what type of fan/cooler i need?

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i got a "Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 Processor BX80580Q8200 - 2.33GHz, 4MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Quad Core, Retail, Socket 775, Processor" CPU come with a normal fan and now is overheating wat type of fan/cooler is good to use i run pretty heavy stuff on my comp so i need one that can keep it cool to the MAX

btw kind of stupid but what the diff between fan and cpu cooler? samething?
 
How much are you looking to spend? What do you mean what's the difference? Yes, you can put a case fan on a CPU heat sink during some instances. A "CPU cooler" is a HSF (heatsink/fan). If you just buy a fan off of Newegg or whatever, it's just a fan. It doesn't come with a heatsink... if that makes sense?
 
Well the best cooler and I use the "plain" version (The S1283 model) is this cooler here.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...e=Xigmatek_dark_knight-_-35-233-029-_-Product

It comes with a sticky backplate so no pushins = best cooling possible and the cooler is a beast for the price and the Dark Knight has a white LED fan which is pretty cool.

If your sadistic and love push pin enjoyment then the same cooler w/o backplate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...3&cm_re=Xigmatek_S1283-_-35-233-003-_-Product

Just make sure your case can fit it...mid-size and higher and NO side fan as it sticks out quite a bit.
 
Try reapplying the thermal paste and cleaning all the dust out of your heatsink before purchasing a new heatsink. It may lower your temperatures. You only need a small amount of thermal paste that is the size of a grain of rice. If you put on too much thermal paste your temperatures can be higher.
 
You should be able to use the stock heatsink with the Q8200; its TDP (Thermal Design Power) is only 95W - pretty low for a CPU.

Get something like the Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, that should handle your heatload more than sufficiently... I'm not sure why you're recommending a Xigmatek Cooler, to be honest.

Also, no, there is a difference between a fan and a CPU cooler. A fan = a fan. A CPU cooler is a heatsink, which is the metal thing attached to your motherboard, with (usually) a fan on there, to push cool air across the heatsink's fins.

It works like this: CPU Produces heat, heatsink takes the heat from the base into the fins of the heatsink via heatpipes (usually, there are exceptions) then the fan blows cool(er) air across the heatsink's fins to cool them down and dissipate the heat.
 
meticadpa said:
You should be able to use the stock heatsink with the Q8200; its TDP (Thermal Design Power) is only 95W - pretty low for a CPU.

Get something like the Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, that should handle your heatload more than sufficiently... I'm not sure why you're recommending a Xigmatek Cooler, to be honest.

Also, no, there is a difference between a fan and a CPU cooler. A fan = a fan. A CPU cooler is a heatsink, which is the metal thing attached to your motherboard, with (usually) a fan on there, to push cool air across the heatsink's fins.

It works like this: CPU Produces heat, heatsink takes the heat from the base into the fins of the heatsink via heatpipes (usually, there are exceptions) then the fan blows cool(er) air across the heatsink's fins to cool them down and dissipate the heat.
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why?

And if your case isn't small (that should have been asked earlier, lets be fair ;)) then you can pick up a Cooler Master TX2 for dirt cheap. I had it on my E6750, which although is only a C2D, not C2Q, is 65nm, so produces more heat, and I had it up to 3.5GHz clock, so quite a large overclock, and it didn't go over 50 degrees, which is good for an overclock and amazing for a cheap cooler.

If you have a small case though, you will need a low profile CPU cooler, which I honestly am not in the know about, but will have a mooch and see what I can find :D
 
Aastii said:
why?

And if your case isn't small (that should have been asked earlier, lets be fair ;)) then you can pick up a Cooler Master TX2 for dirt cheap. I had it on my E6750, which although is only a C2D, not C2Q, is 65nm, so produces more heat, and I had it up to 3.5GHz clock, so quite a large overclock, and it didn't go over 50 degrees, which is good for an overclock and amazing for a cheap cooler.

