This is most likely the last question I will ask for a while if everything goes well:frown:
My specs:
Fractal Design Arc Mini Black High Performance PC Computer Case w/ USB 3.0 and 3 Fractal Design Silent Fans - Newegg.com
ASUS Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black - Newegg.com
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Newegg.com
ASUS F2A55-M LK PLUS FM2 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - Newegg.com
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - Newegg.com
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon X4 750K Trinity 3.4GHz Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition AD750KWOHJBOX
ASUS HD7770-DC-1GD5-V2 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com
My question is what CPU fan/heatsink should I buy if I wanted to spend a little money to upgrade this machine. While hosting a server the CPU has been getting a bit hot, and I am more than willing to spend some money to keep that CPU cooler (which I presume will make it run better, and increase its life span). I also overclock the CPU to 3.8GHZ (the maximum that is allowed by the overclocking program provided by AMD), so I probably should use a fan better than the stock one anyways.
That being said, I would like the CPU fan/heatsink to be $50 at maximum. I do not want liquid cooling. I would like the fan to be high quality, and make an impactful difference on the temperature of the CPU.
Lastly, what thermal paste should I buy, and what is the best way to apply it.
Thanks as always:smile:,
Jengelhart
My specs:
Fractal Design Arc Mini Black High Performance PC Computer Case w/ USB 3.0 and 3 Fractal Design Silent Fans - Newegg.com
ASUS Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black - Newegg.com
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - Newegg.com
ASUS F2A55-M LK PLUS FM2 AMD A55 (Hudson D2) Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - Newegg.com
SeaSonic S12II 620 Bronze 620W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Newegg.com
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL - Newegg.com
Newegg.com - AMD Athlon X4 750K Trinity 3.4GHz Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition AD750KWOHJBOX
ASUS HD7770-DC-1GD5-V2 Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Newegg.com
My question is what CPU fan/heatsink should I buy if I wanted to spend a little money to upgrade this machine. While hosting a server the CPU has been getting a bit hot, and I am more than willing to spend some money to keep that CPU cooler (which I presume will make it run better, and increase its life span). I also overclock the CPU to 3.8GHZ (the maximum that is allowed by the overclocking program provided by AMD), so I probably should use a fan better than the stock one anyways.
That being said, I would like the CPU fan/heatsink to be $50 at maximum. I do not want liquid cooling. I would like the fan to be high quality, and make an impactful difference on the temperature of the CPU.
Lastly, what thermal paste should I buy, and what is the best way to apply it.
Thanks as always:smile:,
Jengelhart