CPU Cooler for 8350?

Rigo84

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Hi, trying to find a suitable CPU cooler for an AMD 8350, I'm not planning to overclock, so it doesnt have to be too fancy, just something so I dont have to worry about it. I did see one (it was on an AMD 8120) on a youtube review (of something completely different) that looked like it would aid the airflow in the case. They've come a long way since my last build...
 
How much are you looking to spend?

These a some very good coolers for under the £30 mark.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £26.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 90 CPU Cooler(Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £21.98
1 x Alpenföhn Sella CPU Cooler (Socket 2011) £16.8
Total : £162.13 (includes shipping : £9.50).




My personal favorite is the True Spirit 120. :)
 
No set budget, but dont want to skimp on it as its 150-180 for the CPU, so want to make sure its looked after.

Those are very similar to the one I saw on a review, but with two fans, one sucking air in and the other pushing it out, I'll have a closer look at them to see if an extra fan can be added.

Although looking at the size of them, are they likely to block off other components going on the motherboard, or will that just depend on which motherboard its going on?
 
That 2 fan push pull setup is ideal but makes more noise, and costs more. It does keep the CPU cooler though, normally only needed if over clocking.

The coolers above are of a medium size and will not affect other components a lot. Some of the fans on the coolers may overhang the ram slots. So low profile ram is important.

They would also cause problems on mini itx boards due to some boards socket position, though that doesn't affect you.

I think the true spirit 120 will be spot on.
 
True Spirit 120 and True Spirit 120M is a great little coolers.
TS120 on left, TS120M on right
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TS120 £24.98
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-098-TR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2352

TS120M £24.98
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-107-TR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2352
 
H100i is what I am running on my 8320 and I achieved 5GHz OC with it...but if your case is restricted for a 240mm Rad, then the H80i will be more than enough for non OC setup.

Paladine
 
I know most people have been happy with their H100/H80/H100i/H80i cooler but there are also a bunch who have had very unacceptable problems... Too great a chance of getting a bad one. Too many other coolers that have a record of no problems. Why take the chance?
 
doyll said:
I know most people have been happy with their H100/H80/H100i/H80i cooler but there are also a bunch who have had very unacceptable problems... Too great a chance of getting a bad one. Too many other coolers that have a record of no problems. Why take the chance?
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Because if your Corsair closed loop fails they replace it and anything else which is damaged in the process - show me another company that does the same?

Paladine
 
Paladine said:
Because if your Corsair closed loop fails they replace it and anything else which is damaged in the process - show me another company that does the same?

Paladine
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Doesn't matter what Corsair's warranty says (or other company warranties say). Most countries have laws requiring a company who's product fails and damages other components to pay for what their faulty product damaged. Many also have laws about reimbursement for time and production lost as a result of failure.

And regardless of their warranty the biggest reason for me is I don't want to build myself a nice system and then have to spend weeks, very possibility a month or more, going back and forth dealing with customer services, RMA department, pickup and delivery schedules, etc. to get everything replaced, then having to rebuild everything... and all this while not having my system to use and enjoy.

It's just so much easier to buy a product that has no known issues in the first place that when I install it I know I will have no problems with it.

I had a Noctua fan start making a little noise. Contacted Noctua and they sent me a replacement and asked me when I replaced the fan to break a blade of the old one and send them a picture to prove it was not in use anymore. Simples.

I had a fin get a little loose on my Phanteks cooler. Contacted Phanteks and they sent me a replacement cooler and asked me to please box up the old one and let them know when it was ready and they would have it picked up. Simples.

I bought 4 new Corsair USB sticks and 2 were defective. First I had to file a RMA, than phone them in USA to get them to pick them up so I didn't have to pay £10 to post registered to Netherlands, wait 12 day and contact again because I had heard nothing, be told they had not received them when I had UPS notification they had, another 3 day to get one replacement in stead of two, call again and spend 15 minutes on phone convincing them I had sent two in and only received one replacement by showing them the detailed record I had of what happened when, and another 3 days to get the second one. In total and RMA form and 3 phone calls over a 3 week period. Very complicated.

Now which of those three companies would you least want to deal with?
 
doyll said:
Doesn't matter what Corsair's warranty says (or other company warranties say). Most countries have laws requiring a company who's product fails and damages other components to pay for what their faulty product damaged. Many also have laws about reimbursement for time and production lost as a result of failure.

And regardless of their warranty the biggest reason for me is I don't want to build myself a nice system and then have to spend weeks, very possibility a month or more, going back and forth dealing with customer services, RMA department, pickup and delivery schedules, etc. to get everything replaced, then having to rebuild everything... and all this while not having my system to use and enjoy.

It's just so much easier to buy a product that has no known issues in the first place that when I install it I know I will have no problems with it.

I had a Noctua fan start making a little noise. Contacted Noctua and they sent me a replacement and asked me when I replaced the fan to break a blade of the old one and send them a picture to prove it was not in use anymore. Simples.

I had a fin get a little loose on my Phanteks cooler. Contacted Phanteks and they sent me a replacement cooler and asked me to please box up the old one and let them know when it was ready and they would have it picked up. Simples.

I bought 4 new Corsair USB sticks and 2 were defective. First I had to file a RMA, than phone them in USA to get them to pick them up so I didn't have to pay £10 to post registered to Netherlands, wait 12 day and contact again because I had heard nothing, be told they had not received them when I had UPS notification they had, another 3 day to get one replacement in stead of two, call again and spend 15 minutes on phone convincing them I had sent two in and only received one replacement by showing them the detailed record I had of what happened when, and another 3 days to get the second one. In total and RMA form and 3 phone calls over a 3 week period. Very complicated.

