CPU Cooling Question

[pcnewblol]

Hi my heatsink/fan died on my computer, I need a new one, my old cpu cooler was 70mm i was wondering If i had to keep the size 70mm ?
This is the motherboard
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130657

i need a heatsink compatible with am3/am3+ and able to fit in that motherboard, i want bigger then 70mm because they seem hard to find on canadian website, will a bigger size fit in that?

Can anyone recommend a heatsink thats not to expensive that i can use with that motherboard, sorry if this is hard to understand english isnt my native language, thank you.

 

[Zyb3r]

Hello

You don't need to stick to a 70mm heat sink. It is also going to depend on if your case is big enough to handle huge coolers. What CPU are you using and are you overclocking?

If you are looking at a nice air cooler I can really recommend this Zalman, gave me great performace: http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=416

Hope this helps