AMD FX-8350 stock fan

WoodenMarker · May 14, 2018

4 hours ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

That would be overkill and also won't fit case, as @JoostinOnline pointed

8 hours ago, JoostinOnline said:

As for a cooler, your case supports coolers as high as 155mm, so any of these are compatible. Alternatively, you can lower the clockspeed and voltage, as someone already suggested.

It fits. The 155mm spec doesn't acount for the side panel bump. https://pcpartpicker.com/b/Kj7hP6

A 212 Evo would be fine for cooling but there are better / cheaper alternatives available. There's also no need to buy aftermarket thermal paste since the paste included with the cooler is fine.

A Hans would be better: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Pn648d/reeven-hans-821-cfm-sleeve-bearing-cpu-cooler-rc-1205

PotatoRynn · May 14, 2018

21 hours ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

That would be overkill and also won't fit case, as @JoostinOnline pointed. Might be hard to pick that when people are rambling on what is underpowered CPU of its day compared to now and so on.

@PotatoRynn, have you looked at temps? You probably can lower fan speeds enough to get it quiet down. Stock coolers aren't that bad as many people here make them seem. Without OC, and maybe little undervolting, you can just run it with stock cooler. If thats not enough for you, H7, M9a, TX3 Evo and so on are good picks.

I decided to turn the fan down to "silent" in the bios, the temp at idle was around 28-35, something like that, and during load it was good too. I'm gonna hold off on getting a new cooler for now since the thing isn't crazy loud anymore. Thanks everyone for all the feedback, good to know that not everyone on the internet isn't toxic.