Stock CPU cooler good enough?

Chang2 · 09-18-2009, 04:06 AM

Hi,
I'm purchasing a Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz CPU. I'm wondering if the stock CPU fan/heatsink is gonna be good enough.
I do gaming but not planing to overclock it.

By how much degrees Celsius does a decent aftermarket cooler run vs stock ones?

Also, is the stock fan gonna be a lot more noisy?

thanks!

Fatback · 09-18-2009, 04:21 AM

Well the first thing I have to say is your really shouldn't get a Q9550 unless your are getting it dirt cheap or your are just upgrading.

To answer your questions if that stock heatsink and fan wasn't good enough to cool the CPU then why would they include it so yes it is good enough. An after market heatsink would be much better but is not necessary unless you are going to overclock. Also yes the stock HSF is going to be louder much louder. So an aftermarket cooler is not necessary but is recommended by most people especially if your are going to overclock.

Russian777 · 09-18-2009, 04:36 AM

of course it is. thats what its there for.

Chang2 · 09-18-2009, 04:38 AM

thanks for the reply.

Btw, why I shouldn't get the Q9550? Its overpriced?

Fatback · 09-18-2009, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Chang2

thanks for the reply.

Btw, why I shouldn't get the Q9550? Its overpriced?

Yes way overpriced and socket 775 is end of life and soon they will be stopping production of everything socket 775. You can get an AMD quad core for cheaper and better. Or you can get one of the new i5's for just a little more. So really the Q9550 is overpriced and nearly outdated.

09-18-2009, 04:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chang2 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 8	Stock CPU cooler good enough? Hi, I'm purchasing a Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz CPU. I'm wondering if the stock CPU fan/heatsink is gonna be good enough. I do gaming but not planing to overclock it. By how much degrees Celsius does a decent aftermarket cooler run vs stock ones? Also, is the stock fan gonna be a lot more noisy? thanks!

09-18-2009, 04:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fatback Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kannapolis, NC Age: 18 Posts: 2,513	Well the first thing I have to say is your really shouldn't get a Q9550 unless your are getting it dirt cheap or your are just upgrading. To answer your questions if that stock heatsink and fan wasn't good enough to cool the CPU then why would they include it so yes it is good enough. An after market heatsink would be much better but is not necessary unless you are going to overclock. Also yes the stock HSF is going to be louder much louder. So an aftermarket cooler is not necessary but is recommended by most people especially if your are going to overclock. __________________ Display: 40" Polaroid LCD TV Mobo: ASUS M4A78-EM CPU:AMD Phenom X3 8650 @2.6Ghz RAM: 4GB OCZ Blade Series @908Mhz GPU: XFX HD 4850 512MB PSU: 400w Corsair HDD: OS:250GB Seagate 7200.10/Storage:WD Caviar Blue 320GB OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit/Linux Ubuntu 32bit Fatback Definition

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Russian777 Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 434	of course it is. thats what its there for. __________________ Intel Core i7 920 2.67Ghz Asus P6T Mobo Ocz Sli 12Gb DDR3 1600Mhz Nvidia Evga Gtx 280 Cooler Master Cosmos Case 950 Watt Rosewill PSU http://www.speedtest.net/result/551491746.png

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Chang2 New Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 8	thanks for the reply. Btw, why I shouldn't get the Q9550? Its overpriced?