Best Cooler - i7 920

atmax1 · 30 May 2010 at 21:28

I have a i7 920 @ 4ghz what's the best cooler to get? I don't have enough room for a huge one ( I don't think )

I have this motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-399-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1692

BigBruiserAl · 30 May 2010 at 21:33

Not seen this question asked in years :rolleyes:

atmax1 · 30 May 2010 at 21:34

yeh sorry, I know it been asked many times but wondered if times had changed any if there was any better coolers out.

kmufc77 · 30 May 2010 at 21:38

atmax1 said:
I have a i7 920 @ 4ghz what's the best cooler to get? I don't have enough room for a huge one ( I don't think )

I have this motherboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-399-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1692

As youve said you dont want a large heatsink you are limited but here are some better than the stock heatsink:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-002-CS

The corsair h50 is superb and is very small and compact on the CPU.you do however have to mount the radiator/fan on the back of your case,not hard at all,you just have to remove your current fan and replace with the corsair rad/fan.

atmax1 · 30 May 2010 at 21:45

Thanks kmufc, Is the CoolIT Eco A.L.C better? i read on the h50 and the coolIT and sounded like the coolIT was a little better?

kmufc77 · 30 May 2010 at 21:47

atmax1 said:
Thanks kmufc, Is the CoolIT Eco A.L.C better? i read on the h50 and the coolIT and sounded like the coolIT was a little better?

im not sure tbh,but as i own a H50 and a lot of ppl on here do they are very good for cooling a i7 @4ghz (see my sig) i would get that if it was me.

atmax1 · 30 May 2010 at 21:50

Thanks kmufc, a quick side question.. how does the 480 handle? I have 2x5850s in crossfire and I know that 2x 5850 is better but I would like cuda and so was thinking about getting one.

kmufc77 · 30 May 2010 at 21:56

Brilliant card,but runs very hot,you need a good ventilated case tbh.

Cuda is not that available in many games, i know Just cause 2 uses it though

Ive had a 5870 which runs a lot cooler and uses less power but i had several issues with. Between the 2 i personally think the GTX 480 is better but thats my opinion

If you look in the Graphics card section on here many ppl with disagree with me im just telling you what my personal opinion is.

atmax1 · 30 May 2010 at 23:01

Thanks, I may grab one then... yeh i know everybody is split but i don't plan to use cuda for games, i want to use for video editing software etc as ATI version of it isn't liked by Adobe etc (I work on Adobe everyday and learning video editing at the moment) ... and does it support 2 monitors? as I plan to get another 24" monitor to help make video editing and codeing quicker.

OLDPHART · 31 May 2010 at 08:15

WoW, thats a hard one, this is what l did -

We have a fridge/freezer > drilled holes in the side of the freezer section for cables. Installed PC Tower in the freezer section on lowest setting plugged in cables sealed them with a sealer. Using extension cables ran them too my work station.

Work's a treat and the temp's :cool:

beat's a custom water set up any time.

infernox · 31 May 2010 at 14:30

LOL OLDPHART

ricky · 31 May 2010 at 14:36

atmax1 said:
I have a i7 920 @ 4ghz what's the best cooler to get? I don't have enough room for a huge one ( I don't think )

Which case do you have?

atmax1 · 31 May 2010 at 17:51

Hey Ricky... I have the Fractal Design Define R2

jazzy182 · 31 May 2010 at 19:42

Love Fractal Design cases, very good build. Ive done one with an H50 push/pull on it aswell. I would recommend using that along with 2 of these

http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-057-AK

good stuff

OLDPHART · 31 May 2010 at 22:59

H50 > 1xAKASA Viper > 1xApache > far better temp's.

atmax1 · 1 Jun 2010 at 00:49

Thanks, thats what I will do with two of them fans.