cpu heatsink and cooling fan.
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Q6600 runs in a Socket 775, LGA 775 or Socket T. Whatever naming convention they use, it's the same socket. I know very little about the heatsinks available, but I'm sure you could find supported ones on Newegg and reviews about them there or simply searching Google.
The two top names for cpu coolers are Artic Cooling if you are on a budget or spending a bit more for a Zalman model. The Zalman line sees the higher prices often for having large copper fins as well as a copper base. A few sites like xoxide.xom or CoolerGuys.com usually offer the larger selection while newegg may see the lower price if not another vendor.
For Zalman the CNPS 9500s and 9700s are the favored. http://www.xoxide.com/intelsocket775.html If you are on a budget the Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is favored for Core 2 Duos and likely the Q series as well. http://www.coolerguys.com/sockettlga775.html
When looking over any cooler check to see what series is supported for that socket type. Also take a look to see how much space is available inside the case itself for a larger cooler. The Zalmans do have the large arrays of fins on those.
For Zalman the CNPS 9500s and 9700s are the favored. http://www.xoxide.com/intelsocket775.html If you are on a budget the Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is favored for Core 2 Duos and likely the Q series as well. http://www.coolerguys.com/sockettlga775.html
When looking over any cooler check to see what series is supported for that socket type. Also take a look to see how much space is available inside the case itself for a larger cooler. The Zalmans do have the large arrays of fins on those.
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To the OP, the ones PC mentioned are nice from what others have said also. But I urge you to at least look at this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2943299&CatId=493. I came across this little gem about 14 months ago and was impressed enough to use it on all of my family and friend Builds, as well as the recommended HSF for my Clients. Don't let the low price fool you - it dissipates a LOT of heat. Just remove the thermal pad it comes with and put some AS-5 on and you'll be set. Newegg has a slightly different model for a few $ more, but TD's is the better of the two. Check out both sites' reviews (just ignore Grant's from TD - you'll see why); everyone loves them.
How does an aluminum cooler work better then a totally copper one? You'll note that even the aluminum hsfs will still see copper bases on many of them for increased heat transfer. Another thing that provides a large drawback with aluminum hsfs is the type of thermal paste/compound used. AS-5 is wide ranged while some more recent products with Liquid Pro in mind are not to be used with aluminum hsfs. This is due to the type of epoxy based paste that sees a one time application.
Can I tell you a story about a Zalman CNPS 9700 on a new build where the fan was hungup by an edge of one blade into a few copper fins where the board's hardware monitor and SpeedFan both saw 107C for a cpu temp?! The cpu never got hot there!
The entire volume of heat from the fan's motor was taken away from that. Once the system was shut down and that was found the fan and cpu have been doing great ever since! Try 23C at times for an idle cpu temp!
The entire volume of heat from the fan's motor was taken away from that. Once the system was shut down and that was found the fan and cpu have been doing great ever since! Try 23C at times for an idle cpu temp!
Never said it worked better, just that it's *very* close for a fraction of the price. If you want to spend a lot less money and only sacrifice 1-3*C across the board, then look into it. I think people are skeptical because of the consistently-low price and as such, just think that it's crap.
FWIW, my CPU is sitting at 31*C Idle, and we all know how hot D's typically run
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For a tight budget or basic system without all of the ocing and high ending why wouldn't it work? The problem has more to do with some thermal pastes/compound like Liquid Pro that uses an epoxy type base rather then the one seen with AS-5 where you can easily clean that off with denatured or rubbing alcohol for a fresh application if needed.
Liquid Pro on the other hand is a one time bond where reseating an aluminum hsf would see damage. For heaving gaming and particularly ocing copper hsfs are preferred. But even the prices on the Zaman models have come down from their original $75 retail price to about $53 since that was a bit high for most.
Liquid Pro on the other hand is a one time bond where reseating an aluminum hsf would see damage. For heaving gaming and particularly ocing copper hsfs are preferred. But even the prices on the Zaman models have come down from their original $75 retail price to about $53 since that was a bit high for most.
I think thats true too, A good copper base and copper tubes and aluminum fins that dissipate heat really well.