Which HSF for overclocking X4 955 BE

[mercuryman24]

Which HSF should I buy for overclocking the AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE?
My budget is about 75$. I have 650w XFX PSU. My motherboard is ASUS 890GX Pro.
I have everything supports overclocking, except the HSF. My purpose is gaming.

 

[bavman]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

 

[henydiah]

Tunig tower 120 extreme good for Amd
Hyper 212 good and low cost

 

[simon12]

212+ is good for all but extreme overclocks on a 955.

 

[mercuryman24]

How good is Cooler Master V8?
What would be its power consumption?

 

[bavman]

It'll make a small difference over the 212+. The 2 have pretty close performance, but you cant beat the 212+'s price/performance ratio.

 

[henydiah]

Hyper 212 + 2 Fan

 

[nebun]

just get a corsair h70 plug and play H2O cooler.....you will not be dissapointed

 

[henydiah]

how the price of corsairs H70 , if bugjet owned only $ 75

 

[megamanx00]

I say the Xigmatek Aegir 120mm.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233087&Tpk=Xigmatek%20Aegir

You should check out Frosty Tech to see their rankings of coolers. Just make sure you also look at the review to see the noise produced.

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

 

[bavman]

Im pretty sure the 212+ can beat the h50/70

 

[rubix_1011]

Regardless what you choose, you need good case airflow for any cooler to perform well.

 

[someguynamedmatt]

Honestly, judging by the motherboard, you're going to have an EXTREMELY hard time getting something to fit on there with the RAM as close to the CPU socket as it is. I had the same trouble with my 790FX-GD70.

I'd recommend the Thermalright MUX-120.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/lga-1156-heatsink,2535-8.html
It's small, and it really performs admirably - I believe that it beats the 212 in most cases cases. I really see no reason to get the Hyper 212 if this is available.