greenbrucelee

xigmatek are better than the Zalmans I use a tuniqu tower which is of similar design and about as good.

With my tuniq I get 37 degrees at idle and 56 degrees at full load. When overclocking you need to focus on cooling as much as anything else because in essence you are putting more power into the cpu and so it will get hotter than normal. I would never overclock with a stock heatsink it isn't worth the hassle and I don't have a fire extinguisher at home either.

whilst gaming for long periods especially on power intensive games like Crysis and World in conflict the cpu temp can rise drastically so aftermarket cooling is a must.

When choosing a cooler sometimes the more you pay the better quality in cooling you get but this is becoming less prevelant now. When I bought my tuniq tower I think it was about £40 odd quid you can get coolers and better ones at that for less than this now. Have a look around and read some reviews (as you should with all hardware) before buying.