Will This Cool My CPU?

DCCMuffin · Jun 4, 2014

I Was Planning Doing The Following Build, But Someone said That The Cooling For My CPU Wouldn't Be Enough Is It True?
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($82.99 @ Best Buy)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card ($390.59 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 450D ATX Mid Tower Case ($117.59 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1023.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-04 21:55 EDT-0400)

If It isn't Would The Noctua NH-D14 Be The Choice?
And Can The X Cooler you recommend Can fit on my case
I Would Rather Not To Water Cool

MalakiArtook · Jun 4, 2014

They are wrong, the 212 evo is fine for almost any application. If you are really worried get a noctua but the evo will be just fine.

DCCMuffin · Jun 4, 2014

MalakiArtook :

Even If I Overclock it to be like a 8350?

MalakiArtook · Jun 4, 2014

Yeah. But keep in mind how far you can overclock depends a lot on the chip itself. It's rather or not you win or loose the silicon lottery. A lot of people push their 3.5GHz 4670k to 4.5 with the evo.

photonboy · Jun 4, 2014

Hey,
You are totally bottlenecking that graphics card in most games with that CPU.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8350-vishera-review,3328-14.html

It depends on the game, so it's hard to give an average (20%?). A few newer games won't have much bottleneck.

My advice is get the i5-4670K (or i5-4690K). Yes, it's a bit more but it also makes a huge difference at times. If that's too much the i5-4460 is about $185 and would still be better.

CPU cooler:
The "EVO" is okay though I prefer the Noctua NH-U12S as it's much quieter under load.

DCCMuffin · Jun 4, 2014

MalakiArtook :

Alright Thanks!

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