CPU Cooler

[fossil]

My stock intel fan for my Q8200 has lost a few blades during a freak "accident".I was wondering what would be a good replace fan in the R300-R500 range.Must not be very large since my case is a matx.

 

[MickeyD]

Is it one of those with the 4 pins that you have to push down and twist to clip into place on the motherboard?

If so, you have my sympathies - I almost put my finger through the fan as well this week (while sorting out my kids' PC's).

Do you want a similar replacement or something else? Be aware that some of them (Coolermaster, Zalman, etc) require your to but a base plate underneath your board in order to fit 4 bolts through from the cooler unit.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/he-cpu-coolers_2.html

 

[MickeyD]

Same one = R74
http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/index.php?cPath=323_182

Or R54
http://www.prophecy.co.za/deepcool-alpha-cooler-lga775-p-56605.html

Or R34
http://www.prophecy.co.za/deepcool-ck77509-cooler-lga775-p-38755.html

 

[Lawnchairman]

I did the same thing on my Q8200 and now I use a DeepCool 200ST for about R60. Red fan better airflow and silent also got a 2 degree drop in temp as compared to the Intel stock cooler. See deepcool.com

 

[fossil]

Raphael what was your idle temps for your Q8200.Because mine are a bit high that's why I was thinking of a aftermarket cooler.

 

[SirFooK'nG]

Best value for money aftermarket cooler under R500 has to be the Coolermaster Hyper 212+ .... (it is pretty big though)

 

[Gnome]

Thermalright make a low profile cooler. Would recommend that, provided it fits into your budget.