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py6ro9   01-19-2012 at 06:20:11 PM

I am about to be building a new computer for myself using the specs below. what would you recommend for the cpu cooler? be it a air cooling or Liquid cooling.

COOLER MASTER CM Storm Series Trooper (SGC-5000-KKN1) Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case

GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX

SAPPHIRE 100314-3L Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (running 2 in crossfire)

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL

Rosewill LIGHTNING Series LIGHTNING-1000 1000W Continuous @50°C,80 PLUS GOLD Certified,Pipe-rock Modular Design,Single +12V Rail,ATX12V v2.3/EPS12V v2.92,SLI Ready,CrossFire Ready,Active- PFC ,Fan LED color switch Power Supply

Microsoft SideWinder X6 Black Keyboard Win USB English

Logitech G500 10 Buttons Dual-mode Scroll Wheel USB Wired Laser 5700 dpi Gaming Mouse

Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR60GB 2.5" 60GB SATA III Asynchronous MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721010DLE630 (0F13180) 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

G.SKILL FTB-3500C5-D Fans

LG Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 10X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal 12X Super Multi Blue with 3D Playback Blu-ray Disc Rewriter WH12LS38 LightScribe Support

I am thinking about going with this CPU cooler:

ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-R 135mm Long life bearing CPU Cooler Red LED
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118075

thanks for any help that you can give

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davcon   01-20-2012 at 12:37:04 AM

http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=5 [...] MAN%20TECH
I would never pay over $65 for a Zalman cooler.


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kajabla   01-20-2012 at 01:22:45 AM

Hoooold on. If this is a gaming build, you have to Intel. What's your overall budget?
In general, I recommend the 212+ and then the Mugen 3 at $30 and $50, respectively.

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py6ro9   01-20-2012 at 02:45:09 AM

kajabla wrote :

Hoooold on. If this is a gaming build, you have to Intel. What's your overall budget?
In general, I recommend the 212+ and then the Mugen 3 at $30 and $50, respectively.



i have never been a big fan of intel. i have always like amd. i was more interested in what cooler would be best, not about changing my complete build. i have a budget of about $1700 to spend on the pc build.

PLEASE PEOPLE DONT TELL ME TO GO TO INTEL FOR A GAMING RIG. I AM ASKING ABOUT CPU COOLERS!

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kajabla   01-20-2012 at 02:55:12 AM

I stand by my previous recommendations (212+ or Mugen 3. You won't need any more than that, and I think it's worth starting at $30), but there's no reason to be closed-minded. The companies are quite similar. One just currently provides processors that work far better at the same price point.
The latest Tom's "Best Gaming CPUs for the money has no AMD CPUs at all over $100. You can continue to insist on AMD for whatever emotional reason you have, but you're just shooting yourself in the foot. A 6100 will bottleneck your next graphics upgrade, forcing you to spend more money just to get worthwhile performance out of your next new GPU, but a 2500K would have you set for years.


Message edited by kajabla on 01-20-2012 at 02:57:12 AM
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motopsychojdn   01-20-2012 at 08:01:11 AM

I'm a solid amd builder but I must agree with Kaja, especially given your budget, sorry if thats not what you wish to hear but we will advise you whats best for you.
Moto

------------------------------ Once you start watercooling, you are almost automatically inducted into the modding circles as well, because theres rarely a 'from the box, fits everyone' solution, its your ingenuity and resourcefulness that makes it all happen,
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