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Looking for a small CPU heatsink

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Hello,

 

So I am looking for a small CPU heatsink. It doesnt have to be big, I cant OC and when I'm buying a new mobo/CPU I'll get a new one.

 

I was looking at the Cooler Master Vortex, but I dont know if my RAM is going to be in the way.

 

 

 

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If you can't OC then what's wrong with the one that's on there?

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why not just use the stock cooler if you aren't gonna OC?

CPU: AMD FX-8120 | CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Contac 30 | Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 | Memory: Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 | Storage: WD 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 | Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I | PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow 850W

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If you can't OC then what's wrong with the one that's on there?

 

 

why not just use the stock cooler if you aren't gonna OC?

 

The cooler is stuck at low RPM. When its under heavy load, it just stays at the same RPM when idle. I cant change it in the BIOS either.

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Hello,

 

So I am looking for a small CPU heatsink. It doesnt have to be big, I cant OC and when I'm buying a new mobo/CPU I'll get a new one.

 

I was looking at the Cooler Master Vortex, but I dont know if my RAM is going to be in the way.

 

 

 

 

Noctua U12S/U14S, C14, L9i.

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The cooler is stuck at low RPM. When its under heavy load, it just stays at the same RPM when idle. I cant change it in the BIOS either.

look at Rosewill coolers, they're quiet, they work, and some of them are smaller than the stock coolers

CPU: AMD FX-8120 | CPU Cooler: Thermaltake Contac 30 | Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 | Memory: Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 | Storage: WD 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 | Case: Thermaltake Chaser MK-I | PSU: Thermaltake Black Widow 850W

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perhaps an AIO?

Dont feel like wasting money on those at the moment.

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The cooler is stuck at low RPM. When its under heavy load, it just stays at the same RPM when idle. I cant change it in the BIOS either.

Since the fan is PWM, changing the cooler to something else might not actually fix the problem. If you want to play it safe so that in case the replacement cooler's fan is still stuck at lowest RPM, then get a tower cooler like CNPS5X or Hyper 212. I have a Sandy i5 (84W) on a Hyper 212 Plus running without a fan at all and it still does better then stock Intel cooler

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Since the fan is PWM, changing the cooler to something else might not actually fix the problem. If you want to play it safe so that in case the replacement cooler's fan is still stuck at lowest RPM, then get a tower cooler like CNPS5X or Hyper 212. I have a Sandy i5 (84W) on a Hyper 212 Plus running without a fan at all and it still does better then stock Intel cooler

Thanks, I guess I just have to hope that my RAM wont be in the way.

 

How much space is between the CPU and the 212 Evo fan?

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Thanks, I guess I just have to hope that my RAM wont be in the way.

 

How much space is between the CPU and the 212 Evo fan?

I'm not sure, but again you could just take the fan off, or have it pull air through the heatsink on the other side (by the IO)

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What socket is this?

If you want something cheap and small(ish) I'd suggest some of these... I think you can get them off of Amazon or NewEgg or eBay... Not too sure since I don't use any of the aforementioned websites (they're not available in my country)...

 

I'm using a Gammaxx S40 (SRP: ~20USD(converted)) right now and all I can say about it is that it does its job.

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CPU: AMD A8 5600K @ 4.2GHz | Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-DS2 (rev. 1.0) | RAM: 2 x Kingston Low Profile 4GB 1333MHz | GPU: Sapphire R7 260X OC 2GB DDR5 2xDVI | HDD0: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200RPM 3.5" (SATA II) | HDD1: WD Elements (WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA II) connected via USB 2.0 | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200rpm (SATA II) | DVD: Samsung DVD+RW combo drive | PSU: FSP Hexa 600W | Case: Aerocool PGS V | Cooling: DeepCool Gammaxx S40 (stock fan), 2x 120mm Aerocool fan 1xDeepCool 120mm fan from a scrapped heatsink

eMachines D732Z | CPU: Intel Pentium D P6100 | GPU: Intel HD 3000 | RAM: 2x Kingston ValueRAM 2GB 1066MHz SODIMM | HDD: Hitachi 320GB 5600RPM

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What socket is this?

1156

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