Looking for a low budget cooler for FX 8320 and the Aerocool V3X case

trolley1329

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Hi everyone,

I'm building a new system based on an AMD FX-8320 CPU in the Aerocool V3X Advanced case. What is the good cooler for this CPU with the price no more than $50-60?

P.S. I've heard about CM's Hyper 212 Evo, but I'm afraid that this one won't fit into the case (this case is 176 mm wide, and the cooler has 159 mm. However, the official description of the case lists max cooler height equals to 170 mm).

P.P.S. The motherboard will be AMD970-based with 4+2 phase, probably ASUS M5A97 R2.0.

And PLEASE don't recommend me to buy another case and/or CPU.

Thank you in advance! And sorry for my English, it's not my native language.
 
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Personally I would recommend the Cooler Master TX3. It is much better than a stock cooler and uses a 92 mm fan, so it will fit in nearly any case. It does use the plastic push pin mounting system, which is both a plus (you can add / remove it without removing the motherboard) and minus (the pins are plastic, so you have to be careful).

It is $20 from NewEgg and also has a $5 rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064&ignorebbr=1

wildfire707

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Personally I would recommend the Cooler Master TX3. It is much better than a stock cooler and uses a 92 mm fan, so it will fit in nearly any case. It does use the plastic push pin mounting system, which is both a plus (you can add / remove it without removing the motherboard) and minus (the pins are plastic, so you have to be careful).

It is $20 from NewEgg and also has a $5 rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103064&ignorebbr=1
 
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