Best i7920 CPU Cooler

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OK so I was going to get a aftermarket cooler and O.C. my new build. But after buying everything I decided not to O.C. my i7 920 build. But now I'm thinking of getting a cooler and if I decide to O.C. I already have the cooler. So I've been researching and the Prolimatech Megahalems had the best cooling capabilities. But it's Dec.09 and nearly a year has past since the 1366 has come out and so I did more research and this is what I found
1st Qtr. 2009
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...k=view&id=285&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=18
3rd Qtr. 2009
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...k=view&id=371&Itemid=62&limit=1&limitstart=15

So with this said I'd say the Prolimatech Megahalems is the way to go. And you can add 2 of these Yate Loon D12SH-12 fans.

Or maybe http://www.jab-tech.com/Scythe-Gentle-Typhoon-D1225C12B2AP-12-800rpm-pr-4498.html for Quiet and performance

Just some free research for those looking to get and aftermarket cooler.:good:
 
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bomberboysk said:
The V10 is horrible price/performance,
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Agreed, the V10 is also frigging HUGE!!!!!

I'll agree the Promilatech is best performer ( with a fan ) - but Not the only CPU cooler worth considering. It comes without a fan ( +$15 - $20. to price ) and as bomber mentioned - price/performance is important to most people.

The choice of which is best value moves around as prices go up and down. At 69 bucks for V8 - I kept my stock cooler - as soon as the price dropped to 40 bucks for a few days - that was the cooler for me. :D

There's lots of good coolers out there - and #1 in performance isn't the only factor to look at.
 
If you're looking for price/performance and you have a Fry's nearby, Fry's has the Corsair H50 for $50 right now. I'm running my i7 920 @ 4.1Ghz in the upper 60s. Of course, I have a San Ace pushing and an Antec pulling with Shin Etsu and both my CPU and heatsink lapped.
 
The H50 has some good reviews, it's a decent cooler. I second the V8, it's very quite and effective.

Isn't the V10 so power hungry because of the fans required to cool it? It cools memory and CPU so it's doing twice the work.
 
Jet said:
I'd like to see proof of this.
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They do use cheap parts, the barbs are all plastic, the pump is as cheap as can be, the rad is aluminum and the waterblock is copper(mixing metals=bad),and the tubing is relatively thin. Here is a good breakdown of a similar unit, the coolit domino:
http://www.overclock.net/water-cooling/515404-domino-l-c-disected-detailed-pix.html

Jet said:
If you're looking for price/performance and you have a Fry's nearby, Fry's has the Corsair H50 for $50 right now. I'm running my i7 920 @ 4.1Ghz in the upper 60s. Of course, I have a San Ace pushing and an Antec pulling with Shin Etsu and both my CPU and heatsink lapped.
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Thats the sort of setup you need for anywhere decent temps on the h50 under load, a good fan like a san ace on it, and even then your talking surface area less than a TRUE, let alone a noctua/megahalems/ifx-14.
 
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They do use cheap parts, the barbs are all plastic, the pump is as cheap as can be, the rad is aluminum and the waterblock is copper(mixing metals=bad),and the tubing is relatively thin. Here is a good breakdown of a similar unit, the coolit domino:
http://www.overclock.net/water-cooling/515404-domino-l-c-disected-detailed-pix.html
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http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2009/07/29/corsair-hydro-h50-cpu-cooler-review/1 said:
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Look at my thumbs; they are white because I'm pressing so hard. The barbs are metal (CoolIT take note) so they don't break. The tubing is very flexible, resists kinks and despite not being thick, it's relatively hard wearing too.
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The Domino gets owned by the H50.
 
Jet said:
The Domino gets owned by the H50.
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Yeah, i was talking about the domino for the plastic barbs. However you still have the issue of the small radiator/low surface area, as well as the cheap pump/restrictive barbs/restrictive waterblock/small tubing. For $50, i would probably consider it but not before considering other options.
 
It all comes down to this--most reviews I have seen put this in line with the TRUE--for $50+tax, it's a steal. I paid ~$60 with tax and couldn't be more pleased. Getting a heavily overclocked i7 down to sub-70C temperatures is quite a feat ;).

BTW--thanks bomber for the logmein tip--I remembered there was something like that, but I couldn't remember what it was called. Now I can access my desktop whenever I want!
 
I'm not saying it's a bad cooler, I'm just saying a waterblock or a heatsink is just not going to break without user error... they're just solid pieces of metal. The H50 is made of somewhat cheap parts, and if one thing goes south, the whole thing is broken.
 
ScottALot said:
I'm not saying it's a bad cooler, I'm just saying a waterblock or a heatsink is just not going to break without user error... they're just solid pieces of metal. The H50 is made of somewhat cheap parts, and if one thing goes south, the whole thing is broken.
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And Corsair is really good about it--since it's supposed to be a sealed unit, in the one isolated instance I heard about Corsair replaced the damaged parts.
 
Jet said:
And Corsair is really good about it--since it's supposed to be a sealed unit, in the one isolated instance I heard about Corsair replaced the damaged parts.
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Wont argue there, corsair support is top notch and the warranty is somewhat like 5 years on the h50, very interested to see how long they will hold up though.
 
I think Cool-It and Corsair should team up for this one-piece watercooling solution thing. Because I like the look of the pump/block thing on the Corsair and I like the temp display on the Cool-It.
 
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