what cooler is good to buy with ~RM100-150?
plan to use it for core i5 750 with mild oc'ing ...e.g: not oc to 4ghz la.

This post has been edited by mmohdnor: Mar 6 2010, 10:54 AM

need to get cm hyper212+ asap ... my i5 750 with stock hsf hits 71'C at full load. lol ...

Just got a CM Hyper212+ for my i5 750.
Would love to go for better options than this but then budget (obviously) & casing doesnt allow me to lah

Im quite happy with my hyper212. At stock speed 2.66Ghz & turbo on :
Stock cooler : 71-74'C
Hyper212+ : 55'C max
*running OCCT

But then I haven't test it with oc yet. dunno if my cheap ddr3 can oc how much. I'm just using mushkin ddr3 1333 ram. hehe. Again, low budget pc.

This post has been edited by mmohdnor: Mar 17 2010, 11:50 AM

I had just realized that my i5 750 system is not even stable at stock speed with nothing else overclocked.
Bios settings : Vcore=1.25V, Vtt=1.1V, PCH=1.05V, VDDR3=1.5V
*turbo on, c1e & speedstep enabled.

All set to default, it doesn't even pass occt 3.1.0, prime95, IBT v2.4, or superpi @ 2.66GHz stock speed. If it passes, it was just lucky. The vcore reading was 1.184V during load (4 cores turbo @ 2.8GHz) and max temp was 57'C on all the tests. There's no BSOD or system reboot though.

With IBT v2.4, it failed in 10 & 20 loops.
Seems like this proc is having a problem lah. My rig spec is as in my sig below.

This post has been edited by mmohdnor: Mar 18 2010, 11:58 PM

nah. mine is just cheap value ram. mushkin essentials ddr3 10666, 1.5V.

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Added on March 19, 2010, 8:06 pmupdate : 2 loops of memtest doesnt show any problem for the ram stick/dimm. haih. It could be my mobo or the cpu lor.

This post has been edited by mmohdnor: Mar 19 2010, 08:06 PM

many reviews out there showed that H55's are pretty decent for the price. they still can oc to 4ghz just fine. so why not.
from tomshardware : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/h55-h5...board,2555.html
9 boards with a mixture of atx, matx and mini itx. (unfortunately they only compared H55 & H57 boards)

another one from anandtech :
Choosing the Best H55/H57 Motherboard http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=3732&p=9

This post has been edited by mmohdnor: Mar 30 2010, 11:30 AM

Understand ur concern yeepi. But by logic, there shouldn't be any issues.
If the board is gud, then it doesnt matter if it's single/dual or quad core. That shud be a cpu problem or limitation alrdy.
But dun take my words, i'm just saying based on my experience & readings. And it just happens that most H55/H57 boards were reviewed with dual core i3/i5 only.
hehe.
* i'm using H55M + i5 750 too .. ..haven't OC kaw kaw. just using a cheap value rams + hyper212+ cooler only right now. I think can reach 3.8GHz.

This post has been edited by mmohdnor: Mar 30 2010, 05:27 PM