need help choosing a cooler for my fx8350 212EVO VS TX3 VS ARCTIC Freezer A32

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HI!
i have an AMD 8350 and want to do some light overclocking.
i don't know weather i should get the tx3 from a friend of mine for 20 cad the a32 for 30 or the 212 for 40 with shipping (if you find any of these cheaper please tell me)
i think the a32 is the best deal but i don't know if its worse or better than the 212 and i know that the tx3 sucks compared to them but its a lot cheaper.
thanks!
 
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I'd go with Arctic Freezer A32 any day of the week since it's far better than Hyper 212 EVO.

While Freezer A32 is shorter than Hyper 212 EVO (150mm vs 159mm), it comes with semi-passive fluid-dynamic bearing fan that has a lot longer lifespan than the sleeve bearing fan included with Hyper 212 EVO (150.000 - 300.000 hours vs 20.000 - 40.000 hours). Fluid-dynamic bearing is also quieter than sleeve bearing.
Freezer I32 review: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/arctic-freezer-i32-cooler,review-33860.html

In fact, my i5-6600K in my Skylake build is cooled by the Arctic Freezer I32. It's same as Freezer A32 but with Intel bracket (full specs with pics in my sig). Since i added 2nd fan to it to create push-pull configuration, most what i've...
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I'd go with Arctic Freezer A32 any day of the week since it's far better than Hyper 212 EVO.

While Freezer A32 is shorter than Hyper 212 EVO (150mm vs 159mm), it comes with semi-passive fluid-dynamic bearing fan that has a lot longer lifespan than the sleeve bearing fan included with Hyper 212 EVO (150.000 - 300.000 hours vs 20.000 - 40.000 hours). Fluid-dynamic bearing is also quieter than sleeve bearing.
Freezer I32 review: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/arctic-freezer-i32-cooler,review-33860.html

In fact, my i5-6600K in my Skylake build is cooled by the Arctic Freezer I32. It's same as Freezer A32 but with Intel bracket (full specs with pics in my sig). Since i added 2nd fan to it to create push-pull configuration, most what i've seen out of my CPU is 55°C during CinebenchR15. Because the stock fan is semi-passive, it didn't turn at all until my CPU reached 52°C, thus keeping my build nice and quiet during low loads (e.g web browsing). No such luxury with Hyper 212 EVO where the fan turns all the time.
 
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