CPU Cooler - Phenom II X3 720

johnquest

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Can someone recommend a budget CPU Cooler for the Phenom II X3 720 chip I'm using? It's going into a Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3 Motherboard. I'm planning on using the supplied cooler from AMD to start out but will want to upgrade sometime soon to a better cooler. I'd like to overclock but not to the chip's extreme.

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Helloworld_98

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If you can get a hold of one then a thermalright Ultra 120 with a high cfm fan.

If you can't or just want it to be quiet then get an akasa nero as it will give fairly good performance (22C vs 16C(Nero vs Ultra))