Any recommendations for an aftermarket cooler for my FX-8320? The stock one is god awful. It is the loudest fan I've ever had.
Zalmans are usually top of the line, Newegg has some on special. (these are for AM3+ sockets, I think that's what you've got) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118128 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118126 Search link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-1&isNodeId=1&Description=AM3++cooler&x=0&y=0
If you want a decent performer for a really solid price, Artic Cooling makes a line of no frills CPU coolers that work really well for the price tag.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065 Replaced my stock fan with this, thing is really really nice, plus a great price ($25 over at amazon if you dont want to deal with the rebate) assuming your case can hold it as the heatsink is rather large.
I have a Cooler Master HAF-X case, and not to long ago I replaced a Cooler Master Hyper 212+ with a Corsair Hydro Series H100I. the reason was because the Hyper 212 interfered with dimm slots, So I put the radiator up top under my 2 x 200mm fans with 2 120mm providing a "push". If you have a tower that can support a radiator such as this or even a H80 the I would defiantly do it. I have great cooling even under heavy loads.
