Which aftermarket CPU cooler for LGA 1156?

almoststew1990 · 12 May 2011 at 16:14

Hey Guys,

My CPU is running a little hot on the Stock cooler:

(Idle [speedfan])

System :45c
CPU: 45c
AUX: 42c
HD1: 33c
HD0: 31c
Core 0: 45c
Core 1: 45c
Core 2: 43c
Core 3: 43c

...I think it is time to get a proper cooler for my i7 860. So does anyone have any recommendations for a solid cheap aftermarket cooler, for up to £30? I probably will be overclocking in the future, but not by an insane amount, and I am not concerned by how loud it is.

Thanks!

ASUS P7P55D Evo
i7 860 @2.8GHz
4GB 1600MHz RAM
2x 4890 CF
500GB HDD
250GB HDD

My first post!

Grimley · 12 May 2011 at 16:28

1st - Welcome!

Buy This.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=

I fitted one into my Nephews PC for his Xmas present.

Plenty of good reviews of it on the web.

simbady · 12 May 2011 at 16:46

Grimley said:
1st - Welcome!

Buy This.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...tid=57&subcat=

I fitted one into my Nephews PC for his Xmas present.

Plenty of good reviews of it on the web.

Link goes to the homepage?

Angerer · 12 May 2011 at 16:48

Mate if you can stretch another tenner grab this

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

Doing a promo for it, just type the promo code in at checkout. Got one myself arrives tomorrow

Plec · 12 May 2011 at 16:51

You will need to consider your memory's profile when ordering a HSF as some HS have a fixed fan and can compromise large profile memory kits.

These vary from £20 to £30 but all will do a great job.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler
Akasa AK-CC017V2 Freedom Tower
Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler

The Cooler master is the cheapest - but take your pick.

AshenShugar1873 · 12 May 2011 at 16:59

Plec said:
You will need to consider your memory's profile when ordering a HSF as some HS have a fixed fan and can compromise large profile memory kits.

These vary from £20 to £30 but all will do a great job.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus

Gelid Tranquillo CPU Cooler

Akasa AK-CC017V2 Freedom Tower

Corsair A50 High-Performance CPU Cooler

The Cooler master is the cheapest - but take your pick.

All good, I spent the extra £5 for the Tranquillo, good quiet cooling and reasonable to fit. Some people also suggest spending an extra £5 for another fan on the Hyper 212 to make it push pull.

almoststew1990 · 12 May 2011 at 17:17

Thanks for the replies guys! Will I see a noticeable increase in cooling power if I went for the CM Hyper 212 plus with an extra fan for Push / Pull?

How would Fan 2 connect to the motherboard? I have used all CPU (1) and Chassis Fan (2) connectors, so If I connected it to a 4pin Molex via an adapter would the different speeds of the fans create pressure problems?

maklabouhlel · 12 May 2011 at 19:06

almoststew1990 said:
Thanks for the replies guys! Will I see a noticeable increase in cooling power if I went for the CM Hyper 212 plus with an extra fan for Push / Pull?

How would Fan 2 connect to the motherboard? I have used all CPU (1) and Chassis Fan (2) connectors, so If I connected it to a 4pin Molex via an adapter would the different speeds of the fans create pressure problems?

Just get a splitter.

Thekwango · 12 May 2011 at 19:28

Get this and you're good to go

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-031-AK