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Hi all

I want to upgrade my CPU cooler and have been looking at a few options. My price range is between R400-R500. I looked at these two so far: Coolermaster Hyper N520 and Coolermaster V6 .

Also this is for LGA1366 and it also has to fit in the Coolermaster CM-690. Now I would like to know if both of the above will fit into the casing and if they will both run on a 550w PSU (Vantec ion2+as 550). Also I am open to other suggestions.

I also read a few reviews and I hear that Coolermaster's mounting system is really a pain. What other brands should I also take a look at that also offer good value and price but at the same time has a more user friendly mounting system?

Thanks in advance
 
Truer words have never been spoken. I have the cooler master V8. The back of my motherboard has heatsinks which had to be removed. Cooler weighs over 1/2 kg :/
Very nice and quiet cooler thou :)
 
Ok I'm just curious though, the weight of 1kg wont be a problem right?
 
Having to remove your mother is perhaps an issue, but I'd rather do that than struggle with those stock Intel cooler mountings.
 
Hmmm ok so it seems the V6 is the right CPU cooler just one question though does anyone know if it will fit into a CM 690 casing?

Thanks for the help
 
The CM 690 II is quite a big case. I have the ThermalRight Ultra 120 Extreme in mine (CM 690 II Advanced) and it fits without issues.

If you're moving from the Intel stock cooler, then its not necessary to spend that much on the cooler. You can get the Cogage True Spirit for LGA 1366 for like R360 and it performs really well.
The problem with the V6 is that it's fans are locked at maximum speed AFAIK, so its much more noisier than the True Spirit.

The best is to read up on reviews and preferably reviews that compares the coolers that you're looking at. I can't check reviews now since I'm only on an MTN Edge connection :(
 
Go with the V6, it has a decent airflow while the Hyper N520 is just pathetic. If you value low noise then rather look for a water cooling setup.
 
What's wrong with stock coolers? I presume they come packaged with the CPU?
 
Lounger said:
What's wrong with stock coolers? I presume they come packaged with the CPU?
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The Core i7 8xx/9xx (quad core)'s stock coolers are absolutely useless. They simply cannot dissipate the heat fast enough. Intel uses the same cooler for a Core 2 Duo, which consumes about half the power of those i7's, so you'll have no issues with it if you're running a 65W CPU (eg. C2D) unlike the 125/135W Core i7 monsters.
The SandyBridge stuff are just so much better that you can actually run them from the same stock cooler. You can actually OC the i5 2500K to like 4.8GHz with the stock cooler, but then your CPU will reach like 80'C.
My i7 860, which is supposed to run cooler than my i7 940 reaches 80'C within a minute after running all 8 threads at 100% at stock speed!

I've now ordered a True Spirit for my office PC's i7 860, so I'll let you know on the difference in temps near the end of this coming week.
 
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I just have to add that the stock coolers of the 2500K/2600K CPU's are different from the small circular ones. See here: http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Intel-Core-i72600K-and-i52500K-Processors-Debut/?page=7
I highly doubt that you'll be able to OC to 4.8GHz on the small circular stock heatsink that comes with the non-K models. If you've received the small circular HSF, then I doubt that you'll be able to OC that high with it...
 
Pada said:
Sorry, my mistake: the V6/V6GT has PWM fan, so you can adjust the fan speed with software/BIOS.
But the cooler is still quite noisy, unless you actually limit its fan speed which impacts the performance.

Here's a review of the V6GT which is basically the same as the V6, but with a light :)
http://www.guru3d.com/article/cooler-master-v6-gt-review/10
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Slight correction, the V6GT has dual fans standard (push/pull) whereas the V6 has only one push fan standard
 
robdutchmonkey said:
Slight correction, the V6GT has dual fans standard (push/pull) whereas the V6 has only one push fan standard
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Thanks.

From the pictures the V6 looked like it had a second fan.

The V6GT is then definitely the way to go if you're considering to get the V6.
 
Ok

Thanks for all the replies I have decided to get the V6 (maybe GT for the PWM and dual fans, but will still decide about that) I really appreciate the help though.
 
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Pada said:
The Core i7 8xx/9xx (quad core)'s stock coolers are absolutely useless. They simply cannot dissipate the heat fast enough. Intel uses the same cooler for a Core 2 Duo, which consumes about half the power of those i7's, so you'll have no issues with it if you're running a 65W CPU (eg. C2D) unlike the 125/135W Core i7 monsters.
The SandyBridge stuff are just so much better that you can actually run them from the same stock cooler. You can actually OC the i5 2500K to like 4.8GHz with the stock cooler, but then your CPU will reach like 80'C.
My i7 860, which is supposed to run cooler than my i7 940 reaches 80'C within a minute after running all 8 threads at 100% at stock speed!

I've now ordered a True Spirit for my office PC's i7 860, so I'll let you know on the difference in temps near the end of this coming week.
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I've now installed the Cogage True Spirit in a CoolerMaster RC310 case!
It was quite a mission, since I had to take out the motherboard to install the backplate.

I'm just very glad that the cooler actually fits in the small case! It almost touches the side panel - I can press softly on the side panel and then it would touch the heatsink :D

I actually expected the temperature to drop a bit more than just from 85'C to 69'C. I'd guess that if I install another fan for intake that it'll perform much better.

With a silent fan profile the cooler is incredibly quiet, and even at full speed I can hardly hear it.

I was really impressed with how they packaged the cooler, protected the base of the cooler with a sticker and included anti-vibration strips and thermal paste.
 
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