I have 2 of these boards, and have tried it 4 ways:
Stock with a "tower style" cpu cooler: 43C
Noctua uh6 NB cooler: 35C
Noctua + scyth 40mm fan: 29C
Stock with scyth 40mm: 32c
In retrospect, I would say go with just the $3 scyth mini kaze fan, 32C is totally fine and the fan is like 8db, cant even hear it...
Also, if you have the stock CPU cooler, or any "downdraft style" cooler that blows air down onto the mobo/chipset, then it may be fine the way it is as a passive cooler. From what I know (not much) I would say its fine as long as its under 40C (probably fine at a lot more)
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Mobo MA770-UD3P CPU 7750BE RAM:4x1GB OCZ Gold GPU:XFX HD6850 Black Edition @820/4400MHz Case: Antec Sonata III PS: Corsair HX620 |