(This is for snapbeaver... I tried to reply to your post but wouldn't post. So will try here with the following):
 
Thanks taking time to reply!
 
So, just to confirm - you ARE using the Noctua-u-12 with your Z170 FTW board? I'm just looking (and thus my post) for a compatible single or dbl. push/pull fan and heat sink combo that can mate with a I7-6700 w/o having to contend with fan speed control - i.e., just plug and play and be done with it.

snapbeaver
pics
 
noctua u12s
 
this cooler is good for 4500mhz  24/7 with a good margin, and no mating  DIMM (1mm free space) or heatsink, top pci-e slot
 
predator heatspreaders are thick as hell
 
sorry for the mess  (temporary setup, awaiting case delivery)
 
but i use my "pwm mod" to lover the voltage to these fans..
 
they are dead silent now, and still running in smart mode
 
hope these pics can be of any help to someone
 
note> different brands of fans can be thicker than others, despite the fact they are labeled 25mm
 
over and out
 

 
My $30 cooler master Evo 212 is exactly like that I got the 1 fan you can buy the 2nd smoke grey for like $7 or add your on 120mm and save $40 bucks from buying the 212 dual fan cooler itself
 
mines good on air at 4.6 + .25mv offset in prime95 stable
 

 
Just posted this in OC forum but about cooler
 
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
 
 
I plan to move up to evga cooler soon done spent enough lol
 
MB temps were reading constant 48-49C on the board
 
 
As you can see here I reversed the fan to backside to pull memory heat through to they are both tight coolers but work fine the coolermaster you can actually slide the fan up as needed away from memory I have 2 now

 

snapbeaver
whats your maxxed out vcore voltage @ 4500mhz? in eleet

eleet is not installed on my system yet
 
I was at 4.6 OC
 
The Skylakes you use adaptive voltage for best performance on these boards (Z170's)

Many thanks, guys for the cooling fan/heat sink combo suggestions and info.

I had looked at the CM 212 EVO before posting but wanted to see what forum users were using with their Z170 FTW board. Now I'm torn between the Noctua and CM coolers knowing both are compatible with the FTW board.  But since a 2nd fan can be added later if wanted, I'm leaning toward the CM 212 EVO which is the cheaper option at $30 (and only ~$7 or $8 for a second fan if needed).

VCraig
For my purposes (not a oc'ing every thing enthusiast) the Z170 FTW mobo is a good fit for me. As such, if anyone here is running a I7-6700 on air with this mobo what was you choice of a fan and heat sink combination CPU cooler? 

 
Hi I have just bought the Noctua NH-C14S and installed it on my EVGA z170 FTW yesterday evening. Without overclocking, the maximum temp reach by the CPU are around 48 C (room at 20C). When overclocked at 4.4, the CPU temp reached 62 C. 
It is very silent even mounted with the 2 fans at 1200 rpm. The only thing, it is very close to my GTX 960 but this not an issue, I have not spotted anything wrong with the CPU temp.
My case is a bit tight for this equipment, I am sure you can reach better temp with a better case than mine. I will try to upload some pics.
Hope it helps.
 

VCraig
For my purposes (not a oc'ing every thing enthusiast) the Z170 FTW mobo is a good fit for me. As such, if anyone here is running a I7-6700 on air with this mobo what was you choice of a fan and heat sink combination CPU cooler? 

I'm using the $30.00 Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan
 
Didn't expect it to be so cool maybe my case though 55C max in BF4 @ 4.6ghz
Need to move the fans up a little but it is big seems like all the skylake 1151 coolers are pretty massive and come close to memory and chipset sinks. I have dual 120mm fans as offered with the 212X dual fan but saved money and got the Evo the fan can be bought separate cheaper lol
 

your physics score was better than mine at 4600mhz, damn
 
but i whopped your butt in the graphics.. ^^
 
hmm the score dont match the diagram, which one is accurate?
 

 
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/10956502
 
comparison
 

 
 http://www.3dmark.com/com...956502/3dm11/10953124#
 
 

For gaming this is a great card..
 
 
 
 

quote>
Primes good still burn that CPU in with it if it makes it through prime you got a keeper lol. I think I was hitting 92C in prime I ran it for a good while passed everything. So I know I got good CPU I always prime my CPU's in the first 30 days of purchase never know if you got a half DOA just ticking in the socket. Sure didn't want to find out after 30 days chunking the $$$ out on this 6700 skylake unlocked ;p
 
>> this is the reason why i never buy sought after second hand hardware °)
 
 
 

enzoetdino

VCraig
For my purposes (not a oc'ing every thing enthusiast) the Z170 FTW mobo is a good fit for me. As such, if anyone here is running a I7-6700 on air with this mobo what was you choice of a fan and heat sink combination CPU cooler? 

 
Hi I have just bought the Noctua NH-C14S and installed it on my EVGA z170 FTW yesterday evening. Without overclocking, the maximum temp reach by the CPU are around 48 C (room at 20C). When overclocked at 4.4, the CPU temp reached 62 C. 
It is very silent even mounted with the 2 fans at 1200 rpm. The only thing, it is very close to my GTX 960 but this not an issue, I have not spotted anything wrong with the CPU temp.
My case is a bit tight for this equipment, I am sure you can reach better temp with a better case than mine. I will try to upload some pics.
Hope it helps.
 

That is hot I idle at 26 to 28C on 4.4 Low 50's in Battlefield 4 maybe there's more talk to these than performance I'm using a $30.00 cooler master evo 212 and it perform superior in cooling but I got the THOR V2 case and it is the coolest running air case I have ever came across. I just my 2nd fan instead of buying the 212 dual fan evo when you can buy the same fan and save $20+ bucks.
 
