7/1/2014
Jim Roseberry
jcschild
Jim Roseberry
SvenArne
Stock cooler = heave it away with great force! Noisy and poor performance. I wonder why they keep including it if any self-respecting rig builder will throw it in the trash anyway?



We've thrown away truck loads of stock coolers.
Probably should look into recycling the metal.   
Never use them...
 


last run was $275.  I have a press just for punching out the copper cores
take the bums (err employees) to lunch with it!



That's some good lunch money.
Better than gig money! (Unless you're the sound guy)   LOL
7/6/2014
jeffb63
As a follow up, I'm now a happy bunny.
 
Nice zippy boot time with the SSD.
 
Everything nice and cool with a modest overclock to 4.5GHz.
 
No BSODs, no hanging, no freezing, no clicks, no pops and cpu meters nice and low.
7/7/2014
fireberd
I tried the stock Intel coolers.  No good, fan is noisy and doesn't really cool well.  I've tried other vendor's finned type coolers and not a fan of those either.  I'm now using liquid coolers and no more temperature or noise problems.  I did try a Corsair H80 and it adequately cooled but the stock fans are noisy.  I'm now using Thermatake Water 3.0 Pro coolers in my two desktops.  The i7 and i5 idle under 30 C and I've never seen them up over about 40/41 C and, the stock fans are not noisy.
7/8/2014
jeffb63
I'm still a bit old fashioned and don't like the idea of having liquids inside my computer!
7/8/2014
Jim Roseberry
There are advantages to both air and water cooling.
Newer water-coolers are self-contained (no maintenance)... and that's a lot different (simpler) than old-style units.
That said, with a water-cooler, you have both a pump and fan/s.
With air cooling, you just have fans.
Don't assume that a water-cooler will be quieter.
 
7/8/2014
Kev999
The supplied fan/cooler with my Intel i7-950 turned out to be quieter than expected and doesn't really contribute much to the overall noise level.  With the case closed it is barely audible.  I only installed it initially as a temporary measure, intending to replace it later with something better, but I ended up sticking with it.
7/10/2014
SvenArne
Kev999
The supplied fan/cooler with my Intel i7-950 turned out to be quieter than expected and doesn't really contribute much to the overall noise level.  

If that is the case, dare I humbly suggest you may have an overall noise problem? Old HDDs or PSU fan, perhaps?
 
My Arctic Freeze 14 mm CPU cooler is much much (MUCH) quieter than the stock one and it's still definitely my noisiest component...
7/12/2014
Kev999
SvenArne
Kev999
The supplied fan/cooler with my Intel i7-950 turned out to be quieter than expected and doesn't really contribute much to the overall noise level.  

 
If that is the case, dare I humbly suggest you may have an overall noise problem?...



I had the case open and my head right up to it when I was judging the audibility of the CPU fan. Under normal circumstances I don't hear it at all.
7/15/2014
DRanck
I kept the stock cooler. I know lots of builders replace them, but it's working well. CPU stays around 38 C. I've seen over 41 C. Is it the quietest? I'm sure it isn't but it is quiet enough for me. The PC is very quiet overall. Now if I were building systems for resale, you can be sure I'd replace the stock cooler.
 
That said, no matter what we have for a cooling system, it does need to be seated right. Even though everything seems OK, I keep an eye on the temp. Until I see temps I don't like - If it ain't broke, don't fix it 
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