Cooling AMD FX-9590

[kkoutrou]

I know that this question has been asked before, but I still cannot make my choice. I just upgraded my system from a Phenom II X4 955BE to a FX-9590. I know that the cpu overheats and an Intel cpu may be better but I bought (used) the CPU+Mobo (Gigabyte GA990FXA-UD5) for 190 Euros and I believe it was a good price.

Now I am looking for a proper (yet reasonably priced) cooling solution. I don't have a problem with AIO liquid cooling systems and my case is a CoolerMaster HAF 932 (there is space for 120, 140, 240 or 360 radiators, and I believe 280 radiators can also be mounted).

I have found the following coolers:
1. Swiftech H220 70 Euros (used)
2. Thermaltake Water 3.0 Extreme S 70 Euros (used)
3. CoolerMaster Nepton 140XL 80 Euros (New)

The PC wont be used for gaming at all. Most of the time it will be used for numerical analysis (stochastic simulation, parameter estimation and similar stuff) using C/C++, Python or Matlab, but it may be used at 100% for several hours/days (at least the 6 cores).

Any proposal would be more than welcome. My budget is around 90-100 euros, and I live in France (you can visit http://www.idealo.fr if you want to check the prices here).

Thank you in advance

 

[junkeymonkey]

you could skim through these type threads and see what seems to work out the best and the resolves of them ?? if It was me I'd just stick with a 8350 or some 125w chip and not mess around with the novelty 220w chips overall you just gain extra headache [opinion]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/all.html?refine=9590+hot

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/all.html?refine=9590+heat

then in the end you will look back and think you should of went with a up to today intel build and not buy in to the past today am3+ 6 year old platform , but that's just me

 

[kkoutrou]

you could skim through these type threads and see what seems to work out the best and the resolves of them ?? if It was me I'd just stick with a 8350 or some 125w chip and not mess around with the novelty 220w chips overall you just gain extra headache [opinion]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/all.html?refine=9590+hot

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/all.html?refine=9590+heat

Thank you for the prompt answer. I assume I could downclock/undervolt the 9590 to a 8350, but I would like to give it a try first.

 

[synphul]

If it were me and those were my 3 choices, I'd probably go with the swiftech h220. It's a decent dual fan cooler in terms of cooling and noise and since it's expandable you should have the option to replace hoses and flush/fill the unit if necessary. Most aio's are factory sealed and non serviceable.

 

[kkoutrou]

If it were me and those were my 3 choices, I'd probably go with the swiftech h220. It's a decent dual fan cooler in terms of cooling and noise and since it's expandable you should have the option to replace hoses and flush/fill the unit if necessary. Most aio's are factory sealed and non serviceable.

The only thing that keeps me from buying the swiftech is the pump noise problem that has been reported, and given that it is a used unit (no warranty) I am sceptical.

 

[junkeymonkey]

my buddies son has a 9370 with a coolermaster v8 and says keeping it cool is a challenge for him he regrets going with his 220w chip ??

I mean a 220w chip? what was any thinking behind that to start with ??

 

[synphul]

Each of the used products is going to have a similar level of risk with no warranty. The swiftech was reported to have a somewhat noisy pump, the thermaltake water 3.0 was reviewed by places who said the fans are horrible and either replace them or rely heavily on the fan curve to keep them in check. Personally I don't think the 140xl is really big enough to handle the task still being a single radiator, I'd prefer a dual fan larger radiator for the 9590.

 

[kkoutrou]

First of all, I would like to thank you all for your answers. After reading your suggestions, I re-checked the possibilities and I made a list with the dual fan water-coolers that are in my budget (more or less).

So in price order:

Antec H2O 1250 AiO 92 Euro
Enermax Liqtech 240 97 Euro
Alphacool Eisberg 240 100 Euro
CoolerMaster Nepton 240M 100 Euro
SilverStone TD02-E AiO 105 Euro
Swiftech H220 AiO 105 Euro
Enermax ELC240 105 Euro
Zalman Reserator 3 Max Dual 110 Euro
Corsair H100i GTX 110 Euro

From the above I lean towards the AlphaCool Eisberg (I read some good reviews).
If anyone has an opinion (positive or negative) about the aforementioned coolers would be really helpful.

 

[kkoutrou]

my buddies son has a 9370 with a coolermaster v8 and says keeping it cool is a challenge for him he regrets going with his 220w chip ??

I mean a 220w chip? what was any thinking behind that to start with ??

I do not disagree with what you mention, and I would not consider buying an FX9*** if I was building a completely new rig (most probably I would go with an i7). However, at the price I bought the FX+mobo I could not find a descent intel based upgrade. Even an i5 combo would cost 100 Euro more. The cost of the cooler for the FX one could claim (although I would have to buy a cooler for i5 too) but I would have only 4 cores and given the type of my usage (highly parallel processing) the i5 cores should be twice as fast as the FX cores.

In fact the system I would consider most appropriate for my needs would be a dual Xeon X5670 (or something similar) with 12 cores and 24 threads but this was by far more expensive than my budget....