Guys, I just got an FX 8350 and it's running really, really well at 4.4-4.6ghz. It runs below 60c maxed at 4.4, but I start to get heat that I don't like (up to 73c) when it's at 4.6 during the day in FL where ambient temps are like 90 F and I've had the GPU and CPU both running at MAX for over 24hrs doing Boinc #crunching.
So..I want a better cooler, but I hear the h100 won't fit in my case (Nxzt Lexa S) and I currently have the NHD-14 with some arctic silver 5 thermal compound.
The only other thing I'm considering doing and am probably going to do regardless, is to get some better case fans. Right now I've got 2x80mm on the GPU (6950, unlocked to 6970), 120mm and 140mm on the NHD-14, 3x120mm case fans, 2x140mm case fans...BUT the case fans are the ones that came with the case (except I added one pretty average 140mm...nbd) and they are pushing only 43CFM each. I want to install some noctua 93cfm's all around, which should really help...but I also want to know....with all these new closed loop water coolers...WHICH ONE IS THE BEST FOR THE LEXA S case????
Thanks
AMD FX-8350 (4.4Ghz @stock voltage - Auto OC from MB)
Noctua D-14 (120mm, 140mm)
Asus Sabertooth AM3+ 990FX
16Gb A.Data DDR3 1866Mhz
Vertex 3 240Gb SSD
4x WD Caviar Black 2TB Sata 6/Gbs
MSI Twin Frozer III 6950 unlocked to 6970 2Gb
Nzxt Hal 80 850w PSU 80 Plus Gold
Nzxt Lexa S Case (3x120mm, 2x140mm)
So..I want a better cooler, but I hear the h100 won't fit in my case (Nxzt Lexa S) and I currently have the NHD-14 with some arctic silver 5 thermal compound.
The only other thing I'm considering doing and am probably going to do regardless, is to get some better case fans. Right now I've got 2x80mm on the GPU (6950, unlocked to 6970), 120mm and 140mm on the NHD-14, 3x120mm case fans, 2x140mm case fans...BUT the case fans are the ones that came with the case (except I added one pretty average 140mm...nbd) and they are pushing only 43CFM each. I want to install some noctua 93cfm's all around, which should really help...but I also want to know....with all these new closed loop water coolers...WHICH ONE IS THE BEST FOR THE LEXA S case????
Thanks
AMD FX-8350 (4.4Ghz @stock voltage - Auto OC from MB)
Noctua D-14 (120mm, 140mm)
Asus Sabertooth AM3+ 990FX
16Gb A.Data DDR3 1866Mhz
Vertex 3 240Gb SSD
4x WD Caviar Black 2TB Sata 6/Gbs
MSI Twin Frozer III 6950 unlocked to 6970 2Gb
Nzxt Hal 80 850w PSU 80 Plus Gold
Nzxt Lexa S Case (3x120mm, 2x140mm)