Cooling the Sandy Bridge 2600K
Hi
I have recently received my Sandy Bridge build.
I had a limited assortment of HSF's to choose from, and I chose the Cooler Master V8.
And is it just me or is that a craptacular piece of cooling hardware?
It is big, it is heavy and it is kinda pretty with red LED and all.
But it cannot cool anything when You turn up the heat.
I have been testing using Coretemp and Intel Burn Test, and it seems that you cannot OC very far before the temps gets way to high.
According to coretemp I have been seeing spikes at 80C at 4,6 GHz at 1.38-1.40 Vcore. It simply runs hot and that is with the fan at max.
Have anyone else tried this HSF and can verify it's mediocrity?
By reading reviews I have gathered that it is a mid-range HSF but I am surprised.
Maybe I will be reseating it this weekend, I had some trouble applying the TIM.
But the idle temps are quite low according to Coretemp apprx. 32C.
And the temperature falls quite rapidly when You go from full load as well. It must be doing something at least...
I am looking for another solution perhaps water.
Would the Corsair H80 be a better choice. And most important will I be able to take this baby higher. In other words get a rock solid OC, without frying anything. I have learned that the Intel CPU's are somewhat more sensitive in regard to heat compared to AMD. 75C was never an issue.
It can run at 4.9 GHz, but when I use the Burn Tool it gets way to hot.
I can game and run 3Dmark though, but they are not all that CPU intensive.
Sorry for the lenghty post but I had to tell the whole story.
I have recently received my Sandy Bridge build.
I had a limited assortment of HSF's to choose from, and I chose the Cooler Master V8.
And is it just me or is that a craptacular piece of cooling hardware?
It is big, it is heavy and it is kinda pretty with red LED and all.
But it cannot cool anything when You turn up the heat.
I have been testing using Coretemp and Intel Burn Test, and it seems that you cannot OC very far before the temps gets way to high.
According to coretemp I have been seeing spikes at 80C at 4,6 GHz at 1.38-1.40 Vcore. It simply runs hot and that is with the fan at max.
Have anyone else tried this HSF and can verify it's mediocrity?
By reading reviews I have gathered that it is a mid-range HSF but I am surprised.
Maybe I will be reseating it this weekend, I had some trouble applying the TIM.
But the idle temps are quite low according to Coretemp apprx. 32C.
And the temperature falls quite rapidly when You go from full load as well. It must be doing something at least...
I am looking for another solution perhaps water.
Would the Corsair H80 be a better choice. And most important will I be able to take this baby higher. In other words get a rock solid OC, without frying anything. I have learned that the Intel CPU's are somewhat more sensitive in regard to heat compared to AMD. 75C was never an issue.
It can run at 4.9 GHz, but when I use the Burn Tool it gets way to hot.
I can game and run 3Dmark though, but they are not all that CPU intensive.
Sorry for the lenghty post but I had to tell the whole story.
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Thanks, Thrax. I agree from the pictures and specs-- again, if you have room for the heatsink and large fans.
For others: http://www.prolimatech.com/en/products/detail.asp?id=801&page=1 will show you the heatsink and give some info about it.
But they are all very heavy. Meaning that it can be risky moving the rig.
Not that I am doing it much, but sometimes it is necessary.
The Noctua and the Thermalright has received great reviews, but they are big.
The V8 is a big heavy beast as well and that speaks for water cooling. It will free up some space and not be as bulky. (if using Corsair H80 for example)
I will try to install the V8 again, my temps seems to be way too high, even with this HSF. Could be the thermal paste I had some trouble installing the unit.
Could have used three hands.
Done!
Like everyone else is mentioning though, the big beefy coolers are the way to go if you want to clock higher. There really isnt that much force on the coolers as you move them, most of your weight is at the CPU chip, so its transferred as compression onto the mobo, not torque against the board.
So far I'm liking it. 'Net reviews and reports are good. Just be aware that there's a recall on some batches of H100's over the pumps and/or fan controllers. I'm not trying to foreshadow or speak ill of Corsair - I *DID* buy the product - but it wouldn't shock me if these ended up on a recall list somewhere down the road...same factory, parts in common, etc etc.
My one and only bitch is that the hoses could be a touch longer - with another 1", I could have put it in my 5.25" drive bay, with another 2" I could have put it down front where the big 200mm fan is.
Ooooh lookit the purdy cable management. Corsair 600T, it rocks hard in that department.