CPU Cooler For Phenom II X3 720 BE

Hi everybody!

I'm getting myself a Phenom II X3 720 BE this coming week along with an AM3 motherboard. I intend to overclock, but after a few days. What CPU cooler would work with an AM3 socket? I have been reading in a few places that even without OCing the temps are pretty high with the stock cooling.

I live in India and my options would probably be limited to Cooler Master. However, I'd like to know what other brands I could consider.

Thanks.

Check out www.frozencpu.com, they are based out of NY but I'm pretty sure they ship worldwide. They have a decent selection of socket AM3 coolers from Cooler Master to Zalman. Most are in stock.

Hey Rit,
can you get the OCZ Vendetta II there?

I think I might get the OCZ Vendetta / Vendetta II. I'll find out in a few hours. However, do you think it would fit in my Cooler Master CM690 case?

EDIT : Just found out. OCZ Vendetta II is available. (At a monstrous price ofcourse.)

i do, the Vendetta series is not one of the larger HS/F out there. how much do they get for it?

Roughly translated the Vendetta II is about 55$. However, they say I will get a discount when I actually go to pick it up.

And I've been reading that the Vendetta 2 is pretty big and will cover the first and second memory slots on the mobo. Do you think its a good idea with the ASUS M4A78T-E.

I also asked about the Vendetta I. I don't think its available.

the stacked aluminum fins start @ 41mm above the base, so it will not interfere with the memory slots, it may sit over the #1 channel, but would not keep you from using them :) here is a review with dimensions etc: http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2279&page=2

Ok. But is the Vendetta II a better option than Vendetta I? However, it won't probably matter as I won't get theVendetta I. And what about the Vanquisher?

The way things seem to be going with my new build, I'll be broke sooner than later! :P

there is really only a degree or two difference between the Vendetta I and II, it appears that there is a few degrees between the Vanquisher and the Vendetta with Vendetta I coming out on top. so it would be logical to assume that the Vendetta II would beat the Vanquisher by 5c or so, here is a review:
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/ocz_vanquisher/5.htm

If the Vendetta\Vanquisher are too expensive, consider the easily-available (here at least) Zalman CNPS9700 and the CNPS9500A. The latter will probably be cheaper since it's a 92mm cooler, while the former is a 110mm one.

Well Rage, from the pricing I've been seeing on the internet, the OCZ Vendetta II is a cheaper option than the Zalmans.

Over and above, I can't find a distributor for Zalman here in India.

Oops my bad, Zalman doesn't have any distributors in India.

Roughly translated the Vendetta II is about 55$. However, they say I will get a discount when I actually go to pick it up.

And I've been reading that the Vendetta 2 is pretty big and will cover the first and second memory slots on the mobo. Do you think its a good idea with the ASUS M4A78T-E.

I also asked about the Vendetta I. I don't think its available.

$55 isn't too bad of a price...for air cooling you're almost going to expect to pay that much for decent results. I bought the AC Freezer 7's which at the time was around $39...wonder how it would stack up against the Vendetta? They look somewhat similar in design...

The Freezer is inferior in performance, owing to the larger 120mm fan and greater number of fins on the Vendetta 2.

I figured as much. As it suits my needs at the moment, a definate upgrade is in the works when I move to the i7 (or maybe time I check out what AMD has to offer ;) )

Ok guys. I know this thread's a little old but a doubt has resurfaced in my mind. I was planning to get the Vendetta II tomorrow so I decided to do some more reading on it. And my concerns over it covering my first 2 RAM slots on the mobo increased. This is what I read : http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/ocz_vendetta_2/5.htm

It says that it's especially true for AMD chipsets. Red has already clarified in a prior post that the fins start at 41mm above the base and so it shouldn't actually interfere. However, I'm a little worried as after buying it I shall not be able to return the product if it does cause such an issue.

Do help out.

Thanks.

And I'd also like to be absolutely sure that my Coolermaster CM690 will be able to house the OCZ Vendetta II.

the Coolermaster CM690 will house that cooler just fine and if you doubt it about covering the ram just bend the fins upward a little it wont hurt the cooler and it will give you a little more clearance above the ram sticks.

Rit,
if your concerned about it, cut yourself a piece of cardboard that is 41mm in lenght, set it on the top of the cpu, and see if it clears the memory module.

41mm in length Red? I thought the OCZ Vendetta II was 120mm in length...Do you mean a cardboard 120mm in length and 41mm in height?

no, 41mm to make sure that the bottom cooling fins clear the memory modules
the Vendetta II is 157mm tall and 120mm wide( with fan attached)

Ok. Am doing it right now. :)

ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail

I currently have 9970 nt and its good ;) This new version should be much better.

Thanks mancream. But as I've already mentioned earlier the Zalman is not available where I stay. So the Vendetta II seems to best fit my budget (and maybe my case too)? ;)

Have you tried any overclocking with the stock cooler yet? My 710 runs very cool, maxing out at 47 Celsius, even with Intel Burnt Test, and a 30 degree ambient temperature. Of course this is at stock voltage, and I'm not sure how much increasing voltages would affect the temperatures.

Increasing voltages significantly increases temps. So it will run significantly hotter with a higher Vcore.

Hi Technochicken. I've never OC'd before. This will be my first attempt. My ambient is also about 30. However, it's been recommended that I go for an aftermarket HSF before attempting an overclock.

I'll get the Vendetta 2 tomorrow. From what I have managed to find out, it should just about fit my case (CM 690) and I'll have to install the RAM on my first DIMM slot before I fit in the Vendetta.

