I have decided to overclock my E8300 CPU. I have clocked it to 3.2 and it hit 80c on full load. So I think it might be time to get a better cooler as I am still using the stock cooler. The only trouble is my motherboard has a heat pipe on it and there is a back plate for it on the bottom of the board under the CPU socket. So this might limit my choice of cooler since a mounting back plate may not fit over the back plate already over my board. The coolers I am considering are Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B, or a Scythe Mugen will either of these be a decent enough cooler for an overclocked E8300? What one is the better cooler?
The other thing is what kind of temperatures should the CPU be hitting under load? I think the ambient temperature in the case is a bit high, the heat pipes on my board seem to give off a lot of heat and make the case temperature high. I already have all the fan spaces full though. I have a 12cm fan on the front beside the HDD rack which draws air in. I have a 12cm on the rear below the power supply blowing air out at the back and one 8cm fan on the side panel of the case blowing air in and there aren't any more fan spaces on the case.
Here is a picture of the backplate on my board:
The other thing is what kind of temperatures should the CPU be hitting under load? I think the ambient temperature in the case is a bit high, the heat pipes on my board seem to give off a lot of heat and make the case temperature high. I already have all the fan spaces full though. I have a 12cm fan on the front beside the HDD rack which draws air in. I have a 12cm on the rear below the power supply blowing air out at the back and one 8cm fan on the side panel of the case blowing air in and there aren't any more fan spaces on the case.
Here is a picture of the backplate on my board:
