Planning to build an E6500/P45 system for my folks. I think running it @ 11x333 instead of the stock 11x266 should be easily accomplished. I've read that the stock HSF is both inefficient and noisy. Can you guys recommend a HSF that is: 1) Quiet (120 mm fan probably) 2) Mounts using a backplate to minimize flexing of the MB 3) Relatively inexpensive My only experience with cooling C2D/C2Q chips has been using a TRUE-120+expensive 120 mm fan which is too expensive for this application and probably overkill. Thanks!
Stock heatsink isn't bad actually. But the Thermalright MST-9775 isn't bad either. Had my brother get it when I shipped him his PC (haha lost the stock HSF and didn't want to ship a huge towerheatsink). Thermalright MST-9775 Hard to beat for less then 20 shipped. Out performs stock heatsink.
Yeah, you can actually rely on the stock cooler. But as far as third party coolers go, you can't go wrong with Thermalright... or Zalman.
Ended up doing: Newegg.com - XIGMATEK HDT-S1284EE 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - CPU Fans & Heatsinks Newegg.com - XIGMATEK ACK-I7753 Retention Bracket For 4 heatpipes model only - CPU Fans & Heatsinks