Hope all goes well. :)

unless you have a very high ambient temp Rit, i think it will do fine with the Vendatta, here check this out. The X3 720 seems to run cool in my experience, and i have seen the same in other benchmarks. :)

note the Vcore

Perhaps it's only a popular myth red, by Calcutta is supposed to be really hot. Anybody?

Update; the Washington Post claims it averages 67 degrees F in January, and gets hotter, (and wetter), from there.

Cap, Rit told me earlier that its hotter there than it is here.
LOL, i just looked it up on weather.com, 90's for as long as the eye can see

Dude, anywhere is hotter than Minnesota! Except the land of the MILF Queen, Sarah Palin.

Time to fire up Ritwik, be careful Rit,it's not so much the ambient temps as much as it is the flies getting caught in the cooling fins. :rolleyes: :haha: :wave:

Dude, anywhere is hotter than Minnesota! Except the land of the MILF Queen, Sarah Palin.

:haha: I have read that MN has the biggest temperature swing in the USA, from -60F to 105F, it gets tropical here in the summer......much like where you are.

:haha: I have read that MN has the biggest temperature swing in the USA, from -60F to 105F, it gets tropical here in the summer......much like where you are. Seriously? That's actually hotter than here, but in Philly, it's not so much the heat as the humidity, and lest I forget, the stench and the murder rate.

Seriously? That's actually hotter than here, but in Philly, it's not so much the heat as the humidity, and lest I forget, the stench and the murder rate.


Dude, anywhere is hotter than Minnesota!

yeah, this is a strange place...now if you will excuse me i have to go chew on my wife's boots to soften them up so she can be on her way.

yeah, this is a strange place...now if you will excuse me i have to go chew on my wife's boots to soften them up so she can be on her way.Sounds like fun! I should have tried to get my wife's boots in the divorce, just a quick sniff would take me back to the good old days. :haha: :stickout:

"Footnote"; This would have been the place for a "pacman" smiley!

Sounds like fun! I should have tried to get my wife's boots in the divorce, just a quick sniff would take me back to the good old days. :haha: :stickout:

:haha::haha::haha::p That was a Nanook reference! very good very good

It's 5.30 AM in Calcutta, so I guess that's why RitWik didn't take the bait on my "flies in the cooling fins" remark". Ah well, there's always tomorrow! :rolleyes:

Oh, before I forget; http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic133259-2.html as per your referral!

Oh, before I forget; http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic133259-2.html as per your referral!

Thats better :haha::rolleyes::wave:

Hello Captain! I take it that you're passionate about angling??? Fly-fishing is it? :p

However, I must admit, I'm absolutely lost on where this thread is going!!! :D

And the ambient temps will be around 30-35C throughout for now. It's the monsoon here, so humidity is high too.

@ Captain : "Qui es futurus indignans, Ego vos salutant". I don't know any French. Would like to know what it means though. :)

Thanks.

However, I must admit, I'm absolutely lost on where this thread is going!!! :D Well technically, since you've made up your mind which CPU cooler you're going to buy, it's concluded. But, since we're having so much fun, it's sort of in a holding pattern. Not to worry though, red and I will probably find someone else to gang up on pretty soon. This of course unless you'd like us to continue wearing out our welcome here.
And the ambient temps will be around 30-35C throughout for now. It's the monsoon here, so humidity is high too. I enjoy stating the obvious, simply because you're never wrong when you do. With that thought in mind, I say to you, "well duh, it's always humid when it's raining". :rolleyes:

Pray, do continue Sir. You'll never outstay your welcome on a thread I've started! :)

But Captain, I'd still like that translation from French to English. I tried a translation in Google. Made no sense to me. :D

And BTW, was I correct on my assumption of your interest in angling?

Well technically, since you've made up your mind which CPU cooler you're going to buy, it's concluded. But, since we're having so much fun, it's sort of in a holding pattern. Not to worry though, red and I will probably find someone else to gang up on pretty soon. This of course unless you'd like us to continue wearing out our welcome here

of course it will take at least both of us to take on the wrath of the Ritwik 7:haha::p

And BTW, was I correct on my assumption of your interest in angling?Well no, I was simply busting on Calcutta.. Flies in your CPU cooler. Heat, flies, monsoons, it doesn't really seem like paradise lost. But, living in "Killadelphia", I share at least part of your plight. Although last Saturday we got 3 inches of rain, so your darn monsoons don't seem that special, at least at the moment.

Yeah well, it's not Ritwik7 that scares me, it's if he activates Ritwiks 1 through 6. Think how many dumb questions they could come up with collectively. :haha:

Nah, he wouldn't.

I might need a hand with this mess though; http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic133250.html

Hmph!!! :mad:

LOL!!! You guys remind me of a very old tardy game called Wrath Of The Demon!!! :p Anyone play it?

"Qui es futurus indignans, Ego vos salutant". So you're saying that this is starting to make a bit of sense?

Did you for once think it did not?

Ooh...And I checked that thread you linked...Goodness! LOL!

Yeah well, it's not Ritwik7 that scares me, it's if he activates Ritwiks 1 through 6. Think how many dumb questions they could come up with collectively. :haha:

I know I've asked a lot of stupid questions. Especially to red. You been leaking all that to the Cap, have you, red? LOL!!! :evil:

I know I've asked a lot of stupid questions. Especially to red. You been leaking all that to the Cap, have you, red? LOL!!! :evil:

There, there, now Ritwik, there are no such things as stupid questions , just rude answers. :rolleyes:

I must admit Cap, that your command over this language is phenomenal. :) Truly admire your cynicism.

But I'll say that Red has been very patient with me. :D

But I'll say that Red has been very patient with me. :D
Say no more, I'll scold him about that for you.