Which HSF for Phenom II x4 980

[melvin2345]

For the time being, I only plan on moderately overclocking, basically bumping the multiplier from 18.5 to 20 to run at 4 ghz. I'll probably go for more after I get better cooling, but even if I left everything stock, I wouldn't want to use the stock HSF, so here are the 3 I am looking at, just wanted some opinions.

COOLER MASTER GeminII S524
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103100

COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

COOLER MASTER Hyper 612 PWM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103103

 

[saint19]

Hi.

What RAM do you have? The 212 Evo is a solid option since for the same price of the 612 PWM you can get this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103089&Tpk=V6GT that's very good.

 

[melvin2345]

Hi.

What RAM do you have? The 212 Evo is a solid option since for the same price of the 612 PWM you can get this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103089&Tpk=V6GT that's very good.

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866


I think I'm going to get the 212 evo. I spent the better part of the last hour reading reviews of both the 612 pwm and the 212 evo. Seems like they perform pretty equally, and I like that the 212 weighs so much less.

 

[saint19]

What mobo do you have?

 

[melvin2345]

What mobo do you have?

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128514

 

[saint19]

I suggest you contact to Cooler Master 1st and ask them if the Cooler and the RipjawsX are compatible, the CPU socket are very near to the RAM slots and that can be a problem with high profile RAM like those RipjawsX.

 

[melvin2345]

I suggest you contact to Cooler Master 1st and ask them if the Cooler and the RipjawsX are compatible, the CPU socket are very near to the RAM slots and that can be a problem with high profile RAM like those RipjawsX.

I was worried about that as well, but I read one review of the 212+ that was mounted on the same board I'm using, and from a top view, I could see all 4 DIMM slots. Since the plus and evo are pretty much the exact same dimensions, I figured I would be good to go.