VRM Heatsinks for Asus M5A97 LE R2.0

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The board also has fx 8350 supported in their website so don't appreciate the misinformation.

Youtube also shows many people OC'ed to 4.5+ with this same board.
 
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It is not misinformation, it is certainly correct. If you want to do it, go for it, though it certainly is not recommended on a 970 based board, even though that particular board is decent for overclocking, it is still poor when it comes to 8-core overclocking. Some are better then others, and people may have done it on youtube, it is not safe.

"The board also has fx 8350 supported in their website so don't appreciate the misinformation"

He didn't say that, he said it is a poor board for overclocking. Of course the FX 8350 is supported, he knows that, that is not the message.

If you wish to argue, do it under your own risk, we will not support an overclock for a board that is not meant and safe to OC on.
 
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I'm overclocking a FX 6300 (6 cores) and have seen multiple people OC on this bored to 4.5 GHz ish just fine (I'm only doing 4.2 for safety) as long as they have their own VRM Coolers.

My issue still remains. How many VRM Heatsinks do I need for this board and do the ones I linked above work?

Edit: Forgot to mention, everyone saying the non LE version is the overclockable motherboard is right but at the same time wrong. They are both identical. Only the non LE version has VRM Heatsinks while this one does not.

 
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I'm overclocking a FX 6300 (6 cores) and have seen multiple people OC on this bored to 4.5 GHz ish just fine as long as they have their own VRM Coolers.

My issue still remains. How many VRM Heatsinks do I need for this board and do the ones I linked above work?

 
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The tricky is the VRM section cooling. You are right the non LE version has VRM Heatsinks, and those small heatsinks may work. Here is one link. http://cdn.overclock.net/9/90/90254953_vbattach100113.jpeg but you said you oc the fx6300, the fx6300 has the TDP 95W, and fx8320 has125W, the 30 W will be the big difference.

Also I recommend to buy the cooler like this ( 110mm fan one or 120mm fan one ) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118126 but not the hyper 212 evo like that, because you check the link you will see the airflow direction http://www.excaliberpc.com/images/resources/612015/f787a42e31004767aee916b6fedcc8b0.jpg The 212evo does only cool the cpu, but that one can cool the cpu, MB and the VRM section too.

If you still have cooling problem then you may think buy other heatsinks, like http://www.frozencpu.com/products/7191/vid-106/Enzotech_BCC9_Memory_Ramsinks_-_14mm_x_14mm_x_9mm_-_8_Pack_BMR-C1L.html?tl=g40c21

Here is more info for the VRM. http://www.overclock.net/t/973918/a-clarification-of-phases-also-re-exploding-gtx590s
Or http://www.overclock.net/t/946407/amd-motherboards-vrm-info-database

I forget the LE version that only has the 4pin CPU power plug, it may have not enough power for the cpu ocing.
 
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Thank you for all the information. But people seem to not get what the main posti s asking. I want to know how many VRM Heatsinks I need and if the ones I linked work. The problem is not overclocking or what CPU cooler I have. I bought the 212 Evo already and know for fact I can do it based on what others have already done (and they have much higher OC speeds than what I'm doing).

I made a completely new thread to try and see if people understand the point of the thread.
 
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I am overclocking my CPU only and nothing else so I only need to worry about the VRM's that are related to this (correct me if I'm wrong on this statement please!) :)

I am stuck between these 2.

They are different dimensions and I am not sure which would be better / would fit on my motherboard?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708011

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708012

 
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Awesome! Before I give you Best Solution I want to confirm, by Mosfets you mean the VRM's for the CPU right? I'm just a little confused between both terms. Want to make sure I'm cooling the VRM's that matter when doing an Overclock.

Also, do you know if they have any major difference? I read online some people bought the 6.5 x 6.5 and it was perfect for there motherboard (the one I have) and helped a lot with their overclocks so I might not buy the 10 x 10 in case they are too big which I doubt is a good thing.

 
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Forgot to quote you "Only the Mosfets, you don't need put the heatsinks on the VRM, here is other sample picture. http://assets.overclock.net.s3.amazonaws.com/b/bf/bfa80...
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Cool! Thank you. Very last thing I need! Sorry for being dumb!

Also in this picture you linked me, how bout those small squares above the ones you circled in red? Aren't those mosfets as well?
http://cdn.overclock.net/5/53/500x1000px-LL-5360b1bc_1000.jpeg
 
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