Hey guys I need help choosing a cooler for my AMD phenom 965 BE

swagbuckluver · Jul 2, 2013

Hey guys I have been getting pretty high temps and my stock cooler isn't cutting it. I am looking to OC in the future. My temps while playing BF3 shot up to a dangerously high 67 degrees celsius. I have been looking at these two coolers below.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7622498&csid=_61
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103084
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I am just a little scared of the water one leaking I looked it up on newegg and on youtube and it has very good reviews which would be a better choice? Thanks guys I appreciate your help greatly.
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My system:
Mobo:Asrock 970 Extreme 3 (AM3+ socket Motherboard
CPU:AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3
GPU:XFX Radeon 6950 2gb edition
Ram:8gb Gskill Sniper 1600 mhz
Psu:CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W
OS:Windows 7 64 bit

jimthenagual · Jul 2, 2013

For air, I'd recommend: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099
For closed loop liquid: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181036 (if you are wanting a 140mm fan).

for other closed loop liquid fan sizes, take a look here then shop around for prices: http://www.corsair.com/us/cpu-cooling-kits/hydro-series-water-cooling-cpu-cooler.html

Outlander_04 · Jul 2, 2013

67C is not dangerously high . Its the normal operating range

ish416 · Jul 2, 2013

If you aren't 100% certain what the "normal operating range" is on a CPU, please, at the very least do a bit of research for yourself to validate what is normal and what is dangerous.

62C is the maximum safe core temp for a Phenom 965.

Straight from AMD-
http://products.amd.com/en-us/DesktopCPUDetail.aspx?id=591&f1=AMD+Phenom%E2%84%A2+II+X4&f2=&f3=&f4=512&f5=&f6=&f7=&f8=&f9=&f10=&f11=&f12=True

Specs for the entire AMD CPU line *NOTE* that FX series does not mention max temps - http://products.amd.com/en-US/DesktopCPUResult.aspx

jimthenagual suggested the Hyper 212 Evo, I also recommend it. I was able to overclock my Phenom 965 to 4,336 Mhz with that cooler. It can't be beat for the price if you decide to go with air cooling.

Mat Rodriguez · Jul 2, 2013

ish416 :

I recommend the Hyper 212+ or the EVO as well. I used to have a 965 BE Build with the Hyper 212+ you won't be disappointed. I reached a stable 4.2ghz overclock at about 1.45v with that air cooler. Your results may vary, but you can easily reach 4.2 with a voltage around 1.45-1.53

Padster1 · Jul 23, 2013

Outlander_04 :

The AMD website recommends a maximum temperature of 62C

Padster1 · Jul 23, 2013

I would definately recommend the Cooler Master 212 Evo. It's the best cooler in it's price range and can compete with low end closed loop coolers. I have the same processor at 4.1GHz and i get ~40C idle and ~58C load. It really is an amazing cooler.

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