racer Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Installed mine today, that thing is a fuckin beast of a cooler. My Q6600 is OC'd to 3.0GHz and idles around 50*C, and it won't even come close to 70* with a P95 load on all four cores. For $50, can't hardly beat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboystoy Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 is that an air cooler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted January 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Ya. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835154001 Buy it, install it, love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboystoy Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Looks "cool" pardon the pun. I dont have much experience on the aftermarket air cool stuff. I have the liquid cool stuff on my pc. Let me know how it works out for you. I hate having to vaccuum out the dog hair out of my LQ radiator. Hopefully you dont have that problem. :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 It works nice, keeps everything cool. LQ just wasn't an advantage in my mind. Don't need to chill my GPU, and I'm not pulling crazy OC's. My Q6600 is at 3.0ghz, 2.4 is stock, and is cool enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 i dont understand this type of computer stuff. anyone wanna explain to me? whats the deal with overclocking and cooling and shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Easy loco... Think of overclocking your processor (CPU) as porting your cylinders...sort of. You're telling the Processor to run faster than it was designed to out of the factory.... This used to be done in the old days with pencil lead on the chip, then BIOS took care of the bus speed and multipliers, now...you can do it through software.... So...think of it as ramping up the power and speed of a processor faster than what it was designed to go...and, as you'd expect, it runs warmer, hence the need for a better cooler. It's a big thing for gamers and those that want to brag about their benchmark scores (think dyno for computers)... For an email/Internet type, and basic office/word processing, totally not worth it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayzx10r Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 (edited) i don't understand this type of computer stuff. anyone wanna explain to me? whats the deal with overclocking and cooling and shit? Check out: http://www.tomshardware.com/ A GREAT site to compare components. or: http://www.overclockers.com/ Step by step instructions to......same with Tom's. or: http://www.hardocp.com/ Second favorite. But first, how fast is your internet connection?? http://www.speedtest.net/ My ping is 20ms and download at 9755 kb/s. Edited January 23, 2008 by jayzx750 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboystoy Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 DL-21089 UL-1314 Ping 21 Distance 100miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 DL-21089UL-1314 Ping 21 Distance 100miles Do you have FIOS by chance? that DL is smoking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted January 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Simply, to overclock you just crank up the voltage and the front side bus. this in turn creates more heat, and that's when you need to look into heavier cooling solutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 damn, that shit just seems kinda complicated to me...but hell, im all for upgrading shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 nah, it's easy. if you wanna try let me know, i can walk you right through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justintoxicated Posted January 27, 2008 Report Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) Looks "cool" pardon the pun. I dont have much experience on the aftermarket air cool stuff. I have the liquid cool stuff on my pc. Let me know how it works out for you.I hate having to vaccuum out the dog hair out of my LQ radiator. Hopefully you dont have that problem. :biggrin: Might be worse with the air cooler (mine was). If your PC is on the floor, moving it to a desk will help. Or get some dust shields. I just air compressor mine out every 6 mo or so, and use a screwdriver to hold the fan blades so they don't spin. Edited January 27, 2008 by Justintoxicated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogboystoy Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 No, I dont have FIOS. I have comcast cable upgraded to the 16Meg package. I do have my PC on a desk, but its just the smoking inside and animals in the house i am sure. I just vaccuum the radiator out once in a while, not a biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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