu = 46c

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/7915/3400378fsb154vddr1000cpufanhightk9.jpg

[JoeBar]

Does anyone of u guys ever consider the sticker on P5B's or other asus m/b that says "Do not install with air cooling"...?

[bullet2urbrain]

Does anyone of u guys ever consider the sticker on P5B's or other asus m/b that says "Do not install with air cooling"...?

yeah i took one look at the thing it was attached to and looked @ my HSF and realized it would never fit.

and it doesnt. it will not fit on the NB Heatpipe with a TTBT

[Dredd]

Does anyone of u guys ever consider the sticker on P5B's or other asus m/b that says "Do not install with air cooling"...?

I'm not sure what you're saying here. I know what you're talking about, but I never saw anyone on here using it in a system yet.

[yumzlare]

hi bros out there..

does the sycthe ninja plus compatible with the P5W Dh Deluxe Mobo..

Any Of u guys using these stuff...

Regards

[Grinch]

see sig for cooling:woot:

[yumzlare]

sorry newbie here who's sig?..
anyone can help me

[Bail_w]

sorry newbie here who's sig?..
anyone can help me

he said see his signature.

Watercooling Rig:
Radiator: ThermoChill PA 120.2 with 2 X 120mm Yate Loons | Pump: MCP655 | CPU: Swiftech Storm Rev. 2 | GPU: Maze4 | Tubing: Masterkleer 7/16"

[Grinch]

bingo!:toast: :woot:

[yumzlare]

ok but it does not show if sycthe ninja plus is compatible with the P5W Dh Deluxe Mobo..

?? confused bro.. thats water cooling??

[Jodiuh]

It fits on the DS3. :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/jodiuh/Stacker%20810%20Black/IMG_1252.jpg

[tranceaddict]

tt big typhoon (http://simon.webideal.ca/Bench/6600%203.7%2011h.JPG)

OMG, that is the best single card "air" set up I have seen. Nice going man, gaming must be fun.

[aamsel]

I have searched just about everywhere for Scythe Ninja and Thermalright Ultra 120. They seem to be almost globally out of stock. Any idea where I can find either of them? Someone on anandtech had 5, I missed one by being one PM late to him, and there is a "scammer" on EBAY with some. That's about it.

Andrew

[blacksun1942]

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

Current OC:
E6400 @ 2.6ghz, stock voltage
idle ~44C
load ~56C

Interestingly my temps had pretty much NO change whatsoever after OCing from 2.13

[FunYun]

Artic Cooling Freeze 7 Pro

E6300 @ 2.2ghz
idle 40-43
Load 50-53
These are TAT temps

Those temps are the same @ stock too.

I also added a Thermaltake Cool Blue NB cooler. That NB got damn hot, now its barley warm.

Also, for those who have a 7900 series card, add ram sinks to the chips on the lower left back of the card. They will melt you skin off. Though be extremely cautious that they don't contact anything else on the board.

[Jodiuh]

I'd also like to get my hands on a Tuniq or Ultra 120...

[amx]

I'd also like to get my hands on a Tuniq or Ultra 120...
Same here

[brz555]

i've just switched from Zalman CNPS9500Led to TtSonicTower and EnermaxFAB12. my TAT temps fell from 64C on Zalman to 57C! i even had to remove the side pannel so the TtST could fit in the case!
When running double prime my CPU temp fell from 59C to 56C

[Mortal]

I'll be switching to a Tuniq Tower 120 come next week, which'll be replacng the stock Intel cooler on my week 27 Conroe E6600.

Current temps right now for my CPU (which's clocked at a measly 2.7GHz right now, but cranking it up high when the Tuniq is on it) are between 48-50c after 12 hours of F@H.

[spacemanspliff]

whoa insane stuff! of course my friend has an external refrigerator freezer with antifreeze flowing at around 10 F

[spacemanspliff]

oh and blacksun sweet avatar! crazy eyes

[Ruslan]

http://justoverclockit.com/pics/dq64002.jpg

[OV3RCLOCK3R]

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3708/dsc00191cm3.jpg

Idle = 48-52
Load (TAT) = 75-79.

