CPU Heatsink :~
 

I have been looking around for a decent heatsink. My i7 has started to heat up seeing as im playing on taxing games like arma and bf3. It has hit temps no higher than 70 degrees, but at any strech of the imagination this is not healthy. I may do some overclocking later on but this is unlikely, so i wanted to get a good indication at what heatsinks are better than others and what to stay away from.

ATM i have my eye on the Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO. It was given a good review by some people but im not sure how good it will be. Can someone give me a better idea or recommend a different one.

Thanks

AdamB

EDIT:: just to reitterate i dont realy want to be spending more than £40

Noctua!
 

Noctua makes good heat-sinks, I own one it works fantastic, my AMD 965 at stock clocks never reaches temps above 40 degrees Celsius :cool:, albeit Intel chips generally run hotter. This is what I got: http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=p...s_id=31&lng=en

THERMALRIGHT ULTRA-120 EXTREME
http://www.thermalright.com/new_a_pa...66rt_revc.html

sometime ago i went searching for a q6600 cooler and narrowed it down to this and a Noctua; i went with the Thermalright (the 775 model), i assure you this is a great choice.

it's probably the king of bang-for-buck in cooling; it's affordable and it's high end air cooler, actually better than most and more expensive ones; it won't get much better, you'd have to go for a monster Noctua, more expensive, and a few degrees cooler.

I'm using a Noctua NH-C12P on my Phenom X6, and it rarely, if ever, reaches more than around 55c even after extended high-use periods. In my opinion Noctua make some of the best coolers around. Then again, I've been a Noctua Fanboi ever after using their older tower-coolers, and only use their fans in my comps. That being said, they can be a real bitch to clean, since you have to detach the fans before you can get the dust out of the fins.

Before you do go out and dish out on a new CPU-cooler, examine the airflow inside your case, since bad airflow isn't something you can fix with a new CPU-cooler.

Noctua.


And, keep in mind that you need to have a look at the airflow of your case!
Provided you have a standard tower case with the Power Supply on top:
- the cool air enters the case from the front lower part of the case
- goes up and is thrown out from the rear top part of the case through the Power Supply's ventilator.
* You need to have sufficient air flowing inside from the front lower part of the case (use a fan)
* Even more important, you need to have sufficient air flowing ouside from the rear upper part of the case!!!! In most cases you can add a big fan at the back side of the case at the level of the CPU, this is the most efficient solution. Newer cases even allow for the addition of fans at the top of the case thus improving further that outflow of air.

I hope it helps.

~S~

I have the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus.
It only cost $20, and keeps my unlocked AMD Athlon II X3 460 around 22c idle, more then 10c better then with the stock cooler!

Corsair H70, ftw!

http://www.corsair.com/hydro-series-h70-cpu-cooler.html

I have a Corsair H60 - very pleased with it.

RedToo.

I am very pleased with my Noctua NH-D14.

6 heat pipes,120mm fan and 140mm fan.

Very quiet.

Very good reviews.

Huge.

Expensive.

Did I mention huge?

Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835608018

Reviews:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/noctua-nh-d14-review/

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/noctua_nhd14/