Cooling Cooling fan - cpu

I'm putting together my new rig - based heavily on the CPC gaming outfit, as I haven't got the brains to sort out the good the bad and the ugly myself.

I'm pretty sure it will be i7 based, unless the i5 proves to be more compelling than at present.

However, its the cpu cooler that I'm concerned with here. CPC recommed the Titan Fenrir 85 and link the price to Scan. Scan themselves only sell the much cheaper 34 model.
Any good?

Should I think about Arctic coolers instead as per budget pc?

As ever, your experience would be much appreciated!

thx

 

Zalman coolers are mighty good too.

I'd say, if you can, go for the Zalman CNPS9900-NT cooler or a bit cheaper CNPS990-LED. Shop around to get the best deal. Both of those will give you compatibility with any socket you could throw at it, including 1156 (for i5) and 1366 (for i7).

 

Scan does sell the Fenrir, albeit out of stock at the moment

linky

 

it would all depend on how much you want to spend on a cooler. The Titan is a good cooler at a decent price and im sure you can get it from different vendors. However if money isnt really an issue then the megahalems / noctua / thermalright corsair h50 are popular choices.

 

7700cu Intel all fit only but If you look for the 7000cu, 7500cu or 8700cu its All Fit Intel and AMD

 

thx for replies - would 've helped if Scan had kept Fenrir on site with an out of stock notice rather than just pull it.
The Fenrir was top budget - I dont intend oclocking by much, so dont need anything much more expensive.
How often does stock reappear on Scan?
Noticed with my BeQuiet psu that CPC recommended kit can sometimes only be stocked by a few vendors. Fenrir seems to be the same.
Guess I'll have to wait till after Christmas then. How good is that T34 model that Scan have in stock?

 

I would guess that you were looking in the intel coolers section. The 85 is in the multi-cpu section.

 

I use the CNPS9900-LED. Been great at keeping my CPU cool.

 

nop. If it could fit on anything, you wouldn't be using mine right now and it would be on my Phenom

 

Noctua' s cooler is very performance and silent.

 

Of Course but they're BROWN and BEIGE......God Dammit, Like UBUNTU !

 

The colors isn't good, but i prefer performance to beautiful.

 

you can make them match and Buy a Zalman or a Nexus.

 

Nexus coolers are good, i have tested one and isn't bad.

 

Of course nothing is Better than a W/C if you want Silent but a little Bit too expensive. Why Not try MINERAL OIL

 

Nooo mineral oil is insopportable...

 

theres the Xmas edition here, says it is coming on the 14th

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=1102942


or you can buy from overclockers.co.uk which have them in stock:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-008-TI&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

 

Try the Artic Freezer Pro Rev2 its cheap and performance is just as good as its older brother.

 

Huh?

 

+1 The Freezer Pro is a good cooler at a budget price