6300 @ 3.5ghz 1.375v. Either bad contact or crap heatsink, not liking the temps :(

[ocZZZ]

damn that's hot

[Supertim0r]

its a bad contact for sure, ninja is a "good" hs

[theonlybabyface]

I have the TTBT and idle is 33C and full load is 44C and that's with two x1900xtx's heating up the place!!! :p:

[orion23]

Idle = 48-52
Load (TAT) = 75-79.

6300 @ 3.5ghz 1.375v. Either bad contact or crap heatsink, not liking the temps :(

You need to at least re-mount that heatsink and see if it helps!

[Bail_w]

Idle = 48-52
Load (TAT) = 75-79.

6300 @ 3.5ghz 1.375v. Either bad contact or crap heatsink, not liking the temps :(


i am pretty much in the same situitaion. E6300 @ 3.5 with 1.4625

Idle = 47
Load (tat ,core temp) 74s

WTF? yes i did try to remount it megatrillion times. no help.

[775911]

Your voltage is much higher though.

Are these with lapped IHS or is it possibly bad contact there..

[Supertim0r]

p5b dx report temps higher, don't forget

[phile]

Setup: E6600/P5WDH @ 333 (3GHz) 1.35 vcore
Cooling: Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ 2400 rpm

Idle temps:
CPU: 28C
Core1: 44C
Core2: 45C
Mobo: 39C

Load (TAT 100%) temps:
CPU: 44C
Core1: 65C
Core2: 65C
Mobo: 42C

Ambient room: ~21C

I'd love to run 400 FSB with the mem at 800 (1:1), but the 9500 is just not up to the task @ the 1.5 vcore I need for such an o/c. Having seen Lawrywild's experience with the Noctua NH-U12, I read a few reviews and just placed an order for one at Xoxide. Looking forward to getting that beast hooked-up.

BTW, does anyone else get the occasional BSoD when shutting-down TAT? It's happened to me twice, now. Why Intel hasn't updated it for conroe, I do not understand. You'd think they'd release an official tool for monitoring and stressing the conroe chips.

-phil

[aamsel]

I had the same issue with the Ninja on several C2D motherboards. Actually, even higher temperatures than you saw.

One question: have you mounted and dismounted this Ninja several times or more? I had, and I think that the springs got substantially weakened. The very first time I mounted it, it was almost impossible for me to clamp down all of the springs. After about 3 or 4 mountings, it got much easier to clamp it down. That is when the springs had gotten too weak. By springs, I am referring to the leaf-type springs under the heatsink that are pushed down by the clamps. They apply the pressure to force the actual heatsink down onto the CPU.

Anyhow, my Ninja is toast now.

Andrew





Idle = 48-52
Load (TAT) = 75-79.

6300 @ 3.5ghz 1.375v. Either bad contact or crap heatsink, not liking the temps :(

[lostsoul]

I was thinking about going with the Freezer 7 Pro, but after reading all this, Im not sure it will fit the P5b Deluxe board I have. I keep looking at the heatsink and thinking it should, but not sure. Heres another question, if im not going to over clock, should I just keep my stock heatsink? Or is it still better to go with an upgrade?

[mykeos]

lostsoul:i think that if you're not gonna OC,there is no need to get better cooling.stock is quite good,had the same on Prescott(!!) and even OCed it for 15% for 24/7 without a problem.

[Capo Crimini]

Has anyone any experience with both Scythe Ninja+ and TTBT? I'm using the Ninja atm but considering changing to TTBT. Ninja is a hell to remount and I'm getting really high core temps on load (~74C).

[catmull-rom]

One of my first post here as xs forums, great resource! :)

I'd like to know what you think about my readings, I am a bit confused.

I have a 6600 (week 27, does not seem a superoverclocker but 3ghz stable at default vcore) at 3200 mhz, (355*9) seems totally stable. Bios vcore set to 1.4volt, although in windows its is lower? Asus p5b deluxe bios 0614. TEAM pc2 6400. The temps are not what I would like though. Under orthos load I get core temps of 59, and more importantly, cpu temps of about the same, 60 degrees. From what I see there should be quite a difference in the cpu temp as opposed to the core temps. I do hear talk of the p5b dlx not giving proper readings of the cpu value?

