New Cooler

Noctua - the one in my sig or the C version of it. Least I think its C

Its a fantastic cooler. Idleing at 30-33 with 1.5V going through it after a days use :D

Case temp is a fraction cooler.
 
AC freezer is am2 compatable. I meant to get one when I first built my computer but messed up the cart. And got a low profile version instead
 
Done a bit of digging around and that this cooler may not fit my MB,or fits only one way.Pity cos I like it.
 
Why not the Thermalright Ultra 120 Black? It looks amazing, comes with 2 brackets to install 2 additional fans, and fits socket AM2 fine. In the event the backplate on your mobo is plastic (As many higher end producers are doing to save on costs thanks to AMD's bad showing) you could buy a simple thermalright am2 backplate at around 7 US Dollars or negligible in quids.

The only downside I see is the large size of the Heatsink, and the lack of an included fan, but look at it this way;

The lack of fan seems to imply you can use 2x (for a push-pull config) fan of your choice, ranging from the Impressive Scythe's to the affordable Yate loon's. As for the size, it is a tight fight on my DFI UT 790FX M2R (as the memory slots are real close to the processor, and my OCZ Reaper heatpipes tend to get in the way) but I feel you can make it work on your rig.

Another downside is it's cost, but I'm sure you'll be more than happy with it's performance.

P.S. The older revisions are much cheaper, albeit not as polished (read: pretty) as the black edition ;)
 
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