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- Apr 22, 2010
I need to upgrade the fan on my CPU before summer and I'm looking for some advice on picking one. Seems like it wouldn't be very complicated but anyone who has this mobo knows it's not THAT easy.
Here is the relevant system info:
Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H
Phenom II 945
OCZ Reaper 1600 ram 2Gx2
Here's the problem. The mobo puts the cpu right next to the ram limiting the space for the fan. The ram that I have has heat sinks attached to it which take up even more room. Right now I have the stock fan which is 90mm i believe. I'd like to upgrade to something that will allow me to OC the cpu more than a bit. Currently it idles at around 38-40C and at load (converting video files) can hit 71C which is too hot.
Anybody have the same problem and know how big i can go with the size of the fan? I'm guessing 92mm but there doesn't appear to be very much room left. What else should i take into consideration and which thermal paste would help the most?
Noob questions but any help would be appreciated.
Here is the relevant system info:
Gigabyte GA-MA790GPT-UD3H
Phenom II 945
OCZ Reaper 1600 ram 2Gx2
Here's the problem. The mobo puts the cpu right next to the ram limiting the space for the fan. The ram that I have has heat sinks attached to it which take up even more room. Right now I have the stock fan which is 90mm i believe. I'd like to upgrade to something that will allow me to OC the cpu more than a bit. Currently it idles at around 38-40C and at load (converting video files) can hit 71C which is too hot.
Anybody have the same problem and know how big i can go with the size of the fan? I'm guessing 92mm but there doesn't appear to be very much room left. What else should i take into consideration and which thermal paste would help the most?
Noob questions but any help would be appreciated.