Now which of those three companies would you least want to deal with?
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As suspected, you had a bad experience so now everything they make is bad and should be avoided - hardly an objective view now is it?

For your 1 bad experience I have read dozens of excellent experiences with their RMA procedures and hundreds of very positive experiences of their Hydro products - so would I prefer to listen to you or someone who doesn't have a grudge?

As for your "No known problems" you listed 2 problems with the alternatives you are recommending right there so clearly they are not as perfect as you would have people believe now are they?

All mass produced products are going to have some faulty items and even some entirely bad runs/batches that is the nature of mass production. There is no perfect product out there, you look hard enough you will find bad reviews and bad experiences for everything.

But the fact is, the pump issue which was present on *some* H60s (not all remember, in fact I saw figures in one report which stated only a fraction of a % of total H60 produced had the pump issue and it was allegedly based on a bad batch of manufacturing components) doesn't exist on the "i" generation of the Corsair closed loop systems and I haven't seen any reports which talk about it on the H80 or H100 either (just the H60) - however, I do concede that I was looking specifically at info on the H60 so it is possible that I didn't come across H80/H100 issues because I wasnt looking for them. That said, the pump design in the "i" generation is improved and does not suffer from the noise issue that *some* of the H60 pumps had.

So instead of just flaming Corsair because you had a bad experience, do the research and post real information instead of just making stuff up because you have a grudge.

Thanks,

Paladine
 
Paladine said:
As suspected, you had a bad experience so now everything they make is bad and should be avoided - hardly an objective view now is it?
So instead of just flaming Corsair because you had a bad experience, do the research and post real information instead of just making stuff up because you have a grudge.

Thanks,

Paladine
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Firstly I've not said everything they make is bad. This discussion was about their coolers. You brought up their warranty and I used my USB RMA as an example of how much of a problem it was to get sorted.

Here's 3 H80i and 1 H100i failures this on this forum.
RetrogamerX had 3 H80i failures, the last being 2 March
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18493118&highlight=corsair+pump

zell4687 had his H80i fail on 10, March; post #52

Liamz51 had his H80i fail on 11, March; post #55

geeman1979 had his H100i fail on 14, March; post #61

That's 4 failures in one thread this month alone.
 
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doyll said:
Firstly I've not said everything they make is bad. This discussion was about their coolers. You brought up their warranty and I used my USB RMA as an example of how much of a problem it was to get sorted.

Here's 3 H80i and 1 H100i failures this month alone on this forum.
RetrogamerX had 3 H80i failures, the last being 2 March
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18493118&highlight=corsair+pump

zell4687 had his H80i fail on 10, March; post #52

Liamz51 had his H80i fail on 11, March; post #55

geeman1979 had his H100i fail on 14, March; post #61

That's 4 failures in one thread this month alone.
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4 failures out of probably 10s of thousands of sold units for the same time frame. Now show me something which even approaches a significant number in statistical terms?

You are pretty angry with Corsair because you had an issue, I get it, I understand, but it makes you subjective - you have admitted yourself (in that thread) that you will never buy another Corsair product and now you are appearing in all the Corsair threads flaming them - looks like a grudge to me.

Paladine
 
Paladine said:
4 failures out of probably 10s of thousands of sold units for the same time frame. Now show me something which even approaches a significant number in statistical terms?

You are pretty angry with Corsair because you had an issue, I get it, I understand, but it makes you subjective - you have admitted yourself (in that thread) that you will never buy another Corsair product and now you are appearing in all the Corsair threads flaming them - looks like a grudge to me.

Paladine
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It appears the one who is not being realistic in this discussion is you.. you statement.
4 failures out of probably 10s of thousands of sold units for the same time frame
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The 4 failures were from a much small number of coolers.. probably all sold by the provider of this fine forum. My guess is maybe 100 coolers sold this month. Very possibly less.

I have not said anywhere in this thread that I would never buy another Corsair product. Please stick to what I have actually said and don't make thinks up.

All of your comments are a result of
doyll said:
I know most people have been happy with their H100/H80/H100i/H80i cooler but there are also a bunch who have had very unacceptable problems... Too great a chance of getting a bad one. Too many other coolers that have a record of no problems. Why take the chance?
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And I have shown ample proof to back up that statement in my previous post.

You seem to like Corsair and that is your right. I have no problem with that. How about we just agree to disagree and get on with our day.
 
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doyll said:
I have not said anywhere in this thread that I would never buy another Corsair product. Please stick to what I have actually said and don't make thinks up.
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I said in the thread you linked to, where you state:

Needless to say I won't buy from Corsair again, probably never ever again.
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So how exactly am I making things up?

Paladine
 
Paladine said:
I said in the thread you linked to, where you state:



So how exactly am I making things up?

Paladine
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I see how you play.

Well, "will never" and "probably never" are not the same thing.

Will never is definitive; not ever

Probably never means there is a possibility in the future.

Big difference.

Of course you have no comment about your gross exaggeration of
Originally Posted by Paladine View Post
4 failures out of probably 10s of thousands of sold units for the same time frame. Now show me something which even approaches a significant number in statistical terms?
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Run along now. I won't reply to you again.
 
I have to say thank you for those giving options, they are exactly what I was looking for. But, I'm starting to look at the size of these and starting to wonder about the weight of these pulling on a motherboard? I've not read that scenario happening which is reassuring, but just looks odd.

I was also wondering about the way airflow should work within the case, I've been looking at cases that seem to have a lot of fan windows, one at the bottom, one at the front, two at the top & two at the side. How are they ideally meant to be setup, which should be blowing in & blowing out etc etc as I'm sure it would benefit the CPU cooler for me to get it right.
 
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