Finding the right Cpu and thermal paste
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lazyboy947
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what ur looking for is a cpu cooler? I think almost any cooler will fit the case, and need the motherboard to determine placement of the ram slots and heatsinks plz
Supermuncher85
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I still use artic silver 5 (just used last weekend actually). Oldie but goldy. Just the 200 hour break in sucks.
Gam3r01
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As long as your cpu has an am3 or am3+ socket it will fit that motherboard. Same goes for any cooling system, look for that socket size. as for thermal paste anything would really be ok, take your pick between IC-Diamond 7, Arctic MX-4, Arctic Silver 5. Nothing new and better has come out recently.
lazyboy947
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are u looking for a cpu like a fx or phenom II series cpu or a cooler? u asked about paste, but asked if it would fit in the case? lol all cpus as long as the board u get will fit the case will fit the case, its the aftermarket coolers u must worry about
Gam3r01
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If you are worried about room, a corsair hydro series cooler would be good, it has a baseplate that attaches to the cpu and runs hoses to a radiator mounted in a fan slot. Its also a liquid cooler so it would keep your rig cooler than any heatsink for the same price range.
lazyboy947
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there seems to be quite abit of space from the cpu socket and the heatsink and ram slots so i think a dual fan heatsink the a cm hyper 212 evo would fit or a zalman 9900, xigmatek dark knight II etc, not to sure on ones like the noctua nh d14 or phanteks, but best way to do it as u have the board is measure the distance from the edge of the socket to the heatsinks and ram and then find a cooler u like and see how wide it is and if its bigger than the gap see how much clearance the heatsink has from whattever its blocking
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