Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme & Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard

[thatguy2001]

Hi

I have a Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4 Motherboard but have yet to purchase a CPU cooler as I am still making up my mind on what would be the best one to get. What I am wondering is this:

If I purchase the "Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme Heatsink" for my particular motherboard and my Intel quad core, do I need to also purchase the AM2 metal backplate or will the heatsink work right out of the box? I am not sure whether I need to purchase the backplate or not as it says the following on Thermalrights website:

"Motherboard compatibility List
(Both Ultra-120A and Ultra-120 eXtreme do not include a backplate for AM2&AM2+ systems. If you have motherboard manufactured by either Asrock or Gigabyte that utilizes the push pin method, you will need to make a separate purchase for an AM2 metal backplate.)"

Please help.

Thanks.

 

[iluvgillgill]

you do know you got a intel mobo right?

so you dont need those AM2 backplat because that for AMD platform ONLY!

 

[spaztic7]

Yeah, I am a little confused as well.

You said you want an Intel Quad.... then why do you have AMD compatibility concerns?

 

[evongugg]

Top 5 heatsinks:

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

 

[iluvgillgill]

evongugg thats not answering his question you know.he already know what he want.but he is not sure about the detail.

 

[rgsaunders]

No, you do not require the AM2 backplate.

 

[grieve]

You do need to get a fan though, it does not come with one...It is passive.

 

[sailer]

As to what fan to use, I've use a Noctua fan on my TRUE and its so quiet that I can't hear it. I like that, as I like silence.

 

[shadowthor]

+1 for don't need to worry about AMD compatibility as yours is an intel mobo.
+1 for the TRUE, you need a seperate fan.

 

[iluvgillgill]

get two quiet 120mm fan for better cooling and lower noise compare to 1 high speed fan.

 

[thatguy2001]

Thanks guys. I just wasn't completely sure and wanted to make sure.

I want to get the Xigmatek S1283 but I live in Australia and I can't seem to find it anywhere at all so I thought I would either go for the Arctic Freezer Pro 7 or the Thermalright. My case is the Antec 900 and I've heard the TRUE doesn't fit to well in the case without a bit of modding.

Is the Arctic Freezer Pro and good for a little overclocking, say a Q9450 to 3.0GHz or maybe some more?

 

[jatt5]

A Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme would be great for Q9450. Bye

 

[urahozer]

+1 for the Q9450 i have that cpu on the X48 DS4 with a true 120 and it fits fine in my antec 900, only issue is i have it twisted about 10 degrees to the right so that my intake fan on the side panel doesnt vibrate agains the fan on my true120