Motherboard/CPU Cooling

[jlf2898]

-I am getting this mobo:

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GP-UD4H

-And just wondered what the best aftermarket cooling solution would be.
I am getting the Kuma x2 7750 BE. I heard they get a bit toasty(hot).LOL
And I'm a bit a of a cooling freak, I like to keep all my hardware as cool as possible. Im gonna do a mild Overclock on it possibly to 2.9 or 3.0 on the stck heatsink and fan. But I am not a fan of liquid cooling, so I am trying to find the best Air Cooling alternative. Thanks for any help I can get.

-I just got done today with an oil cooled pc for fun, I was running a Pentium4 (478) at 50c+ now its at a stable 32c.
-It will probably go out in a few years but oh well it was fun trying it out.

- Again thanks for the help

--------Justin (jlf2898)

 

[SuperMiguel]

i always liked the zalman 95xx 97xx

 

[grndragon57]

The top 10 AMD coolers are at the bottom of the page.

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

 

[QuietIce]

And, I would add, shown in no particular order.
In another words you won't see any major difference between those coolers ...

 

[BG-0]

You dare say 5 degrees Celcius is not major??!?!

 

[QuietIce]

Oh five degrees is major. I would challenge the data that says it's 5°C ...

 

[theflyingrat]

5C is within margin of error for tests like that, I'd say.

Anyhow, the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 can be had for under $30 if there's a Microcenter near you. This will handle any AMD CPU out there with aplomb. If you're not budget-constrained, you can get a couple degrees C cooler with something like the Ultra 120 or something, but the difference will be negligible.

 

[jlf2898]

Thanks guys I got the Xigmatex. SO that should do i got it for 28 bucks on newegg.com. SO hopefully it does ok. Peace

 

[BG-0]

Peace and love. Not in any dirty meaning ;(
It should do just fine. No more toastiness for you.