Cooler for A Phenom 955 BE

[Niallh]

I did a search on this but couldnt find anything for it.

Just wondering if anyone can recommend a good cooler for OC'ing my AMD Phenom 955 BE. Nothing too major, this is my first time OC'ing so I dont plan to try anything too risky, will be happy to take it from 3.2 to 3.8 GHz.

Also someone told me to try out the AMD Overdrive, said it is easier than going through the BIOS. Is this worth a look or should I just learn to do it through the BIOS?

 

[jockey]

The stock cooler will handle a mild OC. Make sure you monitor your temps. @ 3.8, I recommend either the Coolermaster 212 series or the CM 520N. Both are relatively small and fit in most cases.
As far as AMD OD vs. Bios, go with the Bios method. It is simply a matter of increasing the CPU multiplier. You can leave the mobo cpu voltage set to auto.
There is a nice guideline at the top of the CPU/AMD forum page here at TH.

 

[lowjack989]

The CM Hyper 212+ will allow for a considerable OC and its only $30.00 USD from the egg..I have seen 955's at 4.2 GHz stable with the 212+...

 

[Niallh]

There is a nice guideline at the top of the CPU/AMD forum page here at TH.

Cheers, I will give it a look.

I had ordered before any of the responses unfortunatly, but hopefully what I went with does the trick.

Ordered a Cooler Master Hyper TX3

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-034-CM

New case and the cooler arrive tomorrow so hopefully all goes well and it fits because I noticed yesterday my RAM and current cooler are within a centimetre of each other.

Thanks for all the other responses aswell, much appreciated