FX 8150 stock cooler normally loud?

[schpen]

My girlfriend just bought a fx 8150, and the cooler gets really loud, is this normal for this CPU? and would the Evo 212 or the Hyper TX3 be much quieter?

 

[anxiousinfusion]

Before you spend any money on coolers check the temps and the fan speed settings in the BIOS.

 

[schpen]

The temp in bios is usually around 50 degrees

 

[schpen]

When I let the computer sit in bios, the temp seems to stay at 54-55, and the fan is pretty loud for just being in bios.. im just curious as to if these processors are known for having a loud stock cooler

 

[anxiousinfusion]

With temperatures of ~55° at idle you don't want to go lowering the fan settings to achieve silence. You might do as dirtyferret said and buy a better CPU cooler. Or if you're tight on money try cleaning the heatsink, reapplying thermalpaste and reseat the assembly.

 

[schpen]

Its brand new, literally less then a month old, sure hope I wouldnt need to clean it and apply new theramal paste .. ill probably look into the Hyper TX3 or the Evo 212, which one would you recommend? Hyper TX3 is $10 cheaper, does the Evo give alot better performance then the Tx3?

 

[lazyboy947]

id spend the $20-40 on a aftermarket cooler just for the better cooling and the quietness of the fans, it seems the tx3 is just a smaller version of the evo, id say evo or plus as its usually slightly less.

 

[schpen]

So, if I have a micro ATX board (H61) am I gonna have a problem using the evo? I have a Mid tower case.

 

[lazyboy947]

Well there is height dimensions for the evo and tx3 and transfer that measurement to ur case and see if it hits ur side panel, all cases are different and a mid tower case does not have a set width for all, or if ur case mentions the size of cooler it takes go off that