Conroe (Core 2 Duo) Cooling: Who wins ?

[Silver Bullet]

Hey all,

Update:

I have purchased (as in my sig) a P5W DH and Ultra 120 (with Li Lian 120mm fan ~1300 rpm). Cooling with my P-D 805 @ 3.3ghz (1.4125 V) seems to be around 45c idle and 60C load. Case fans are 2 x Nexus 120mm at ~7v.

Opening Post:

Just wondering what people think of the following coolers and if they were about the same fan speed, who would win (be coolest). One of these will be used on (i hope) a Asus P5B Deluxe. I'm aiming on taking a E6600 to around 3.2 - 3.5Ghz or more if i can get it .

-- Current Leaders --

Best Air Overclocking (noise not a factor): Tuniq Tower 120

Best Air Overclocking (silent or low noise): Thermalright Ultra-120, TR-SI 128, Scythe Ninja

-- Reviews --

Thermalright SI-128 - Review link

Thermalright Ultra 120 - Review link

Tuniq Tower 120 - Review link

Scythe Ninja - Review link

-- Your 2 cents --

If anyone has another recommendations that be great .

[i||uSi0n^]

no zalman CNPS9500 ?

seems no one here ever uses it...i find it to be good cooler as its sure keep my prescott cpu cool without making a lot of noise...

i||uSi0n^

[BlackX]

no zalman CNPS9500 ?

seems no one here ever uses it...i find it to be good cooler as its sure keep my prescott cpu cool without making a lot of noise...

i||uSi0n^

any benchies?

[SMa]

no zalman CNPS9500 ?

seems no one here ever uses it...i find it to be good cooler as its sure keep my prescott cpu cool without making a lot of noise...

i||uSi0n^

For the price of the Zalman CNPS9500 you can get a better cooler.
Zalman CNPS9500 performs about the same as an Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, but is 2 times the price


Between those two, I would choose the Thermalright Ultra-120.

[Silver Bullet]

Only reason I didn't add the Zalman 9500 is because, a. you can't replace the fan (easily) and b. I do believe it being replaced wit the Zalman 9700 soon.

[i||uSi0n^]

any benchies?

oh personally i dont do any but im sure there are reviews out there of the cooler...i was just curious about it cause i plan to use it with E6600 but seen people alwayz talking about other coolers im not so about sure in the end and would like to know why its not that popular as from my personal experience it does good job...

my pc stock intel cooler:

idle = 40°C
100% load = 75°C

zalman CNPS9500:

idle = 33°C
100% load = 52°C

i||uSi0n^

P.S oh thnx guyz i will look into those other coolers, if i can save money and get same temps then why not...

[gocchin]

Here at XS, the favorite lately has been the Tuniq Tower 120. You'll see all the Xtreme benchers when testing on air use the Tower. They are hard as heck to get though...

[illidan]

for air Tuniq Tower 120 is the best, if u have nice big case.

[i||uSi0n^]

hum im gonna look into it, will it fit in with Asus P5W DH and Antec P180 casing ?

i||uSi0n^

[DEVIL K-ce]

Tuniq Tower 120 the best of air cooling.

[Mr.Bones]

Think Ill stick with my coolermaster,No real reason to OC the snot out of it just yet IMO

[hookid]

I was about to buy a Thermaltake BT, but i guess you guys recommend the Tuniq T-120 over that?

If true, i will get that instead. How much cooler is it than the Thermaltake BT?

[Vric]

we also have to consider the very crowded board around the socket. Some very nice Cooler wouldn't be able to fit because of that.

[sierra_bound]

The Tuniq Tower 120 is the best, hands down. Not the quietest, but great for extreme overclocking. Hard to find right now. It fits fine on the Intel Bad Axe board which has a lot of capacitors around the socket. Should fit on most other S775 boards too.

[afireinside]

The only problem with the tuniq tower is that it's out of stock just about everywhere until august in thw US

[davefr]

Scythe Mine III.

It has the best socket 775 mount of any HSF, performs very close to the Tuniq without the mass, and has a superior fan mounting system over the Ninja +.

Replace the stock 100mm fan with a YL 120 and you'll have a top notch HSF that's effective and quiet.

[theteamaqua]

why is Tuniq Tower 120 hard to get?? they sell it at svc.com and even amazon.com

really its out of stock?? cos i know they do have it in svc,

Edit: oh nvm, they had it about couple weeks ago

[thorgal]

How about the TT Big Typhoon ? Better or worse than the Sonic Tower ?

[AgonxOC]

Only reason I didn't add the Zalman 9500 is because, a. you can't replace the fan (easily) and b. I do believe it being replaced wit the Zalman 9700 soon.

WHAT!?.... It takes two seconds to change the FAN....

Either way my 9500 cools my Dothan at 2.8Ghz just fine... It never goes above 40ºC, its usually at 33ºC at full load (Temperature varies with ambient)....

Alex

[PkG.1337]

lol
dothan runs fine on fanless heatsink
dont oc, a ULV it can even run heatsinkless
hell, i m ganna try that with my yonah

[DARK SIDE]

Zalman 7700cu.Fit on "Bad axe" or not?

[burningrave101]

Arctic Freezer 7 Pro or Zalman 9500 would be good choices. I've got a Zalman 9500 LED on my s939 now but i may try the AC Freezer 7 Pro as well.

[grimREEFER]

scythe ninja i think is the best, it has the most heatpipes.

[theteamaqua]

yeah well if i cant get the tower 120, i already bought the corsair Cool kit for $89.99 + tax (man do frys sell cheap stuff or what) , i might get the swiftech 5002 TEC CPU block for it,

how bout Titan Vannesa type L??

according to this page:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/06/...rs/page30.html

its the best??

and they have it in newegg

[Silver Bullet]

Anyone know where to get Tuniq Tower 120 in Canada ? (other than NCIX) ?