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VRM Cooling and voltages

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kreeekz

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I am a proud owner of the FX6300 on a terrible board - the M5A97 LE R2.0.
I tried some light overclocking on the stock cooler, got to like 3.9.
I just ordered an Enermax ETS-T40-TB which is basically the same as a Hyper 212 EVO and want to go for atleast 4.3.
As my board does not have VRM heatsinks] I wondered would it be a good idea to take the old amd stock cooler and use it as a VRM cooler?
Like to put the fan ontop of the red circle.
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My question is that should the fan be blowing on to the VRM or exhausting it and how much of an improvement would it make? Anything else i can do to make the CPU and board run cooler?
Also when should I increse the voltage when overclocking? On the stock cooler i just played with the frequency, but i see that everyone is doing something with their voltage.
 
Not sure how you would do that without cutting the heatsink up to make it fit...

+1 to Johan and using the 'right' parts for the job. :)

1. Blow down on to it.. no idea at how much improvement as that board I don't think has any sensors for the VRMs in the first place.
2. Better airflow in the case.
3 When you need to increase it (when you have instablity in the CPU). Read the AMD overclocking guide in my signature. :)
 
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