I'm quite new to the PC world but I was wondering what type of CPU cooler to choose from if im overclocking a AMD FX4100 to around 4.2-4.5 GHz with a NZXT Phantom 410 Mid-Tower case and a 650W PSU.
The rest of the specs of my PC is:
- Asrock 990FX Extreme3
-G.Skill 16Gb DDR3 1866
- Gigabyte 2Gb AMD Radeon HD 7850 OC
- 2 x 1TB Western Digital Blue Caviar
- 128GB SSD Sandisk Plus Series
The Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a great choice for around $30.
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Would you consider liquid cooling? I personally use the H80 Corsair and really like it. I changed the stock fans for Noctuas as the stock ones were noisy, but otherwise, no complaints!
If you wanna go big..noctua dh14....I can't get enough of it. I had a friend put 200 cfm delta fans on it with a fan controller...that was just insanity lol.
If you're on a budget, the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a great choice, I got my 3570K to 4.2GHz at 1.152V hitting 71C max with that cooler, if you want to go large, Noctua DH-14 is a monstrous cooler with a lot of performance.
But wouldn't the Noctuas be a bit too big for the case or it would just fit right in?