Big fan/Small Heatsink or Small fan, Big heatsink?

[Xa3phod]

Building an FX-4100. Its leftover stuff, I figure its good for a spare computer. I have two fan/heatinks  I can put on.

 

So...big fan, small heatsink or Small fan, big heatsink? Both Coolmaster. I won't be overclocking. The other difference, the big heatsink with the small fan has a copper core. The other one is all aluminum. And no, the fans aren't switchable.

(Yes, I know they are dirty. Been sitting in an open box in my back room for years.)

 

 

[Theguywhobea]

Use the one with the copper core.

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39 minutes ago, Xa3phod said:

Building an FX-4100. Its leftover stuff, I figure its good for a spare computer. I have two fan/heatinks  I can put on.

 

So...big fan, small heatsink or Small fan, big heatsink? Both Coolmaster. I won't be overclocking. The other difference, the big heatsink with the small fan has a copper core. The other one is all aluminum. And no, the fans aren't switchable.

(Yes, I know they are dirty. Been sitting in an open box in my back room for years.)

Best of both worlds take the largest possible heatsink and install the larger fan onto it for the best possible cooling potential.

[Xa3phod]

OK, thanks guys  This definitely isn't a job for an Evo212!