If you have a small case though, you will need a low profile CPU cooler, which I honestly am not in the know about, but will have a mooch and see what I can find :D
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The Q8200 still puts out more heat... the Q8200's TDP (basically an indicator of how heat/power the cooling device needs to dissipate) is still higher at 95W, vs. the 65W of the E6750.

Anyway, I do recommend the TX2 though, it's a pretty good cooler for its price range.

(Also, the Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is actually quite a small heatsink, and should have no difficulty fitting in the vast majority of cases.)
 
meticadpa said:
The Q8200 still puts out more heat... the Q8200's TDP (basically an indicator of how heat/power the cooling device needs to dissipate) is still higher at 95W, vs. the 65W of the E6750.

Anyway, I do recommend the TX2 though, it's a pretty good cooler for its price range.

(Also, the Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro is actually quite a small heatsink, and should have no difficulty fitting in the vast majority of cases.)
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I know that the Q8200 puts out more heat than my old E6750, but was saying that even with what is really a pretty large OC it kept it cool still

And I know that the AC Freezer 7 pro SHOULD fit in just about any case, but I have a friend that got one, and I don't know the exact case, I didn't work with it, but he was making a mATX PC and it wouldn't fit in because he had the same thoughts as you :P
 
Aastii said:
I know that the Q8200 puts out more heat than my old E6750, but was saying that even with what is really a pretty large OC it kept it cool still

And I know that the AC Freezer 7 pro SHOULD fit in just about any case, but I have a friend that got one, and I don't know the exact case, I didn't work with it, but he was making a mATX PC and it wouldn't fit in because he had the same thoughts as you :P
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Aastii said:
I had it on my E6750, which although is only a C2D, not C2Q, is 65nm, so produces more heat
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It doesn't look like you did think that it doesn't put out as much heat as the Q8200... anyway.

You're right about it not fitting in some smaller cases, but I was just going on the assumption that he didn't have one, as they're a pretty small market share.

The CoolerMaster TX3 is only .6CM wider than the 5.25" drive bays on a computer, so I'm 100% sure that that would fit.
 
Bodaggit23 said:
Uhmm...heh? :confused:
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I'm not going to lie; I'm confused as to what you're trying to get at with this post...

He said that his dual core put out more heat than the Q8200 because his CPU was 65nm, then I said "No, the Q8200's TDP is still higher by 30W", then he said: "I know that the Q8200 puts out more heat than my old E6750", then I quoted him saying this: "I had it on my E6750, which although is only a C2D, not C2Q, is 65nm, so produces more heat" contradicting what he said...
 
meticadpa said:
It doesn't look like you did think that it doesn't put out as much heat as the Q8200... anyway.

You're right about it not fitting in some smaller cases, but I was just going on the assumption that he didn't have one, as they're a pretty small market share.

The CoolerMaster TX3 is only .6CM wider than the 5.25" drive bays on a computer, so I'm 100% sure that that would fit.
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meticadpa said:
I'm not going to lie; I'm confused as to what you're trying to get at with this post...

He said that his dual core put out more heat than the Q8200 because his CPU was 65nm, then I said "No, the Q8200's TDP is still higher by 30W", then he said: "I know that the Q8200 puts out more heat than my old E6750", then I quoted him saying this: "I had it on my E6750, which although is only a C2D, not C2Q, is 65nm, so produces more heat" contradicting what he said...
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There are certain things in life called mistakes and momentary lapses of concentration. Nobody likes the smart arse that picks up on every little mistake that everyone makes; they just see it as an opportunity to watch for him to make a mistake then pounce and rip into him because he proved that he is infact just an arrogant mortal.

I am all for you picking up on mistakes and that, or saying if I got something wrong, but doing it just to prove "I am right, you are wrong lalalalala" on the same subject and trying to prove that I don't know stuff when it was clearly a mistake rather than a lack of knowledge, I will get mighty pissed off at that quite quickly
 
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