Looking for a great am3 heatsink

[Deleted member 362816]

I currently have the H50 cooler which will be better then most air solutions but i really don't like it at all for some reason it is very noisy i can hear the water going through it about 5 feet away. I have not looked for heat sinks for along time. i have a amd athlon 640 cpu and a huge case so the size does not matter to me let me know what good air coolers are out there.

 

[sportsfanboy]

What's your budget, what do you feel like spending?

 

[Deleted member 362816]

Under 200$

 

[sportsfanboy]

If you sell your h50 and spend about 150, you can actually get a decent liquid cooling system with a 2X120mm rad. For air cooling here's some reviews.

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

 

[Deleted member 362816]

But does the athlon 640 even really need water cooling

 

[sportsfanboy]

It doesn't need it unless your talking about an aggressive overclock and even then maybe not. Just throwing the option out there for the money your talking.

 

[abully]

hi cia24... $200 is a lotta money for an air cooler and thats why sportsfanboy suggested water cooling... you dont need more than $80 for the best of aircoolers...

 

[Deleted member 362816]

but for a stock clocked amd athlon 640 what would you recommend i want something silent

 

[BeCoolBro]

I suggest the hyper 212 plus with 2xNoctua NF P12s in a push pull configuration.Dead silent and more than enough for an overclocked athlon 2.

 

[abully]

OP has more $ to spare... i would recommend Silver Arrow or NH D14 provided clearance is not an issue... this makes him future proof in case he wishes to upgrade the cpu...