Best cooler for 30$ (for overclocking)

[YourNewPalAlex]

So my friend is picking up a q6700,he's gonna overclock the heck out of it, his mobo does support overclocking, What cooler should he get (can be liquid, just thought air would be better for the price range) 

[Enderman]

Uh, no, you shouldn't overclock on a $30 cooler...

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, Enderman said:

Uh, no, you shouldn't overclock on a $30 cooler...

Agreed.

 

For overclocking on air, I would aim for a Noctua NH-D15 or a bequiet! Dark Rock Pro 4.

[YourNewPalAlex]

2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Uh, no, you shouldn't overclock on a $30 cooler...

the t2 is 2800Rpm and ive seen old forums and people said anything over 2K is good, but that forum is old

[YourNewPalAlex]

5 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Agreed.

 

For overclocking on air, I would aim for a Noctua NH-D15 or a bequiet! Dark Rock Pro 4.

the t2 is 2800Rpm and ive seen old forums and people said anything over 2K is good, but that forum is old

 

 

[YourNewPalAlex]

6 minutes ago, Enderman said:

Uh, no, you shouldn't overclock on a $30 cooler...

also the q6700 is an old olldddd cpu, i know it can only handle 70C which is bad...But still! cmon anything? a few ghz maybe?

[Crunchy Dragon]

1 minute ago, YourNewPalAlex said:

also the q6700 is an old olldddd cpu, i know it can only handle 70C which is bad...But still! cmon anything? a few ghz maybe?

 

2 minutes ago, YourNewPalAlex said:

the t2 is 2800Rpm and ive seen old forums and people said anything over 2K is good, but that forum is old

It's not just the RPM that matters, you also need a decently large heatsink. Especially if your CPU can barely handle 70C.

[YourNewPalAlex]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

 

It's not just the RPM that matters, you also need a decently large heatsink. Especially if your CPU can barely handle 70C.

what about the Master Liquid AIO 120 Lite? I found one on sale for 30$ Is it good?

[Rainbow Dash]

Also it depends on the case, if it's cramped with almost no vents then liquid cooling is better.

[Enderman]

7 minutes ago, YourNewPalAlex said:

the t2 is 2800Rpm and ive seen old forums and people said anything over 2K is good, but that forum is old

The speed of a fan is like one of 200 variables that affect cooling......

[Rainbow Dash]

Just now, YourNewPalAlex said:

what about the Master Liquid AIO 120 Lite? I found one on sale for 30$ Is it good?

That 120mm radiator would not get you far with that 105W TDP chip.

[YourNewPalAlex]

1 minute ago, Rainbow Dash said:

Also it depends on the case, if it's cramped with almost no vents then liquid cooling is better.

is the master liquid 120 lite good? i found it on sale for 30$.. 

[YourNewPalAlex]

2 minutes ago, Rainbow Dash said:

That 120mm radiator would not get you far with that 105W TDP chip.

so? whats the best i can go with? 

[Rainbow Dash]

1 minute ago, YourNewPalAlex said:

so? whats the best i can go with? 

For liquid cooling, I would recommend something with 240mm or bigger radiator. For air cooling, something with more beefy heatsink such as the ones Crunchy Dragon recommended. But be sure to check your case as most 240mm radiators wouldn't fit.

[YourNewPalAlex]

5 minutes ago, Rainbow Dash said:

For liquid cooling, I would recommend something with 240mm or bigger radiator. For air cooling, something with more beefy heatsink such as the ones Crunchy Dragon recommended. But be sure to check your case as most 240mm radiators wouldn't fit.

any specific recommendations under 30? or am i gonna have to spend 50$ on the Masterliquid 240 Lite?

[Crunchy Dragon]

9 minutes ago, YourNewPalAlex said:

any specific recommendations under 30? or am i gonna have to spend 50$ on the Masterliquid 240 Lite?

You'll have to step up your budget a fair bit.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

10 minutes ago, YourNewPalAlex said:

any specific recommendations under 30? or am i gonna have to spend 50$ on the Masterliquid 240 Lite?

The infamous Hyper 212 Evo supports Socket LGA 775 and while I'm not its biggest fan it works OK for moderate overclocking 

[Coaxialgamer]

CM hyper 212 evo or cryorig c7

[Rainbow Dash]

12 minutes ago, YourNewPalAlex said:

any specific recommendations under 30? or am i gonna have to spend 50$ on the Masterliquid 240 Lite?

Well if you are going to push your cpu to the extremes you might want to get that Masterliquid 240 Lite. For comparison, my FX 8350 is pushing out 220W TDP and I have a Arctic Liquid Freezer 240 and that is doing a great job to keep the temperature just at the safe point.

[Enderman]

34 minutes ago, YourNewPalAlex said:

also the q6700 is an old olldddd cpu, i know it can only handle 70C which is bad...But still! cmon anything? a few ghz maybe?

A few hundred MHz maybe.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

46 minutes ago, Enderman said:

A few hundred MHz maybe.

The Q6700 can get a bit beyond 3GhZ so about a gigahertz

[Enderman]

7 minutes ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

The Q6700 can get a bit beyond 3GhZ so about a gigahertz

On a potato cooler?

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

On a potato cooler?

I wouldn't say a MasterLiquid Lite 240 is a potato cooler. Although a CPU cooler made out of actual potatoes - ooh, project idea!

[Enderman]

1 minute ago, orbitalbuzzsaw said:

I wouldn't say a MasterLiquid Lite 240 is a potato cooler. Although a CPU cooler made out of actual potatoes - ooh, project idea!

I don't think a 240 costs $30.

[orbitalbuzzsaw]

2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

I don't think a 240 costs $30.

Even so a 212 Evo can handle some pretty heavy overclocks if you're willing to go past 80C and have a lot of time to screw with the voltage