what cpu cooler for fx8320 on m5a97 r2.0 with high profile dimms
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I'm using a m5a97 r2.0 motherboard with an AMD fx 8320 cpu with stock cooler. I'm looking to upgrade the cpu cooler. I'm using high profile RAM so I dont want the heatsink to block RAMslots. any options? I'm looking for a performance fan so I can OC to around 4.0GHz. for now I'm limited to 3.5-ish due to the stock cooler.
I was looking into the arctic freezer a30, and Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO and the hyper 212. only the arctic freezer seems to fit.
for now I only use 2 RAM slots, so it's not such a big deal if my 1st slot gets blocked. but I might want to add some more RAM in the future. I'm also on a limited budget so watercooling is not an option for now.
The cooler naads to cleur up more then 30 mm not to block the RAM slot.
I was looking into the arctic freezer a30, and Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO and the hyper 212. only the arctic freezer seems to fit.
for now I only use 2 RAM slots, so it's not such a big deal if my 1st slot gets blocked. but I might want to add some more RAM in the future. I'm also on a limited budget so watercooling is not an option for now.
The cooler naads to cleur up more then 30 mm not to block the RAM slot.
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The 212 EVO is the best option here.
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hype...
Looks like it states 37mm clearance.
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hype...
Looks like it states 37mm clearance.
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yes but I need at least 40mm clearance
after a few hours of googling, i found http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?I..., which would be a tight fit, but I'm not familiar with zalman... the specs look nice, but I read that the heatpipes arent polished properly...
after a few hours of googling, i found http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?I..., which would be a tight fit, but I'm not familiar with zalman... the specs look nice, but I read that the heatpipes arent polished properly...
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http://www.alternate.be/Scythe/Grand-Kama-Cross-2-SCKC-...
because of the way it's build will it cool the surrounding components (vrm's) better too.
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Best solution
and I'm back, I just installed it, and I must say i'm a bit disapointed, it's about the same performance as the stock cooler, so I must have done something wrong... anyway, I'll reaply the thermal paste and make sure every screw is screwed tight. but that's something for after the exams
I was also wondering if the fan could be replaced?
I was also wondering if the fan could be replaced?
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well I just did, same result. benchmarks show that it should cool way better. anyway, I made a post for it explaining what is happening
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2278039/scythe...
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2278039/scythe...
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Will look at that other post as well.
About another fan,i think you can place any fan on it with 120mm holes so fans that re 120mm or even fans that are 140mm with 120mm holes like this one for instance,
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/335616/thermalright-ty-1...
noctua has these too and even scythe has fans that have higher rpm that are the same as the one that is on top of it right now.
About another fan,i think you can place any fan on it with 120mm holes so fans that re 120mm or even fans that are 140mm with 120mm holes like this one for instance,
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/335616/thermalright-ty-1...
noctua has these too and even scythe has fans that have higher rpm that are the same as the one that is on top of it right now.
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I did, I could try to take of the coolpaste again though, and try to go thinner. I might buy myself a 120mm fan with some high airflow as this 140 mm fan makes my graphics card vibrate when it's at 1300 rpm QQ. yet another problem haha, I'm going to get myself some rubber spacers instead of the plastic ones that came with it
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tsuneo6 said:
I did, I could try to take of the coolpaste again though, and try to go thinner. A good thing to try imo.
tsuneo6 said:
this 140 mm fan makes my graphics card vibrate when it's at 1300 rpm QQ. yet another problem haha, I'm going to get myself some rubber spacers instead of the plastic ones that came with it
Maybe that one thing in this has to do with the other?
Did you consider placing the blue led fan and the back fan at the top of the case to see if they might not interupt the airflow to the cooler that much? Or at least that blue led fan. Just looking for possibilities to get better temps.
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August 29, 2014 1:47:38 PM
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August 29, 2014 2:06:54 PM
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actually solved it myself. the huge heatsink was blocking the airflow from my casefans, so the hot air wouldnt get out of my case fast enough. after placing a fan above the cpu cooler (folowing the direction of the fins from the heatsink) I got the temp down by 12 degrees. my CPU is currently running on 4.1GHz at 64 degrees under full load that lasted 20 minutes
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Good to hear you did solve it
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Something you said at my suggestion to relocate fans to the top of the case.You bought a slim one?
but,
tsuneo6 said:
and well, I cant put fans at the top of my case as there was a little design error from thermal take. there isnt enough space to put a normal sized fan, it would have to be a slim one..
Something you said at my suggestion to relocate fans to the top of the case.You bought a slim one?
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so I'll have to go for that ^^