are hybrid CPU coolers worth it?

[richardd]

this is my item in question:
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER V10 Hybrid TEC RR-B2P-UV10-GP 120mm CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

i plan on getting an i7 920 and i dont want to OC it THAT much. aka not going past 4.0 ghz. i want my CPU to last me 2 years lol. in comparison to other coolers out there for the i7 socket, do you think this one is worth it, since it cools the memory as well?

or will i get the same stable performance with a 40$ CPU fan/heatsink?

[Avanarius]

woah wtf no, memory is designed to cool itself with very very little airflow, although still needs some.

You want a good cooler, but I don't see a reason to require spending more then $100

even $100 is pushing it for air cooling....

[aalryn]

Quite frankly this cooler looks like a crock of shit. You will most likely be just as well off with any other $40 cpu cooler out there. Memory is meant to be able to cool itself with a fan just blowing on it.

There are just too many meaningless statements in their advertisement that seems to try to justify a high price without saying anything

inspired by today\'s supercharged engines, producing enough power and torque to give full control of the massive heat

wtf? supercharged engines? power and torque? on a fan? This is completely unrelated technology. Supercharged engines are cooled by an air intake from a moving car. Power and torque is completely unrelated to cooling faster. increasing power and torque does nothing on a fan. Torque would only apply if it caused the fan to start faster (pointless) or move faster than another fan, but looking at the specs it doesn't. In fact it's less. Making this to be a straight out lie.

Generates more than 200W+ cooling power,

Wattage isn't a term of cooling power. Why would even want this? 200W of your pws power going to spin a fan.


Deceptive advertising throws up a big red flag for me.

[Olo401]

The V10 is an unfortunately horrible follow-up to the success CoolerMaster had with the V8.

[richardd]

gotcha lol

well thanks for the tips.

im trying to find a decent heatsink/fan for the i7, but im relieved i dont have to spend more than 100$ lol. the way they explained it made it seem like it was revolutionary or something.

[ShinseiRyu]

gotcha lol

well thanks for the tips.

im trying to find a decent heatsink/fan for the i7, but im relieved i dont have to spend more than 100$ lol. the way they explained it made it seem like it was revolutionary or something.

This is regarded as one of the top aircooled solutions:
Thermalright U120E-1366-RT CPU Cooler, Supports Intel Core i7 965XE/940/920 Processors - Discount Online Store Dallas Texas

Most people just call it the TRUE

[Kryssan]

There is only one word you should associate with air cooling your CPU.



Noctua.



Get out of here with the rest of that trash.

[Mansin]

There is only one word you should associate with air cooling your CPU.



Noctua.



Get out of here with the rest of that trash.

I'm hoping this is a joke.

[Shiroikage]

Takes some pretty major balls to call the TRUE trash.

[Olo401]

Takes some pretty major balls to call the TRUE trash.

Especially since it's the trailblazer & template for just about every good quality rifle cooler on the market today, including Noctua.

Noctua's coolers don't even make the top three anymore, though they are still pretty good units and will do the job you need them to do.

[Amastacia]

The Ultra 120 Extreme is badass shit, especially set up push/pull with a pair of S-FLEX fans. Not the cheapest way to do things, but quiet and ridonculously effective.

I'm happy with my Tuniq Tower 120 + S-FLEX, but I dunno if it fits Core i7, haven't looked since I don't own one.

[Norellicus]

The one I use is more or less that TRUE thing, it just has a plastic cover directing airflow. I sanded it down to a mirror polish and it works beautifully for my OC'd E6750.

RAM can get by with passive cooling (heat suppressors on the sticks), even OC'd it doesn't need much.

[xopher]

Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks This is what I got. It's not for an i7 but this design is probably the best.

[Kryssan]

I like using numbers, don't you?

Link


Yes, both coolers (Thermalright and Noctua) are good coolers. They're pretty much the top slots - so your pointing out otherwise does make me laugh. The difference between the two is less than 5C. In this case the Noctua does slightly outperform the Thermalright and it is several dB quieter. My point is that I absolutely hate the fanboy base for trying to market either one exclusively without first seeing which one is actually better for their situation.


Its such a shame sarcasm doesn't get transmitted across the internet.

[njitjk68]

bit-tech.net | Review - LGA 1366 CPU Cooler Group Test

Here is a test done on an overclocked i7. It shows the TRUE beating out the noctua by 6c.

It appears the noctua cooler falls behind the TRUE when you start pushing your CPU (overclocking).

[Olo401]

Okay okay damnit stop bickering before the mods get the large trout.. besides half these companies making coolers just started in the past six months, and every month there's a new king of the hill, so there's no fanboyism. Tech changes too fast for it.

Everyone's got a link to a review page. Hell even I've got one that lists a whole bunch of different cooler units and runs them side-by-side. Any of these coolers will do a good cooling job for a LGA775 or AM2/AM3 processor and most of them will do it for LGA1366 as well; certainly MUCH better than the stock cooler. Some of them are less expensive than others. Some of them are harder to find & buy than others (especially the one that got the best benckmarks at my link), and some of them are too big & obstructive for some cases or motherboards.

[Avanarius]

bit-tech.net | Review - LGA 1366 CPU Cooler Group Test

Here is a test done on an overclocked i7. It shows the TRUE beating out the noctua by 6c.

It appears the noctua cooler falls behind the TRUE when you start pushing your CPU (overclocking).

What ambient temperature do these guys test at? 11c idle? wtf.

I'm not sure I really trust those results, although common census says the true does generally beat the noctua.

[orinthia]

You need one of these: http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=newsdesc&news_no=591

Also,

Newegg.com - ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks

http://www.bluegartr.com/forum/attac...1&d=1245180779

[Cephius]

I never thought I'd see the day when people get in hissyfits about air coolers

Let's just offer opinions and leave it at that, kay?

And honestly, unless you are looking to push the i7 to it's limits, you don't need the top end cooling solutions. The newer processors are so easy and so forgiving when it comes to overclocking, cooling isn't as big an issue as it once was. Anything better than the stock coolers will prevent a moderately-clocked i7 from burning up.

[njitjk68]

What ambient temperature do these guys test at? 11c idle? wtf.

I'm not sure I really trust those results, although common census says the true does generally beat the noctua.

The temperature reported is not the actual temperature of the CPU. It is called the Delta T value.

After thirty minutes of torture testing, we then recorded the average core temperature of the CPU and, by comparing this value to that of the ambient room temperature throughout the test, we achieve the Delta T values which you see below.

The following is an explanation as to why Delta T is used to compare performance of CPU coolers. (The following was found on another article.)

The ambient room temperature is monitored throughout testing using a digital thermometer and jotted down. We use Core Temp to gather the CPU temperature and then work out the Delta T (CPU temp - ambient = delta T). Delta T is generally the best figure to go by when it comes down to raw heatsink performance. For example, if cooler A is tested at an amb temp of 22c and gets a CPU temp of 55c, and cooler B is tested in a amb temp of 28c but also nets a CPU temp of 55c, which one is better? The answer is obvious, cooler B. If you do not measure ambient temps and include delta T results you can't get an accurate picture of performance.