Amd 64 x2 6400+ need to find the best cpu cooler

[thiisonecrazy]

I'm buying a new motherboard and trying to figure out which cpu cooler to get.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103191

that processor specifically


whats the best cooler i can find for around $30?

(please use neweg/ tiger-direct/ or amazon )

 

[cmichael138]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=ARCTIC+COOLING+Freezer+64+Pro+&x=12&y=28

 

[skora]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004

Heres my review of it also:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=35-207-004&SortField=0&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&SelectedRating=-1&PurchaseMark=&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&Keywords=mixed+bag

I have this one. Comes with TX-2 thermal paste making it a great value and it gets the job done. Frosty Tech has had it on their top 10 list for many many moons.

 

[thiisonecrazy]

wow that cooler looks just about perfect, and after reading the review i found on

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2271&page=4

it looks like it will do the job very well.

do you think it's worth spending $10 on artic silver 5 ?

 

[skora]

This review shows that there's some that perform a bit better than others. But unless you're superoverclocking, the top 1/2 of the list all perform well enough for the casual OCer. The AS5 did finish with better numbers than the included TX-2, but not by enough in my book to warrant a $9 tube of goo. See round 2 testing and the minimal difference.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=1

 

[thiisonecrazy]

This review shows that there's some that perform a bit better than others. But unless you're superoverclocking, the top 1/2 of the list all perform well enough for the casual OCer. The AS5 did finish with better numbers than the included TX-2, but not by enough in my book to warrant a $9 tube of goo. See round 2 testing and the minimal difference.

http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=1

yeah the difference in paste quality was soo small that it would be a huge waste of money.

thanks for your answer, i think this cpu cooler will work perfectly for my build