I have lapped the IHS due to improper contact (sounds dirty ;) ), it wasn't exactly flat... And I have a Scythe Ninja with plenty of airflow through it, which should be a good heatsink. Or is it? (spooky laugh)

here is a pic of the data:

http://www.gladiool.dds.nl/jpg/makingtoast.jpg

[adrift02]

To those of u who are lapping ur heatsinks and remounting over and over with no improvements from the high original temps I would suggest taking a close look at ur actual cpu. Many conroes have been produced with concave tops and hence even with a very flat heatsink and good thermal spread it will not make good contact. I was one of the lucky ones (kinda, cause my conroe doesnt overclock as well as others...) and have a cpu that was completely flat but lots of people are reporting thats not the case. Check it out and lap that sucker.

P.S. Obviously this will permanetly void your warrenty (of course so does overvolting....)

[NO1B4ME]

Same here


Good luck trying to find one. I LOOKED everywhere with no luck



To those of u who are lapping ur heatsinks and remounting over and over with no improvements from the high original temps I would suggest taking a close look at ur actual cpu. Many conroes have been produced with concave tops and hence even with a very flat heatsink and good thermal spread it will not make good contact. I was one of the lucky ones (kinda, cause my conroe doesnt overclock as well as others...) and have a cpu that was completely flat but lots of people are reporting thats not the case. Check it out and lap that sucker.

P.S. Obviously this will permanetly void your warrenty (of course so does overvolting....)



Thanks I will check mine today. I have taken off my TT BTyphhon off 2x only.

[quicksilverXP]

I have a HYPER48 running a 6300 at 3.0Ghz on stock volts. Idle temps are around 41C/42C for both cores and on load during two instances of Prime95 it never goes above 52C.

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/5696/chakraij3.jpg

However, Intel's fan control sucks balls because I tried using a fanmate2 and lowering the rpm of the Hyper48 fan to 1800 RPM and the temps remaing the same... but the Intel fan control keeps it sporadic from 2200 RPM to 2400 RPM. I'm looking for a heatsink tower with a 120MM attachment that blows out twoards my rear 120MM. However, I have a Thermalright HR-05 on the NB and I need something that will fit both the Thermalright NB cooler and a good sized heatsink tower on a DS3 (which pretty much throws out the Infinity and SI-128). Any help is appreciated (will post this in the aircooling forums).

[Evil]

Scythe Infinity with Thermaltake Smartfan. Vcore 1,475v in bios. Idle 44c:)
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2254/36ghz1475vwc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
My IHS needs to be lapped, temperatures could be better but right now it´ll do.:rolleyes:

[GAM]

DQ6\E6400\TTBT with modded air-duct to side intake and directing air flow through NB heatsink and radiator fins, lapped IHS+Heatsink, 'crazy-cool' in place - folding on both cores - 100%:

CPU: 32c
Core1/2: 47c (hovers 42-47c, usually 44c)
NB/Sys: 33c
Ambient: 23c
TTBT Fan rpm: 1290
vCore: 1.3125 (stock)

Note, I usually stress with dual-prime small/large FFTs which produces a lot more heat. Will perform tests soon and provide updates.

For discussion and links to info and pics on duct mod, refer to: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=114323

[OV3RCLOCK3R]

damn that's hot

Tell me about it :(


its a bad contact for sure, ninja is a "good" hs

I know it's a good heatsink thats why i aint happy with the temperatures.


You need to at least re-mount that heatsink and see if it helps!

Will try this, hopefully it should work


i am pretty much in the same situitaion. E6300 @ 3.5 with 1.4625

Idle = 47
Load (tat ,core temp) 74s

WTF? yes i did try to remount it megatrillion times. no help.

Your voltage is a lot higher than mine though :)


Your voltage is much higher though.

Are these with lapped IHS or is it possibly bad contact there..

Ihs isn't lapped as i want to keep the warrenty but i'm thinking it's a bad contact aswell


p5b dx report temps higher, don't forget

Do they?:confused:


I had the same issue with the Ninja on several C2D motherboards. Actually, even higher temperatures than you saw.

One question: have you mounted and dismounted this Ninja several times or more? I had, and I think that the springs got substantially weakened. The very first time I mounted it, it was almost impossible for me to clamp down all of the springs. After about 3 or 4 mountings, it got much easier to clamp it down. That is when the springs had gotten too weak. By springs, I am referring to the leaf-type springs under the heatsink that are pushed down by the clamps. They apply the pressure to force the actual heatsink down onto the CPU.

