FX 8350

[DanielColato]

So.. I just bought an 8350 and plan to run it at 4 GHz (stock) with the stock cooler until i buy an aftermarket one in a week. What is a good cooler for this thing to run at 4.7-4.8 GHz. Also, I want performance and good look to the cooler. (ex.) The Noctua NHD14 is an awesome cooler, but it looks ugly in a rig meant to look good! And it's so big it looks like it blocks RAM slots. Another thing to consider is that I am a noise freak and want it to be nearly silent, or as close as it can get. You can even consider custom stuff like an H100i with Noctua fans! Not custom water cooling though as i am kind of a noob when it comes to this stuff. :(

 

TYTYTYTYTYTYTY in advance~!

[DanielColato]

also what is good thermal paste for this?

[ExDreamer]

How about Swiftech H220?

[rmac52]

The case your running has as much to do with the sound as does the fans you use.  I would use a good closed loop 240mm cooler.  I run my 8350 at 4.7 to 4.8 regularly on a custom loop. I can push 5.2 and stay under 60 degrees.  Whats the airflow in your case like?  do you have a hot gpu putting heat into the case?  You might be able to get away with a big air cooler and some good quiet fans if you dont have allot of heat generation and good airflow.

[DanielColato]

The case your running has as much to do with the sound as does the fans you use.  I would use a good closed loop 240mm cooler.  I run my 8350 at 4.7 to 4.8 regularly on a custom loop. I can push 5.2 and stay under 60 degrees.  Whats the airflow in your case like?  do you have a hot gpu putting heat into the case?  You might be able to get away with a big air cooler and some good quiet fans if you dont have allot of heat generation and good airflow.

Azza 2000 & 660 TI

[asusfan]

Well its a beast of a CPU, and so if you want quiet and quality look into the sealed liquid cooling systems, might be best with a duel fan (120 or 140) hooked up with a 240 or 280 rad.

 

I have a FX6300 and have a Zalman LQ315 and its super quiet and cool. however you have 2 more cores and more wattage and heat so you might be better with the LQ320 as a min spec, or go for a full on duel fan system.

 

for sure the stock cooler is pants and will basically just get it running.

[rmac52]

So I just looked up that case and it looks like a pretty strong airflow case.  Im not to sure were you would mount a closed loop cooler given the 2 230mm fans in the roof.  A 120 or 140mm will most defiantly not cut it.  I know you said its ugly but the  Noctua NH-D14 is a fantastic cooler.  Also you could pick up a cooler master 212 and get 2 corsair sp 120 pwm fans to go with it.  A $40 cooler plus the 2 corsair fans would be the same price as the nocuta.  If the gpu is a reference style then it would exhaust most of the heat out the back but if it is an after market like the twin frozer cooler msi uses then that dumps all the heat back into the case.  That case lookes like it has negative pressure and allot of airflow so the heat from the gpu probably wont bother the cpu.

[airdeano]

i'm running CVF-Z with FX-8350 4.8GHz 1.488vcore with Tt Xtreme 2.0 in silent (1200rpm)

at 62° stable OCCT 16hrs. uses 240x 38 radiator. semi-useful PWM fans..

 

airdeano

[DanielColato]

So I just looked up that case and it looks like a pretty strong airflow case.  Im not to sure were you would mount a closed loop cooler given the 2 230mm fans in the roof.  A 120 or 140mm will most defiantly not cut it.  I know you said its ugly but the  Noctua NH-D14 is a fantastic cooler.  Also you could pick up a cooler master 212 and get 2 corsair sp 120 pwm fans to go with it.  A $40 cooler plus the 2 corsair fans would be the same price as the nocuta.  If the gpu is a reference style then it would exhaust most of the heat out the back but if it is an after market like the twin frozer cooler msi uses then that dumps all the heat back into the case.  That case lookes like it has negative pressure and allot of airflow so the heat from the gpu probably wont bother the cpu.

i was thinking of taking the 2 fans at the top out.. idk if that would work though?

[rmac52]

i was thinking of taking the 2 fans at the top out.. idk if that would work though?

Is there mounting holes for 2x120 fans?  the size differtence between a 120mm fan and the 230mm in the case is huge.