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[Kratos]

So, my friend upgraded to a i5 2500k and also purchased a ssd. We both decided that its time to upgrade our heatsinks. You see my heatsink was all like that square aluminum. Its a socket am2. My buddy had a Zalman heatsink like this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019

We both then looked around and found this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

When I received it in my hands, I opened the package up and put that thing on my desk. I was like holy shit this is HUGE! I have been building computers for a while and I have never ever seen a heatsink so big

This is the pic of it
(see the USA quarter next to it)

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/2361/img20111211173523.jpg

Without the fan

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1280/img20111211173210.jpg

Inside the case

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/7608/img20111211174556.jpg

Once I had it installed, I ran prime95 for 8 mins and the temp remained at 29c. My previous heatsink installed gave me temps of 44c.

It is a huge improvement over the old one. The arctic silver 5 thermal paste is what keeps the temperature down too. Did you guys know that shit costs now $12? Damn!

I highly suggest picking this heatsink if you are planning to build a computer.

Here is the link

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

[killermonkey]

That is a bad ass mother fucker

[Rodney 1.666]

What he said.

[Bashe]

Pretty nice. I installed a new heatsink in the summer myself, and it was a bitch to install, but it does what it's supposed to. Temps never get above 57c, which is a lot more than I can say about my old one.

[major]

I need a new heatsink... but too lazy and cheap to get one.

Coming from a guy who previously had water cooling... now rocking stock heatsink.

Bro works at Best Buy, maybe one day I'll upgrade.

[Enzo.Matrix]

ya, thats the 212.

I sell a ton of those in builds.

[Kratos]

I need a new heatsink... but too lazy and cheap to get one.

Coming from a guy who previously had water cooling... now rocking stock heatsink.

Bro works at Best Buy, maybe one day I'll upgrade.

I heard bestbuy treats you like a dog! I had a friend who worked at Geek Squad, maybe it was just that shitty position.

Yea man, you need to get this monster heat sink, its great. Running at 27c and surfing GES forums.

[major]

hmm did some researching... I have a old heatsink (This). I hope I still have it, might have tossed when moved.

And I just need to get the converter bracket (This)

Think I'll order one.

[Rodney 1.666]

/PRODUCTS/cooler/Core-ContactFreezer.html_ was not found on that server.

[Proxie]

/PRODUCTS/cooler/Core-ContactFreezer.html_ was not found on that server.

http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/cooler/Core-ContactFreezer.html


Just have to remove the underscore.

[Rodney 1.666]

underscore

Welp.

Hmm, seeing osaeed's new radiator has me thinking of a new cooler anyway, but lately my temps have been around and under 50°C when it normally holds around 35-45°, all without taxing the system at all. (As of now the CPU's at 15% and the RAM at 47%.)
Also with the window open it drops to ~25° but it's open now and I'm still stuck around 45-50°.

Might just swap out the stock cooler if it's not a software thing.

[Kratos]

Welp.

Hmm, seeing osaeed's new radiator has me thinking of a new cooler anyway, but lately my temps have been around and under 50°C when it normally holds around 35-45°, all without taxing the system at all. (As of now the CPU's at 15% and the RAM at 47%.)
Also with the window open it drops to ~25° but it's open now and I'm still stuck around 45-50°.

Might just swap out the stock cooler if it's not a software thing.

I have my window open and its near the computer. When the window is closed the temps go 27c max when browsing the interwebz. Playing CSS gives me temps of 31c-33c max.