Anyhow, my Ninja is toast now.

Andrew

Well it was used on my AMD rig before moving to conroe so you could say it's been mounted quite a lot of times but the clamps/springs are still hard to push down so i think there doing there job.


Has anyone any experience with both Scythe Ninja+ and TTBT? I'm using the Ninja atm but considering changing to TTBT. Ninja is a hell to remount and I'm getting really high core temps on load (~74C).

Cpu and volts?


To those of u who are lapping ur heatsinks and remounting over and over with no improvements from the high original temps I would suggest taking a close look at ur actual cpu. Many conroes have been produced with concave tops and hence even with a very flat heatsink and good thermal spread it will not make good contact. I was one of the lucky ones (kinda, cause my conroe doesnt overclock as well as others...) and have a cpu that was completely flat but lots of people are reporting thats not the case. Check it out and lap that sucker.

P.S. Obviously this will permanetly void your warrenty (of course so does overvolting....)

Will definatly be having a look on mine, Might be concave:eek:


Phewww, long post:p:

[Sparx]

I just discovered this today.
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/showthread.php?p=6413282#post6413282post6413282
sparx

[Dax5]

Im using a BIGTYPHOON with Modded 100cfm Fan (with AS5)

Temps hover around 30 degrees @ full load

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/Dax5/core2.jpg

[faramith]

Zalman CNPS9500 LED on a Badaxe mobo rev 305 with C2D E6600 at STOCK
2.40ghz and Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste and I have bad temps at idle :(

any tips?

http://www.prtc.net/~neojapan/temp.jpg
http://www.prtc.net/~neojapan/rig2.jpg

[Supertim0r]

Zalman CNPS9500 LED on a Badaxe mobo rev 305 with C2D E6600 at STOCK
2.40ghz and Arctic Silver 5 thermal paste and I have bad temps at idle :(

any tips?

http://www.prtc.net/~neojapan/temp.jpg
http://www.prtc.net/~neojapan/rig2.jpg

temps are 15-25c too high on the bad axe, don't worry

[Dase]

Has anyone any experience with both Scythe Ninja+ and TTBT? I'm using the Ninja atm but considering changing to TTBT. Ninja is a hell to remount and I'm getting really high core temps on load (~74C).

Add me to the list of people with Ninjas and hot CPUs. Lapped E6600 on a DS3, 3.2 GHz, 1.475v, 72C load core temp. 48C idle core temp. In-case ambient is about 30C.

What is it with the Ninja and Core2Duos? The Ninja is a highly-regarded heatsink and while some people are getting good temps with them, a lot aren't. In my case the high temps bug me, but on the other hand my system is totally stable. Oh well.

[rpg711]

Im using a BIGTYPHOON with Modded 100cfm Fan (with AS5)

Temps hover around 30 degrees @ full load

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j243/Dax5/core2.jpg
im rather skeptecal on that fan speed
are u saying it runs at 61k rpm?
thats faster than any car engine... u have a jet engine in ur case.... turbines away!!!

[faramith]

Added a system Blower that runs at 3500 rpm below the Northbridge, also added a small fan to the nortbridge it runs at 5000rpm (Cooler Master Blue Ice) still temps are the same 42c~45c normal load. You say BadAxe boards show incorrect temps? how do I check the correct temp then?
thanks

http://www.prtc.net/~neojapan/rig3.jpg

[OV3RCLOCK3R]

Cant be arsed sorting the heatsink or lapping cpu's, Seem a lot of people are having problem with ninja's.

Have finally decided on watercooling for silence/looks and performance :)

[GAM]

Check this out for a modded mounting alternative: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1739491

[aamsel]

OK, I will ask you also:

Was this your first install of the Ninja, or had it been mounted/dismounted other times?

If so, how many times?

Mine was mounted about 6 times or so (can't remember exact number), and then the springs got weakened.
This happened because I was testing various C2D motherboards, CPU's etc.

The last few times I installed it, it took WAY LESS effort to clamp down the 4 clamps. That can't be good.

Unfortunately, I can't find a new Ninja anywhere to prove that it was the number of installs that messed it up.

Andrew



Add me to the list of people with Ninjas and hot CPUs. Lapped E6600 on a DS3, 3.2 GHz, 1.475v, 72C load core temp. 48C idle core temp. In-case ambient is about 30C.

