Thread: Heatsinks. etc

What is a good heat sink/ premade water cooling? for an lga1155 socket.

core i7-2600k i don't know how much i will over clock it yet and price is not really an option right now

Corsair H70, H80, and H100 are good options. You need a bit more space for the H80 (Thicker 120mm) and H100 (240mm). More affordable options are the H50 and the H60, but they don't perform quite as well as the H70 and up, but they are in the ball park.

In reality, you will likely get just as good cooling from a Cooler Master V6 air cooler than from one one of the closed loop water coolers, at a lower price. I think liquid cooling setups look better, as long as you can see them. If you want some serious performance, consider a custom loop, but be prepared to spend an arm and a leg.

Or if you want to stay on the air cooling side, you can go for one of the giant heatsinks that are available (though being large doesn't mean its the best).

I have the 'mugen 2 rev. b' myself. It is heavy enough that I worry when transporting my computer that if I bounce it too much when standing up it might crack the mobo.....



Oh and as a note, most high performance coolers (heatsinks, closed loops, water blocks) have brackets to fit almost any socket. Just look for what you want cooling performance wise and price wise and then do a final check for compatibility, just to make sure.

Most also have a backplate so you don't need to worry about your motherboard warping or cracking.

thanks i believe im going to with an h70 h 80 or h100

Be careful; the radiators for the h series are actually a little bigger than the advertised size. For instance, while I have room for 3 120x120mm fans at the top of my case, I can only fit my h100 (120x240mm) there since it takes up some of the space for the extra 120x120mm area.