QX6800 too hot?

raydub · 19-June-07, 06:10 PM

The new Quad Core QX6800 from Intel doesn't come with a fan obviously because the processor is too hot for them to handle. I was reading some reviews on newegg about it and I wonder, can a fan handle the beast or is it all about liquid cooling nowadays?

reflux · 19-June-07, 06:49 PM

I'd say a fan would be OK as long as it's a really decent one. Something in the category of a Big Typhoon or a Scythe. But if you were going to OC, water cooling all the way!

MasterP · 19-June-07, 07:58 PM

The QX6800 does come with a fan - but only on the retail models.

The one on Newegg is an OEM (AKA "white box") model - which is why there's no fan.
Because of this, it comes with a reduced warranty from Intel as such.
(In NZ, the retail versions that ship with fans have 3 years usually as opposed to 12 month for the OEM ones)

But yeah, the OEM ones are a fair bit cheaper

As far as aircooling goes - Thermalright 120, big Typhoon or a Noctua 120 will fit the bill perfectly!

Joe88 · 19-June-07, 09:07 PM

my friend ran it with a stock fan from a an old PD
ran just fine

then he put a zalman 9700 on it ...

s1ugh34d · 20-July-07, 12:35 PM

They run on air pretty nice i would say, I am visiting $SOLID$ Necro and we have gotten the QX6800 to run 3912MHZ all on air, with some realy nice temps too.

They don't run all that bad really, the thermal output is very low compared to the average CPU. just a little higher than your avergae Core duo.

Chrome_Rust · 20-July-07, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s1ugh34d


	They run on air pretty nice i would say, I am visiting $SOLID$ Necro and we have gotten the QX6800 to run 3912MHZ all on air, with some realy nice temps too. They don't run all that bad really, the thermal output is very low compared to the average CPU. just a little higher than your avergae Core duo.

Um, maybe you should give them a link to the "Air Cooling" that is being used... a Chrome_Rust Special...

raydub · 21-July-07, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrome_Rust


	Um, maybe you should give them a link to the "Air Cooling" that is being used... a Chrome_Rust Special...

Yeah, what "Air Cooling" is being used?

19-June-07, 06:10 PM		#1 (permalink)
raydub Apex Master Tech Apprentice	QX6800 too hot? The new Quad Core QX6800 from Intel doesn't come with a fan obviously because the processor is too hot for them to handle. I was reading some reviews on newegg about it and I wonder, can a fan handle the beast or is it all about liquid cooling nowadays?

19-June-07, 06:49 PM		#2 (permalink)
reflux Sempr0n?	Re: QX6800 too hot? I'd say a fan would be OK as long as it's a really decent one. Something in the category of a Big Typhoon or a Scythe. But if you were going to OC, water cooling all the way!

19-June-07, 07:58 PM		#3 (permalink)
MasterP Da' Thunda' From Down Unda'	Re: QX6800 too hot? The QX6800 does come with a fan - but only on the retail models. The one on Newegg is an OEM (AKA "white box") model - which is why there's no fan. Because of this, it comes with a reduced warranty from Intel as such. (In NZ, the retail versions that ship with fans have 3 years usually as opposed to 12 month for the OEM ones) But yeah, the OEM ones are a fair bit cheaper As far as aircooling goes - Thermalright 120, big Typhoon or a Noctua 120 will fit the bill perfectly!

19-June-07, 09:07 PM		#4 (permalink)
Joe88 Apex Master Tech	Re: QX6800 too hot? my friend ran it with a stock fan from a an old PD ran just fine then he put a zalman 9700 on it ...

20-July-07, 12:35 PM		#5 (permalink)
s1ugh34d Apex Tech God	Re: QX6800 too hot? They run on air pretty nice i would say, I am visiting $SOLID$ Necro and we have gotten the QX6800 to run 3912MHZ all on air, with some realy nice temps too. They don't run all that bad really, the thermal output is very low compared to the average CPU. just a little higher than your avergae Core duo.

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