New cpu cooler

[4870x2card]

I am looking to start overclocking my cpu it is a amd phenom ii x4 925 and i dont think the stock cooler will be able to keep up with it. according to my friend who has the same cpu he overclocked it just a little bit and his cpu temperature jumped to 90-100c (according to him)and that was with his stock fan maxed out. I believe its an am3 socket. so if anybody could give me a recommendation id be greatful.

 

[itzdanielp]

Coolermaster makes a bunch of great CPU fans / heatsinks that are both affordable and work well. I would look at their stuff. I have had a few of them and am pleased with all of them

 

[4870x2card]

well i agree the only thing i have to worry about is the size of it cause i dont have much room to work with i have a hp pavilion hpe-112y pc. from the cpu to the side panel i have like 4-5 in to work with i believe.

 

[itzdanielp]

The best cooling you are going to be able to get with that would be one of the Corsair enclosed loop Water Cooling systems.

They are relatively cheap, safe, and since they are completely closed loop you won't need any maintenance on them.

These are going to give you a much higher cooling level of any air, especially since you can't go with big air.

 

[4870x2card]

which one do you recommend cause i'm looking at a few of them on newegg and im not sure which one to get i've never used a water cooling system.

 

[itzdanielp]

I would suggest either the H60 or H100, the 100 will be more expensive, a little harder to install (only because of the larger radiator) but will give you better cooling. The 60 will be able to cool your processor without a problem for most OC's.

 

[4870x2card]

another thing i should have brought up i (DON'T) have a custom pc its a hp pavilion hpe-112y desktop.

 

[itzdanielp]

Shouldn't be a problem as this will just replace the fan next to the CPU anyway. the H100 won't fit though.


Btw... BIOS's from manafactuers like HP and Dell and what not are locked so that you can not OC. If you want to OC you are going to need a MB with an actual bios.

 

[4870x2card]

i allready changed the motherboard to one i could oc with so thats all good. and i just ordered the h60 thank you for the help.

 

[4870x2card]

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[itzdanielp]

good luck! I've heard good things about those loops

 

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