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Im looking to upgrade my system since my current MB seems to be on its last leg. I'm going with AMD this time and Im looking for a good Air Cooler that will fit my case and new board.

This is what Im looking at for the upgrade

CORSAIR TW3X4G1333C9 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 (DDR3-1333) DDR3 10010088 GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
AMD HDZ955FBGIBOX Phenom II x4, Black Edition 3.2Ghz

I dont plan on upgrading my Case which is a Antec Sonata I.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

------------------------------ Intel Core2 Duo E6600
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE
Corsair 8GB DDR2-800 XMS2-6400
ATI 4870

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If your not going to overclock then this will work for you
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835200036

Are you going to be upgrading your video card? Reason I ask, Sonata's are great cases but they don't have enough cooling to handle today's video cards. So you might invest in a slot cooler to help. 120mm tower heatsinks more then likely, will not fit in that case. So you need to stick with a 92mm hsf.

Message edited by dkev on 09-05-2009 at 06:43:44 PM

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I was thinking of doing a little overclocking. Im not going to update my video card, my signature is a little old. I upgraded my card a few months ago with a ATI 4870.

Im currently not overclocking so I never paid any attention to the temps. Im currently using a stock cpu fan.

------------------------------ Intel Core2 Duo E6600
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE
Corsair 8GB DDR2-800 XMS2-6400
ATI 4870
Reply to whataboutbob

Ok you might go with this then
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103057
It is a little pricey, but it should have no problem handling what you have in mind.

Reply to dkev

^lol, why pay that much when you can get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835207004
$25 after MIR. And yes, AM2 cooler will work with AM3 socket.

Here's a review: http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

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Reply to Shadow703793

Because a 120 tower hsf wont fit in his case. :ange:

Reply to dkev

Damn it! For some reason I read it as a Antec 900 :lol:

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