What is it with the Ninja and Core2Duos? The Ninja is a highly-regarded heatsink and while some people are getting good temps with them, a lot aren't. In my case the high temps bug me, but on the other hand my system is totally stable. Oh well.

[[XC] serlv]

I have searched just about everywhere for Scythe Ninja and Thermalright Ultra 120. They seem to be almost globally out of stock. Any idea where I can find either of them? Someone on anandtech had 5, I missed one by being one PM late to him, and there is a "scammer" on EBAY with some. That's about it.

Andrew

Regarding the Ultra 120, says there in stock here (http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/ThermalRight-Ultra-120-p-16433.html)...

I am using one on my 6600/P5B Dlx. Works well.

[nooh]

Check this out for a modded mounting alternative: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1739491

thanks for the link

[Jodiuh]

Scythe Ninja - I hate the mount...absolutely evil little mofo. Just got back from a LAN Party and my temps went up...never fails.

The guide to the Inf's missing pics. :( But I'm probably gonna snag the Ultra 120...thanks for link!!

PS. Anyone have the DS3, Ultra 120, and the Jing Ting NB cooler?

[ferds]

im rather skeptecal on that fan speed
are u saying it runs at 61k rpm?
thats faster than any car engine... u have a jet engine in ur case.... turbines away!!!

speedfan reading is off the chart. mine was reading 25k rpm when it should only be 1200 rpm.

[Artmic]

ThermalRight Si-128
As i write this my temps are:
Overall CPU 24C
the two cores are 34C and 36C
Motherboard: 32C

Full load:
CPU 47C
the two cores: 61C

[aamsel]

Thanks, I found one in stock somewhere else, and it is arriving tomorrow.
Now I just hope I can fit it in the case that I have, didn't bother to measure anything!!

Andrew



Regarding the Ultra 120, says there in stock here (http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/ThermalRight-Ultra-120-p-16433.html)...

I am using one on my 6600/P5B Dlx. Works well.

[Jodiuh]

Hmmm...it seems the Ultra 120's 20mm longer. That would push my Jing Ting right into the video card. If I switch the Jing Ting around, it might not block the ram slots. Perhaps the Tuniq's a better fit. Has anyone seen this anywhere?

[scoobysix]

CPU: E6600 @ 3ghz
Mobo: P5B Deluxe/Wifi
HSF: Noctua NH-U12F
Case: Antec P180

Idle: 37ºC
Load: 48ºC

[nooh]

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7195/img0305rp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Scythe infinity

[scoobysix]

Wow 89ºC... isn't that way too hot?

[K.I.T.T.]

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7195/img0305rp9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Scythe infinity
:smoke: :explode2:

[Poodle]

Scythe Infinity with Thermaltake Smartfan. Vcore 1,475v in bios. Idle 44c:)
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2254/36ghz1475vwc5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
My IHS needs to be lapped, temperatures could be better but right now it´ll do.:rolleyes:


Nice chip you got there. I really hope my E6600, step 6-b2 also can do that when I get a good board.
Temps are good, I wouldn't bother if I were you. Leave it. :)

[Capo Crimini]

I just made a quite interesting discovery regarding the Scythe Ninja with a E6600...

If you look down to inside the cooler through the round hole (viewed from the top), you'll see some fins going all vertical. Now if you attach a fan to the cooler (the average way), the air will hit the fins and the air transmission will end there, thus not ensuring optimal cooling, since the air ought to move through the cooler and not stop half way through inside it.

With my antec P180 case I solved this problem by attaching the fan to the top (moving air IN to the case AT the cooler), plus i have a fan at the front and rear moving air in/out.

With my old Ninja-setup (fan attatched at the right side of the cooler near the ram), I used to get 73-77C coretemps w/ Orthos small FFTs (Everest read) - CPU was up to 67C. Now this was only with 1.43Vcore and 361x9 FSB.

With my fan attatched to the case at the top I'm now getting coretemps at max 65-67C (ambient roomtemp has got to be at least 25-30C atm), and CPU temp at ~55C. We're talking 10 centigrade drop by moving the fan 90 degrees! :D

If your case doesn't have a hole at the top for fans, then I suggest make one! ;)

[catmull-rom]

I just made a quite interesting discovery regarding the Scythe Ninja with a E6600...

