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Alternates!? Cooler Master 212+ Too Big for Case!

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Hey guys, as many as you guys know, the CM 212+ is a very popular heatsink for (budget)? people with their CPU's.
Currently I have a AMD 965 Black Edition @ 3.5 with a load temperature of 65 ' C

[And since this is an unlocked processor, it was built to OC! I want to overclock to at least 4.0/4.1]

That is a really high temperature as the max temp for the 965 is 62 'C
The CM 212+ is too large for my case... a Rosewill 218 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

So if there is any alternates to this heatsink/fan let me know! Thanks...

Ps.
I have 1 front intake 120 mm, and one exhaust 120mm installed in the back.

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jerry6 said:
Oh , one thing use a different paste than the pre installed stuff , deepcool paste was not rated well . I use TIM Tronics 4200 and OCZ freeze which is no longer made . Plus a bit of the paste was scratched of in shipping


-_- i don't want to spend more money for it even if it's only 5 dollars! :( 
And i have to wait for another extra day for shipping ( i have shoprunner)

EDIT*
I just bought this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

Good move , the deepcool paste was rated at 5c higher than the others , you bought realy good paste . You should be running cool with that setup , only one guy on egg said it was loud , all the reviews say it;s one of the quietest they have ever tested , guy on egg must be vulcan !
Good luck , if you don't get the same great cooling I get I'll feel terrible !

jerry6 said:
Good move , the deepcool paste was rated at 5c higher than the others , you bought realy good paste . You should be running cool with that setup , only one guy on egg said it was loud , all the reviews say it;s one of the quietest they have ever tested , guy on egg must be vulcan !
Good luck , if you don't get the same great cooling I get I'll feel terrible !


Will you? Huh? My buying depended on your choice. So if this screws up... -_-
I'd be mad LOL
I looked online and saw a similar heatsink: Cooler Master TX3
But i looked up differences between the two, and that the one i bought was much quieter!

jerry6 said:
it is . the 120 mm fan moves more air at a lower rpm . I would not recommend if I didn't have 2 (ON A 1090T AND 1100T ) running WCG B O I N C 24/7 @3.9 ghz at good temps .


:D  cheers mate. I'll let you know if 2-3 days.
Since the UPS shipping says that the Heatsink will come in before the thermal paste, I'll probably just test out both thermal compounds! :D 

thing is packaging , the heatsink moves around and the paste is rubbed out in a few spots , at least both mine had spots missing paste , might have been fine as it was , but didn't want to take a chance , had the paste already .
Anyhow it will be interseting to see if you get better results with the good paste

jerry6 said:
thing is packaging , the heatsink moves around and the paste is rubbed out in a few spots , at least both mine had spots missing paste , might have been fine as it was , but didn't want to take a chance , had the paste already .
Anyhow it will be interseting to see if you get better results with the good paste



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Here are my temps. AMD 965 BE @3.4ghz (x17:200)
Stock cooler: Idle 40'C, Load 59'C
Gammaxx 300 (their thermal paste) : Idle 31'C, Load 50'C
Gammaxx and PK-1 TP : Idle: around 26-28'C, Load 43'C

LOL AND I overclocked it... @3.81ghz (x18.5:206)
Idle 31'C, Load 41/42'C

THAT'S CRAZY....
And temps are probably gonna go down even more after the thermal compound burns in. :D 
Thanks bro

jerry6 said:
Great news ,feel much better now . I guess I was right about the pasre as well ,that's a big drop for a change in paste ! You applied it well , those are good temps .
What method you use applying the paste ?


LOL I don't know. I think it was the dot method. I saw a vid comparing all the methods, but the dot method had the least amount spread, so i did that one.
I applied it the dot method, put on the heatsink, and took it off to see how it spread. It looked like too much, so i wiped it off a bit so there was only a bit left :D 
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