I have seen it dip since installing to 24C
 
 
Looking at the mount your blowing air straight into the cpu onto the board and that is going to increase heat anywhere. You want the CPU cooler blowing to the rear exhaust at least to disperse heat properly.
 
 
Now this is mass cooling airflow

pittbull
buy what? also what s second hand sought after hardware you're referring too?
 
YT link only goes to YT main page?
 
Not sure where you're coming from when you get a new CPU you want to burn it in make sure it holds up if doesn't you got 30days to replace why would you not make sure you have a CPU that can make through the stress?

ok, i have never heard about someone doing that.. degrading the cpu before deciding to keep it..
 
dont they hold up out of the box brand new? i am pretty sure all the brand new intel cpus can handle the stress from a system, my cpu is reaching 50c-55c while gaming, and i have not yet seen the cpu gone past 60c in everyday use,.. are you saying it can drop dead all of a sudden?
 
the link showed a 426BB that exploded in the dyno

Hi!
New to the forum and the EVGA family.
 
Due to the lack of USB headers on the FTW mobo I had to opt for an air cooled solution rather than a AIO radiator solution, and thereby ended up going with a Be-Quiet Dark Rock 3 in Pull config (due to clearance issues from the RAM heat spreaders). I also added a couple of 140mm PWM case fans that each blow directly across RAM & CPU and the GPU. My overclock is a modest 4.4GHz but then again I am going for stability and not "insanity". The CPU idles at about 26-29C but I haven't pushed it far as I just built the system.

snapbeaver

pittbull
buy what? also what s second hand sought after hardware you're referring too?
 
YT link only goes to YT main page?
 
Not sure where you're coming from when you get a new CPU you want to burn it in make sure it holds up if doesn't you got 30days to replace why would you not make sure you have a CPU that can make through the stress?

ok, i have never heard about someone doing that.. degrading the cpu before deciding to keep it..
 
dont they hold up out of the box brand new? i am pretty sure all the brand new intel cpus can handle the stress from a system, my cpu is reaching 50c-55c while gaming, and i have not yet seen the cpu gone past 60c in everyday use,.. are you saying it can drop dead all of a sudden?
 
the link showed a 426BB that exploded in the dyno

 
Yo have 30days on CPU return first thing I do is burn in then stress it good if it passes all the stressing it's a keeper why would you not want to know if you have a partially DOA CPU or one that will be a DOA after running it for a bit out of the box then those 30 days pass your going to be dishing out for a brand new CPU????? Does that make any sense? Pretty clear..... :)
 
Here are my stock air cooling temps Idle vs Load

 
Load

 

enzoetdino
Hi
 
I have made a new modification on my case yesterday evening. I had two low noise spare 120mm fans so I have fitted them to extract the hot air build-up in the top of my tower (previously, it was a hole with an air filter). I have gained 7-8 C on my CPU temperature full loaded! So at 4GHz. Room at 22 C, my CPU temp is 49-50 C. This morning at 19 C, my CPU temp was 47 C (so it is coherent). With my previous case configuration, when the room was at 19 C, My temp was 54-55 C.
That modification allows me to stay below 62 C at 4.6GHz full loaded (without noise and a room at 22C). I can be below 60 full loaded but that increase significantly the noise.
 
I have order grills to avoid my daughter putting her little fingers on the fans. I will take picture of every once well fitted :-) So, it is possible to convert an old case into something efficient and saving money at the same time :-)
 

The right case can make a lot of difference trust me this THOR V2 on stock air never seen anything like it, I had a thermaltake full tower on my last rig 780i FTW the pcie slot 1 went out on but the thing absolutely was horrible, no kidding to keep my memory and card temps cool I had 15 fans in it no lie.
 
My cpu temps were no issue I was still running DDR2 just a month ago on it was maxed, I will never invest in thermaltake case again ever. I did drop a E0 stepped Q9550 quad in it for the remaining year it ran never seen a cpu stay so cold the E1 step were horrible cpu's. But I got 3 1st gen intels about to put on ebay now done sold off my 3 packs of ddr2 I had done upgrades on.
 
I thought about waterblocking my cpu due to our hot upcoming summers usually past 100+F with always bad humidity where I live but I getting better temps on air than I have seen on newegg reviews and corsair site itself they couldn't even OC a skylake stable to 4.5 but they were doing it all wrong to begin with. Was looking at the 140 exhaust mounts RAD's but even the big blocks 240s temps were over my minimum / max load temps on air plus all the blocks had quiet a few reviews of pump failures destroying peoples whole systems, even newegg expert reviews.
 
I never have watercooled I will be looking into some other companies smaller blocks, this case will take a 240 RAD on top but tight bc the MB mounts so high and I also use the 8Phase power at very top of the FTW board. Really thinking about stepping up to the classified see what it is like never ran past FTW boards but they have never let me down last system went a decade had a 680i in it for the first part then swapped to 780iFTW.
 
The pics above are legit idle / max loads I will hit 61C in 3dmark maybe but no issue. After burn in and stressing this cpu has been excellent at everything I prefer to do that and stress a new cpu within first days of purchase as mentioned above to make sure it is not gonna have a error or failure within first 30days and everyone seems to think it is dumb but has never failed a processor ever like I said I still got 3 1st gens run like new even used for years. E7300, 8400, and that Q9550 did the same with them all.

@snapbeaver
if you have a lot of space between the cooling and the first slot pci-e? I wonder if we can put Noctua NH-u14s is 2.5 cm wider and whether it will cover the first slot pci-e