If you look down to inside the cooler through the round hole (viewed from the top), you'll see some fins going all vertical. Now if you attach a fan to the cooler (the average way), the air will hit the fins and the air transmission will end there, thus not ensuring optimal cooling, since the air ought to move through the cooler and not stop half way through inside it.

With my antec P180 case I solved this problem by attaching the fan to the top (moving air IN to the case AT the cooler), plus i have a fan at the front and rear moving air in/out.

With my old Ninja-setup (fan attatched at the right side of the cooler near the ram), I used to get 73-77C coretemps w/ Orthos small FFTs (Everest read) - CPU was up to 67C. Now this was only with 1.43Vcore and 361x9 FSB.

With my fan attatched to the case at the top I'm now getting coretemps at max 65-67C (ambient roomtemp has got to be at least 25-30C atm), and CPU temp at ~55C. We're talking 10 centigrade drop by moving the fan 90 degrees! :D

If your case doesn't have a hole at the top for fans, then I suggest make one! ;)

I was wondering about that a bit as well.. I'm gonna investigate as well! thanx!

[Bail_w]

What are the rpm of the fans you were using?

[deathman20]

Well got a few results here. Gotta update my sig and will do it in a second.

Using a E6600 w/ a Ultra-120 cooler in a P180 case. All below are load temps. Idle sits at roughly 38-46C depending on the speed and voltage.

333x9 2997Mhz = 1.325V (45-48C)
355x9 3195Mhz = 1.4V (50-53C)
364x9 3275Mhz = 1.45V (probably can go higher with this though and be prime stable) (51-54C)
377x9 3393Mhz = 1.5V (52-55C)
385x9 3465Mhz = 1.525V (54-56C)
393x9 3537Mhz = 1.525V (not prime stable but it is otherwise stable) (55-57C)

[EneergE]

Thermalright SI-128 with 120CFM Silverstone Fan @ ~90% speed
3.2GHz @ 1.425volts (actually 1.400 due to droop)

BIOS Idle temps: 32-34C
BIOS Dual Prime Temps (using sandra): 44-48C.
Intel Thermal Analysis Idle: 44C
Intel Thermal Analysis Load: 55C

I'm not sure what the actual temps are, but after installing this hsf my temps have went down around 10-15C or so (also, not volted before, so may be even better). However I can't say for sure on the temps since they vary so much between every program I use.

Pretty good cooler and was fairly easy to install. The push pins are 10x easier to get in than the Intel HSF ones. Not quite as easy to uninstall, though.

[nooh]

:smoke: :explode2:lol

Man its ok don't worry , I have made my own conspiracy theory and I am testing the waters on this CPU.

The thing thats really doing my head in is if you look at the thermal CPU specsheeet where it advises you to keep temps at what ever I saw that the laptop cpu's which are 65nm can withstand 100 c whilst our desktop CPU can withstand 61c.

It just doesn't add up right , also look at Pentium D and what it can withstand because they had a not so goo cpu they have shown that you can work that at a higher temp than core 2. Why? business I guess and the environment.

[Dave338]

At about 25-26 ambient temp. with a Thermalright XP90"al" plus a UVled fan (ACRyan) 92mm at 2600rpm full (idle is about 1600rpm).

I think they're quite good temps. :)

Idle is about 35&#186;C (i have enabled EIST so clock downs to 2400 1,1v)

The board (Giga DS3) has a Zalman NBF-47 on it ;)

http://perso.wanadoo.es/dave_338/E6400/sp2004_400x8.JPG

salu2.

[orion23]

I just got my Thermaltake A2018 2800 RPM Blue LED Fan for my Thermalright Ultra 120.

Not loud at all, even @ full speed. And it beats the Panaflo with looks :D


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/orion23/12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/orion23/14.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/orion23/11.jpg

[jchow1]

i put an h50 on my friend's E8500 and it's been working great

[OCX600RR]

Holy gravedig

[jchow1]

didnt even realize how old the last post was. the topic showed up on the list of threads so i assumed it was relevant

[Jodiuh]

Oh c'mon man! At least give us hi res pictures, temps, and overall impressions including noise levels if you're going to bring back the year of the dog!