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Best thermalpaste and CPU fans for my heatsink

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  • Cooling
  • Heatsinks
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March 4, 2014 3:09:03 PM

Hello

I have an FX 8350 and cant overclock very well due to my current cooler

I have the cooler master TX3 EVO 92mm
With 2 artic cooling f9 fans mounted

I can overclock stably 0.3 Ghz more, i want to do 0.5 Ghz stable

I would like to stick to cooler master and thinking either the "Hyper 412S" OR "Hyper 212"

I like the corsair sp120 fans, if they are good for CPU cooling...

Im asking for a good recommendation on the cooler, the fans and the paste or if the paste stock with cooler master products is good enough

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a b K Overclocking
March 4, 2014 4:28:43 PM

The very best thermal paste is Gelid GC-Extreme, but a more reasonable one would be arctic silver 5. I recommend a CM Hyper 212 EVO instead with the stock CM fan. SP 120s are good, but also expensive. You can achieve decently higher speeds, but also improve the thermal performance and longevity of your CPU at stock speeds.
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a c 79 K Overclocking
March 7, 2014 7:06:13 AM

For straight-up, out-of-the-box performance, invest in the Phanteks PH-TC12DX. You won't need to buy a better thermal compound, or fans, to eke out better performance.
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