Is there a better cooler for under $30US Shipped?

[caveman-jim]

Is there a better cooler for under $30US shipped? Looking for Socket 775 with quad cooling capability. I have a couple of Yate Loon 38CFM 120mm fans if needed for a tower etc.

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Fan For Intel CPU -http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-AC7PRO $30 free shipping

[caveman-jim]

Broke my own rule and found this:
COOLER MASTER GeminII RR-CCH-ANU2-GP CPU+ Board Cooler - Retail $33 free shipping

But will it fit inside an Antec Sonata???

[Jas420221]

Isnt that the beast that Lup has???? Not sure if it will fit but I love this cooler....so long as your are breaking rules. $50

[CR2500]

For $35 you can get the awesome Scythe Ninja with an S-flex fan included. With a good airflow fan, it ties the Ultra 120 on idle, and the Ultima 90 (extreme) on load, according to Anandtech review.

[caveman-jim]

Isnt that the beast that Lup has???? Not sure if it will fit but I love this cooler....so long as your are breaking rules. $50

Thanks for the link, but $50 is too much.

For $35 you can get the awesome Scythe Ninja with an S-flex fan included. With a good airflow fan, it ties the Ultra 120 on idle, and the Ultima 90 (extreme) on load, according to Anandtech review.

Link? Is that shipped?

[Lupine]

Not so impressed by the GeminII. Its just too freaking huge for the performance it offers. Granted, its cooling a lot more than just the proc, so perhaps it has benefits that aren't so easily measured.

[caveman-jim]

Hrm. What about fitting the Gemini on a GA-P35-DS3L? Anyone done it (or another model from the same family mobo?)

[Rambozo]

Is there a better cooler for under $30US shipped? Looking for Socket 775 with quad cooling capability. I have a couple of Yate Loon 38CFM 120mm fans if needed for a tower etc.

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Fan For Intel CPU -http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-AC7PRO $30 free shipping

I don't think you will be disappointed with the Freezer7 Pro.

[ultimadrift]

I dunno caveman I have an artic and it doesnt cool as I wanted it to...but its good none the less

[Rambozo]

I dunno caveman I have an artic and it doesnt cool as I wanted it to...but its good none the less

Dude, it's 30 bucks.

The fan does kinda suck on the thing. I hear tell that the fin spacing requires a greater flow of air from the fan. I guess the fins are more densely spaced than other coolers. But that matters not, I have a Mucho Grande Fan of Doom on mine. 119cfm FTW. Knocks out two of my ram slots though. Piss on it, I don't care.

[cdahmedeh]

I own a Freezer 64 Pro (its like Freezer 7 except it has a 3 pin connector), its a great product. The cooling heatsink and fan is huge, so make sure that it will fit in your case. Its very easy to install and works great. My AMD64 3500+ is over clocked to 2.475 Ghz (stock vcore) and it keeps my CPU at 50 degrees on a hot day on full load. Its so quiet, you can hear case fans over it. You will like it for the price and the best part is that its has 6 year guarantee !

[caveman-jim]

Well, I also found the Cooler Master RR-CCH-L9U1-GP Hyper TX 2 Universal Cooler

Supposed to be pretty good

[Lupine]

The Freezer 7 and Hyper TX2 are virtually identical (I have both). Different fan design is the main differentiator.

[caveman-jim]

You seem to have a surplus of coolers. Want to sell any?

[Lupine]

You seem to have a surplus of coolers. Want to sell any?

Not those two. But I'd part w/ the GeminII.

[caveman-jim]

Is there a better cooler for under $30US shipped? Looking for Socket 775 with quad cooling capability. I have a couple of Yate Loon 38CFM 120mm fans if needed for a tower etc.

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Fan For Intel CPU -http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-AC7PRO $30 free shipping

Well, eWiz dropped the price to $22 w/free ground shipping

[Lupine]

Well, eWiz dropped the price to $22 w/free ground shipping

We have a winner!

[caveman-jim]

1 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Fan For Intel CPU FAN-AC7PRO $22.00
1 Intel Xeon Quad-Core X3210 2.13GHz 1066MHz 775pin 8MB CPU, Retail XEON3210BX $233.30
1 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L Core 2 Quad/ Intel P35/ DDR2-1066/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard MB-P35DS3L $91.67
Sub Total $346.97
Tax $0.00


Shipment method: UPS Ground Shipping & Handling $15.08

Total $362.05

[Lupine]

Yay!

[caveman-jim]

EBay here I come... gotta make up the short fall for the difference in what I had and what I spent (oops!) but thats only $80...

[Bires]

I HAD used a AC Freezer7, then replaced it with a GeminII with two Yate Loons. Basically, they both performed about the same, with neither being very loud. Where the GeminII wins (and the one I stuck with) is it's cooling of the PWM mosfets and the memory.


Oh...and for those that need one: AC F7 for $20 at newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?CMP=AFC-TechBargains&Item=N82E16835186134

[caveman-jim]

I HAD used a AC Freezer7, then replaced it with a GeminII with two Yate Loons. Basically, they both performed about the same, with neither being very loud. Where the GeminII wins (and the one I stuck with) is it's cooling of the PWM mosfets and the memory.


Oh...and for those that need one: AC F7 for $20 at newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186134

Yeah, but $5.84 shipping means the eWiz is still the better deal:

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Fan For Intel CPU -http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-AC7PRO

Well, eWiz dropped the price to $22 w/free ground shipping