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I have just recently purchased a new CPU and motherboard for my rig, the MOBO is a GIGABYTE GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard (link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...) and the CPU is AMD FX-8150 Zambezi 3.6GHz Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core (link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...) and it is in this case (link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...) and I want to know of a good CPU fan/heatsink to put in that will actually fit inside my case.

Any advice is appreciated as it is the first time I'll be installing an aftermarket cooler on my CPU. Thanks!

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Your links are no good.

For a standard mid tower ATX case, most people get the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO as their fan/heatsink combo. It's relatively inexpensive, and works with just about any modern processor form factor.

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Hello ShazamKnight;

Your case link isn't working for us.
I'm guessing your case is a RAIDMAX SAGITTA 2 ?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

If so the customer feedback @ NewEgg is that the usual bigger air cooler heatsinks won't fit your case.

XIGMATEK LOKI SD963 92mm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

FrostyTech review: http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=259...
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I'm going with that XIGMATEK and possibly getting an additional 92mm fan if I will have room after installing everything. Thank you for all your help! (But, If you find a good review for the liquid cooler I suggested I may get that when I upgrade my case.)
Thanks again!
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