cooling upgrade

passey89 · 4 Nov 2013 at 10:00

After playing bf4 a bit I could do with a cpu overclock to about 4ghz I reckon.

at stock I can really hear the fans start kicking in.

Im after a decent cpu cooler for a 6300 max of £60. And need a really quiet intake fan for the case as well.

what would you guys reccommend.

im running a

6300
gtx 680
8gb 1600mhz ram
Gigabyte d3 mobo
500w psu

passey89 · 4 Nov 2013 at 10:18

Xigmatek Asgard II Midi Tower Case - Black/Orange

And yes stock cooler

passey89 · 4 Nov 2013 at 10:46

No its not to bad theres actually a fair bit of room in the cas just need a quiet intake fan on the front and was thinking of getting a

Corsair Hydro H55 Quiet Liquid CPU Cooler

As I think that should fit

passey89 · 4 Nov 2013 at 10:50

Or how about Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler
Cpu cooler height is 140mm

passey89 · 4 Nov 2013 at 10:57

U sure

120mm Fan- Fan Size: 120x120x25mm- Fan Speed: 1500 rpm- Airflow: 108 m³/h- Bearing: HD-Bearing(Hydraulic Bearing)140mm Fan- Size: 140x140x25mm- Fan Speed: 1100 rpm- Airflow: 104,7 m³/h- Bearing: HD-Bearing(Hydraulic Bearing

passey89 · 4 Nov 2013 at 10:58

Nvm just looked at the spec and 164 on the other page

passey89 · 4 Nov 2013 at 11:03

There is this then for low profile

Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler

passey89 · 4 Nov 2013 at 12:28

yeh only planning on a 0.5ghz overclock so hoping it will be able to handle it.

Thinking I might go for this as its pretty cheap as well

Be Quiet! Shadow Rock Topflow SR1

reviews look alright