Aftermarket Heatsink help

[Nicholas Chorny]

I'm not really too well educated with heatsinks and so I need help picking one out. I am using an APU with an FM2 socket and need a heatsink that is
1) Better than the stock, obviously
2) MAX Price $30
I don't really care if it's air or liquid cooling, I am just looking for a pretty cheap but reliable heatsink that will last at least a couple of years

**Forgot to mention it will be in the Rosewill LINE-M Mini Tower case**

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Cooler Master EVO 212 is one of the standard answers and is available in your price range with rebate at the moment.

 

[jaimelmiel]

I'm not really too well educated with heatsinks and so I need help picking one out. I am using an APU with an FM2 socket and need a heatsink that is
1) Better than the stock, obviously
2) MAX Price $30
I don't really care if it's air or liquid cooling, I am just looking for a pretty cheap but reliable heatsink that will last at least a couple of years

Air is the way unless you go for extreme overclocking and I do not believe you are. What case do you have?

 

[Nicholas Chorny]

I'm not really too well educated with heatsinks and so I need help picking one out. I am using an APU with an FM2 socket and need a heatsink that is
1) Better than the stock, obviously
2) MAX Price $30
I don't really care if it's air or liquid cooling, I am just looking for a pretty cheap but reliable heatsink that will last at least a couple of years

Air is the way unless you go for extreme overclocking and I do not believe you are. What case do you have?

It's a simple case
The Rosewill LINE-M Mini Tower

 

[Nicholas Chorny]

Cooler Master EVO 212 is one of the standard answers and is available in your price range with rebate at the moment.

Sorry for not mentioning this in the description originally but will this work in the Rosewill LINE-M Mini Tower?

 

[jaimelmiel]

Are you Planning to overclock? the Coolermaster will fit your case go fir it. You can OC with it.

 

[Nicholas Chorny]

Are you Planning to overclock? the Coolermaster will fit your case go fir it. You can OC with it.

I was looking into it more and I actually don't think it'll fit in this case 🙁
I don't plan on overclocking at the moment, but if I do decide to it won't be overclocked too much
Do you have any suggestions besides the Evo 212

 

[jaimelmiel]

Are you Planning to overclock? the Coolermaster will fit your case go fir it. You can OC with it.

I was looking into it more and I actually don't think it'll fit in this case 🙁
I don't plan on overclocking at the moment, but if I do decide to it won't be overclocked too much
Do you have any suggestions besides the Evo 212

The 212 Evo will fit your case. Your case is on the list.
https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/case/?compatible_with=cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Why do you believe that it will not fit?

The case specs have is as over 7" wide, and the 212 isn't that tall. Do you have another fan mounted that gets in the way? Do RAM heat spreaders interfere?

 

[Nicholas Chorny]

Are you Planning to overclock? the Coolermaster will fit your case go fir it. You can OC with it.

I was looking into it more and I actually don't think it'll fit in this case 🙁
I don't plan on overclocking at the moment, but if I do decide to it won't be overclocked too much
Do you have any suggestions besides the Evo 212

The 212 Evo will fit your case. Your case is on the list.
https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/case/?compatible_with=cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2

Ohhh okay... I goofed while researching the sizes. Thanks for the source and the information. It helps a lot and now I have a good heatsink!

 

[Nicholas Chorny]

Why do you believe that it will not fit?

The case specs have is as over 7" wide, and the 212 isn't that tall. Do you have another fan mounted that gets in the way? Do RAM heat spreaders interfere?

It turns out that while doing research I messed up and so yes the 212 fits and it should be a great heatsink for my build. Thanks