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Al_CaPope

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#1 Al_CaPope

Member since 2003 • 747 Posts

heya all

i'm planning on building a new gaming computer in a few months, and i'v picked out components that i'll prob get (depending on whats released nearer the time) and i'm sure about everything except heating the cpu.

I'm getting a core2duo and i've seen on intels website that all there processors come with heat sink and pre applied thermal paste, does this mean i won't need to buy any other cooling stuff except a few fans? i've never overclocked a cpu before but i'm planning on overclocking this one once i read up bout it!

i'm confident about everything except this heatsink business so anything you can offer is nice. i'm used to everything being "clippable", this all seems to need a steady hand!

anyother cooling stuff needed?

17 years ago

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#2 DeeJayInphinity

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You can get a decent OC with the stock cooling fan but you'll obviously yield better results if you get a better heatsink.
http://anandtech.com/casecooling/showdoc.aspx?i=2937&p=4
There's a nice list of heatsinks so you can kind of get an idea of how well they all perform. The Tuniq Tower 120 and the Monsoon ll Lite are both pretty good heatsinks and they're not that expensive.
The stock heatsink will be the easiest one to put on your motherboard. All you have to do is clip the thing on since the heatsink already has thermal paste on it. Most other heatsinks are different. Look up the heatsink you want to buy and see how it's installed. Most reviews will talk about the installation process. It's generally an easy process, though.
Watercooling is the most difficult, you have to install the pipes and the reservoir, the heatsinks, you have to check it for leaks and all of that fun stuff.

17 years ago

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#3 drucom

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If you opt for a watercooled solution, a good option (albeit slightly expensive) would be to go for CoolIT's Freezone (around $300) or its slightly lesser counterpart, CoolIT Eliminator (around $200). The good thing is that it is a self contained watercooling solution, you never have to change the solution, and all you have to do is screw it on inside, attach to PSU, and clip it on top of your CPU.

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#4 BeavermanA

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If you plan of overclocking from the start, buy the OEM version of the CPU so you save a few bucks. This will come with CPU only so you don't waste money on a heatsink you aren't going to use. Then buy your aftermarket heatsink at the same time. Tuniq Tower 120 is the top air-cooler. Not that hard to install either. Stick something to the back of your mobo, then a clip holds it down with 4 screws turned by hand. Get some good thermal paste too like Artic Silver 5. You can see a 100% increase on your overclock using aftermarket cooling compared to stock, so it's well worth it.

17 years ago

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