Best AM3 cooler

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So, I dropped OcUK a webnote, and apparently my IFX-14 with the AM2 mounting bracket won't fit onto AM3 motherboards, which was to be expected really, and it means I need a new cooler. And there's so many options, I'm really not sure what to pick. I'm hoping to get my 1055 up to 4Ghz, so it has to be a good one, I'm considering getting another IFX-14 this time with the AM3 bracket, on the grounds that it worked great for my E6600, but there's so many other options at that price point, I really want the best, not just something I know.

So... any recommendations? I'd be willing to spend up to £35, but that's a limit, not a target :P
I do hear lots of good things about the Arctic freezer 7, but given that its £19, it does kinda feel like the more expensive ones will have more cooling power, but this is where you lot come in :)
 
Really?

Dear Will,

<stuff about mobos>

The AM2/AM2+ CPU coolers will not fit onto any of the AM3 motherboards unless there is an AM3 bracket which allows you to convert it.

Regards,

XXXXX

So... who's right? I asked on here a couple of days ago if the holes were in the right place, but as I was asking OcUK about mobos anyway, I thought I'd double check.
Edit: On, it was you that replied to my thread! XD

Either way, someone's wrong :x
 
Sorry to bump, but I wanted to get my order in today, for delivery tomorrow!
 
apart from the screw hole change that happened in the early am2 days the cooler bracket for am2 and am3 are the same, so as long as your mounting bracket is of the 4 screw variety it will fit all later am2, am2+ and am3 motherboards as long as there are no clearance issues.
 
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