SPEC ME A AM3 COOLER PLEASE

bigjimmyauk · 21 Jan 2010 at 14:35

Right i don't seem to get many replies to this question my kits is coming next week phenom 955,giga ud5, i need a very good cpu cooler for about £40 that allows front to back airflow and DOES NOT fould the first dimm slot...

macca672 · 21 Jan 2010 at 14:43

could you stretch a bit for the corsair H50? definately wont foul the dimm slot

.walls · 21 Jan 2010 at 15:16

I was using a zalman cnps9700 on my ud5p for about 6 months and it was fine. plenty of space for dimms, caps, the lot.

EDIT: I wouldn't say it's a *very* good cooler, but it did the job well enough.

The retention clip needs fed between the heatpipes to mount it properly, but that's not exactly tricky.

The h50-1 fits as well.

bigjimmyauk · 21 Jan 2010 at 17:25

.walls said:
I was using a zalman cnps9700 on my ud5p for about 6 months and it was fine. plenty of space for dimms, caps, the lot.

EDIT: I wouldn't say it's a *very* good cooler, but it did the job well enough.

The retention clip needs fed between the heatpipes to mount it properly, but that's not exactly tricky.

The h50-1 fits as well.

seems they don't stock the cnps9700 (well i can't find it anyway)
h50 is a no no for me even tho i know it's a sealed unit i just still don't like the idea of water near my rig lol.

Any other suggestions

Boscoe · 21 Jan 2010 at 18:18

Sel the AM3 and get intel then we'll talk about coolers!!!

bigjimmyauk · 21 Jan 2010 at 19:15

Boscoe said:
Sel the AM3 and get intel then we'll talk about coolers!!!

very immature of you. obviously a intel fanboi,
can a mod remove that post as there is no need i'm asking for advice on a cooler and i get that rubbish posted

.walls · 21 Jan 2010 at 19:19

Boscoe said:
Sel the AM3 and get intel then we'll talk about coolers!!!

Are you 12?

chipps101 · 21 Jan 2010 at 20:06

i use the original version of this and it keeps my q6600 @ 3.3 under 50 degrees even under the heaviest of loads and as it has the fan built into the middle it doesn't get in the way of the memory slots in my ip35 pro and it's a penny under your £40 budget

so it should fit the bill nicely.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-003-TQ

just checked the starting height of the fins and they start above my corsair dominator (fairly tall sinks on them) so even if the slots are very close to the cpu socket you shoud be okay as long as the memory is in first.