Phenom II 720 Cooler question

[ihniwid]

I've been tinkering with my new build now for a little while (which everyone here helped me make, you guys are super awesome) and am now thinking of grabbing a decent heatsink and fan for some fun OC'ing, heres my relevant specs:

Phenom II 720 BE
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P
Corsair 750Watt PSU
NZXT Tempest Case

The case is reasonably large for a mid-size, I was thinking of something like http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029&Tpk=dark%20knight ... I'm in Canada too, so please search Newegg.ca not ".com". But I have very little experience with coolers.

Any help is good help!

Ihniwid

 

[jbakerlent]

Yes, that cooler is great. Also make sure you have several fans hooked up (that case holds 4 x 120mm, 2 x 140mm).

 

[shortstuff_mt]

You could also go with this version for a little less $ + free shipping:

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003 $41

 

[xaira]

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

its cheaper its better it was basically the first to feature hdt and the other guys just copied it, this was the pioneer, the am3 mountings are already fitted

 

[Jim937]

Hi,

Top 5 AMD Athlon 64 / FX / X2 & Phenom class heatsinks:
http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

Top 5 Low Profile Heatsinks on Frostytech:
http://www.frostytech.com/top5_lowprofile_heatsinks.cfm

 

[ihniwid]

Great. Also is it worth it to get a Fan control as well? I mean my exhaust fans and one intake fan run at w/e rpm is used when plugged directly to the PSU.