Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 - what cooler?? please help

[s0nic]

i have Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 what is good cooler for this cpu and that don't cost too much? i have soprano tower it's really big so i think every cooler can put in 😉 please help

 

[o1die]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233081
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

The hyper 212 is more widely available.

 

[maestro0428]

The hyper 212 is a great cpu cooler.

 

[nondy]

deepcool gamma archer , good replacement for stock fans and its very cheap ( if your not gonna overclock that q6600 😀 )

 

[Guest]

The Thermalright Ultra 120 was often considered the best performing heatsink for socket 775.

If you look at review roundups of multiple coolers from around 2007-8 the 120 came near the top of most charts: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2008/01/04/thermalright_120_extreme_zerotherm_nv120/5

Anandtech's review of the 'Extreme' version comparing it to the original: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2187

For my own q6600 i used an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro which in this test actually does better than the Ultra 120: http://www.anandtech.com/show/2429/6