Asus Striker Exdtreme, suggested cooling?

Phil Weldon wrote:

> Stock cooling should give you a stable speed within that range. Try
> for a lower than stock CPU voltage once you get a good overclock. I

Thanks, reassuring words and good info. How about noice level of the stock
cooler? (anyone know roughly what dB it is? iddle/full blast).

Best Wishes
Thomas
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Thomas Andersson wrote:
> Phil Weldon wrote:
>
>> Stock cooling should give you a stable speed within that range. Try
>> for a lower than stock CPU voltage once you get a good overclock. I
>
> Thanks, reassuring words and good info. How about noice level of the stock
> cooler? (anyone know roughly what dB it is? iddle/full blast).
>
> Best Wishes
> Thomas
>
>

You can always test the Intel cooler, and if you aren't happy with the
noise level, go shopping for a substitute.

The Newegg entry for the E6600 processor, has 1300 reviews in it. In
there, you can see some suggestions for what people are using for cooling.
I only read a few comments, and there was a Zalman 9500 and a 9700 in
the list. But with the plumbing on the Striker Extreme, not everything is
going to fit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16819115003

It is hard to tell if something like this would fit. This is an
example of a Zalman (9700NT w. 4 pin connector). The 4 pin connector
is important, if you want PWM control via the CPU fan header. A FanMate II
fan speed control is an alternative, if you want the fan speed fixed at
some value.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118020

The Striker Extreme has 183 reviews. The reviewers mentioned a few
coolers they were using. The four listed ones, are ones I found in
the reviewers comments.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16813131074

Arctic Freezer 7 Pro (square form factor, on the small side)
ultra 120
freezone
zalman 9700

The Ultra 120 is reviewed here. Theta_R is 0.13-0.17. A 65W processor
will have a delta_T of 0.17C/W * 65W = 11C with respect to case temp.
If your case was 35C, the CPU will be 46C. Fasteners look like screws.
AFAIK, no fan comes with the cooler. You buy a fan separate. (To get
the same theta_R as the review, you would buy the same fan and run it
at the same voltage.)

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1329/

This is a similar concept, only the mounting hardware uses push pins (boo).
SI 128 has theta_R of 0.14-0.19. I think I like the other one better.

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1340/

The web page for the Zalman 9700NT doesn't list a Theta_R, and the
web page for the 9500 has a value that can be used as an estimate.
It is 0.12-0.16, depending on fan speed.

http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=165&code=009

Theta_R is measured here, at 0.17C/W for the 9700. The Scythe Ninja
is mentioned here as well,

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article727-page3.html

The 9700 is short in the length dimension, so the marking on
the motherboard for the four "feet" are visible. But
the diameter of the 9700, must make it a close fit to the
heatsink fins of the Striker Extreme.

http://www.bcchardware.com/gallery/albums/CNPS-9700-LED/HSF_Installed.jpg

OK, here is a Striker Extreme with a 9700 mounted on it

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1137865

The Scythe Ninja has a square form factor. The measured Theta_R is
0.20C/W at full speed. This would be fine, as long as you can
get the clips fastened on it. One thing to watch, on any cooler family,
is the design of the clips or fasteners. Some coolers have dreadful
fasteners, some of which bend easily. If looking at Scythe products,
that is something to check.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article251-page4.html

The Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro uses push pins like the SI 128 and
also the Intel retail fan. Theta_R is listed as 0.17C/W, but I have
my doubts. I'd prefer to get someone else to measure it. Note as
well, the figure quoted for the retail Intel cooler, of 49dB. That
seems a bit high.

http://www.arcticcooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=79&disc=

Freezer Pro 7 is measured here, at 0.21C/W at full speed and 84W input.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article285-page1.html

I still haven't seen a cooler, that blows down onto the board, and
does a better job of cooling those chipset coolers. Maybe the 9700
would spill air in a couple directions (radially and towards the rear
of the case), but I've never seen a description of the airflow pattern.

This one, apparently, doesn't fit (GeminII RR-CCH-ANU2-GP)
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/35-103-026-03.jpg

Something like this looks tempting, but how would you get your
hands underneath it, to fasten the clip ?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106061

Hope that gives you a few things to research. There is lots of
info out there.

Paul
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