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Old November 9, 2009, 04:19 PM
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Default Scythe Katana3 Enough to OC?
I am planning to OC an AMD Phenom X4 BE 955 to atleast 3.5Ghz, will this cooling be sufficient along with my Antec P193?
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Old November 9, 2009, 04:25 PM
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It might be good enough for 3.5GHz, but probably not any higher than that. It's not a huge cooler.
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Old November 9, 2009, 04:26 PM
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Which one would you recommend?
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Old November 9, 2009, 04:30 PM
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I would recommend the Coolermaster Hyper 212+.
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Old November 9, 2009, 04:31 PM
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212+ if it is a new build.
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Old November 9, 2009, 04:31 PM
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See this chart. Pick the best one that fits the AM2+
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Old November 9, 2009, 04:33 PM
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AM2+ or AM2? Because I couldn't find any for the i7 that wasn't AM2

Edit: Budget is around 50ish but whatever works because I'd rather get bang for my buck to last me awhile instead of constantly upgrading.
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Old November 9, 2009, 04:35 PM
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I believe the AM2/2+/3 sockets all use the same mounting spacing. They just support different ranges of processors.
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AM2, AM2+, and AM3 all use the same mounting brackets. The only physical difference is that AM3 is keyed differently to prevent AM2 and AM2+ CPUs from being inserted (although AM3 CPUs can be used in AM2 and AM2+ sockets). As far as heatsinks go, they are identical.
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Old November 9, 2009, 04:46 PM
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Ah okay. Man I was just going around and always saw AM2 and was like can a brother get an AM3 air cooler around here?! Thanks for the chart as well.
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