Air Cooling for a GA-MA790XT-UD4P in a Antec Sonata Case

[whataboutbob]

Im looking to upgrade my system since my current MB seems to be on its last leg. I'm going with AMD this time and Im looking for a good Air Cooler that will fit my case and new board.

This is what Im looking at for the upgrade

CORSAIR TW3X4G1333C9 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 (DDR3-1333) DDR3 10010088 GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
AMD HDZ955FBGIBOX Phenom II x4, Black Edition 3.2Ghz

I dont plan on upgrading my Case which is a Antec Sonata I.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[dkev]

If your not going to overclock then this will work for you
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200036

Are you going to be upgrading your video card? Reason I ask, Sonata's are great cases but they don't have enough cooling to handle today's video cards. So you might invest in a slot cooler to help. 120mm tower heatsinks more then likely, will not fit in that case. So you need to stick with a 92mm hsf.

 

[whataboutbob]

I was thinking of doing a little overclocking. Im not going to update my video card, my signature is a little old. I upgraded my card a few months ago with a ATI 4870.

Im currently not overclocking so I never paid any attention to the temps. Im currently using a stock cpu fan.

 

[dkev]

Ok you might go with this then
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103057
It is a little pricey, but it should have no problem handling what you have in mind.

 

[Shadow703793]

^lol, why pay that much when you can get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004
$25 after MIR. And yes, AM2 cooler will work with AM3 socket.

Here's a review: http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

 

[dkev]

Because a 120 tower hsf wont fit in his case.