Budget AM3 Cooler

terryterry · 11 Feb 2010 at 08:27

Could anyone recommend a budget AM3 cooler ( <£25) for a Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H/Phenom II 550 BE combo? The case is an Antec 300.

I have been looking at Coolermaster Hyper 212 or a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7. Would these fit the case? Are they decent? Thanks

mymorph · 11 Feb 2010 at 21:41

zalman cnps9500.
kept my athlon quad core cool at 3.3ghz (until i tried 3.4 and hurt something - ram or mobo). around £25 with delivery from overclock.

b3mor · 11 Feb 2010 at 21:52

Would this fit? It gets great reviews.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-001-GD&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

hellsinger · 12 Feb 2010 at 02:15

what about the True Spirit?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-000-CG&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395

guess this will help~

AMD Socket AM2 / AM3 Bolt-Thru-Kit Rev.2
http://t i n y u r l.com/nnesg5

Elfmeister. · 12 Feb 2010 at 03:13

How about realising if it actually fits AM3!

eddyc · 12 Feb 2010 at 10:20

I dont think arctic cooling freezer 7 is very much better than stock... no personal experience though.

I am happy with my coolermaster tx3 so I guess the 212 should be even better.

terryterry · 12 Feb 2010 at 11:12

The Zalman looks good, but is it tricky to install? To get your hand around the circular fins?

The Coolermaster TX3 is a good thought too. I'll check the specs as it looks much smaller than the Hyper 212... which isnt a bad thing.