Cooling with a Rampage II Extreme

[mrtom82]

Can anyone tell me the best cooler for my system?? I have a custom build with the following specs:
Intel i7 extreme @ 3.33ghz
Rampage II Extreme Motherboard
12gb Corsair DDR3 1600 RAM
64gb SSD for core applications, Multiple SATA II HDDs for everything else
ATI Radeon 4800 series Video Card
6 120mm Fans
Cooler Master CMSTACKER Case

I managed to overclock it to 4.2ghz, but my temperature warning came on real quick. Obviously my 6 120mm fans aren't enough. I'm thinking about going with a liquid cooling system, but I really don't know to much about it. I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!

[Namtaro]

6 120mm fans doesn't mean that you have a good or bad cooling system. What really matters is what heatsink you have... so the question is, what heatsink do you have?

How much money do you plan/want to spend on your heatsink? A full out watercooling system would cost atleast 300~400 with only cooling the CPU.

[mrtom82]

Originally Posted by Namtaro

6 120mm fans doesn't mean that you have a good or bad cooling system. What really matters is what heatsink you have... so the question is, what heatsink do you have?

How much money do you plan/want to spend on your heatsink? A full out watercooling system would cost atleast 300~400 with only cooling the CPU.

I'm using a stock heatsink. I'd like to spend no more then $300. If you know of something other than a water cooler that would keep my system cool enough that may be cheaper, I'd settle for that as well.

[Namtaro]

If your budget is 300, I say go for a custom watercooling loop.

The stock intel heatsink is not meant for overclocking, so that explains your high temperatures.

[Spawn-Inc]

your best bet is read read read! look through the water cooling sections at older threads and have a look through these guides.

http://overclockerstech.com/index.ph...ling&Itemid=88

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/25...rcooling-guide

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=631501 - though i personally take my blocks apart to inspect for anything.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=643364


what i7 do you have?

[phillipjos]

Try this kit out, http://www.crazypc.com/products/h2o-220-xt-9378.htmlit should work fine,i should have mine tommaro along with the HAF-932 case,cant wait,hehe

[sysigy]

Originally Posted by Spawn-Inc

your best bet is read read read! look through the water cooling sections at older threads and have a look through these guides.

http://overclockerstech.com/index.ph...ling&Itemid=88

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/25...rcooling-guide

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=631501 - though i personally take my blocks apart to inspect for anything.

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/s...d.php?t=643364


what i7 do you have?

Thanks for these links, have read through the first so far and it has explained a lot of silly little things that I didn't know but needed to. The fluid explanation was especially enlightening.

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