Is it worth investing in an after market CPU cooler?
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Solved by RazrLeaf,
I have an ASUS Sabertooth x58 and an Intel® Core i7 CPU 980 @ 3.33GHz and at the moment I have a stock cooling fan on it. I do not know whether I should get a heatsink and fan or stick with the one I have. My first upgrade is going to be Corsair Vengeance DDR3 12GB Ram so it would also have to fit with that there... I don't know how much that might affect it. But yeah... should I invest in something like that or stick with what I have? If I should invest in it any recommendations?
- You should definitely invest in a better CPU cooling solution
- You should probably avoid the Noctua NH-D15 that others are suggesting (sorry everyone) if you want tall RAM (like Corsair Vengeance). You will more be put in a sub-optimal situation where you have to raise one of the 2 fans to the point it doesn't fit your case, have to put it on the rear side pulling air through the heat sink, or ditching it altogether.
- If you want tall RAM, you'll either need a single tower heat sink, an offset heat sink, or a liquid cooling solution. I suggest the Scythe Kotetsu. It's $40 and performs amazingly well. I'll link SPCR's review of it where the test it on their LGA 1366 test platform here.
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