Which one of these CPU coolers should I buy?
Okay guys and gals. Got my state back and it's time to order a new CPU Air cooler. I've been using the stock AMD coolermaster fan and heatsink, in this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811583004&nm_mc=KNC-MSNSearch&cm_mmc=KNC-MSNSearch-_-pla-_-Cases+%28Computer+Cases+-+ATX+Form%29-_-11583004&gclid=CJGlsbeEq8sCFdZjgQodITUHwg&gclsrc=ds

It's an ATX Mid Tower, MOBO is Gigabyte GA 78LMT USB 3, Processor is AMD FX 6300 3.5 GHz
I've been looking at cooler master Hyper 12s, but considering that the one I've got in now is a coolermaster and rattles constantly I'm very certainly not interested in that particular brand.
My choices have been narrowed down to Cryorig.
Last week Amazon sold out on the H7's, so I bookmarked the H5 Universal. Here's my question(s);
Which one (H5 Uv or H7) would be smaller and/or better fit in my chasis? Which one of them is better with wattage? RPMs? I guess what I'm asking is, H5 Universal or H7, which one is better?
The H5 Uv is slightly more expensive, the H7 looks a tad bit bigger. I just need a low profile cooler that will do the job well.
And yes, I know my case isn't the best on the market, neither is the Mobo or the CPU, it was a budget gaming rig that I'm in the process of upgrading. Anyone willing to help me out here? I'm literally a click or two away from ordering one of these but I can never make up my mind on my own when it comes to this stuff. Advice?
Here's the amazon links to the coolers

http://www.amazon.com/CRYORIG-Universal-Tower-Cooler-Intel/dp/B00MBTOY2S/ref=sr_1_10?srs=13658466011&ie=UTF8&qid=1456991058&sr=8-10

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S7YA5FQ/?tag=pcpapi-20

And Cryorig is my final choice so please don't recommend anything else. Thanks!
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_I_ Mar 5, 2016 @ 8:21pm 
keep the stock cooler on it

or if it needs a new cpu cooler, put a cooler with a fan that points down over the cpu socket

will keep the vrm area on the board cool


cheap amd mobo with poor vrm config + tower or liquid cooling = throttling at stock speeds
a good read here
http://www.overclock.net/a/about-vrms-mosfets-motherboard-safety-with-high-tdp-processors
didn't really answer my question but thanks. you mean a fan that sits flat on the heatsink and not a vertical mounted one?
Fluffy Mar 5, 2016 @ 9:38pm 
its actually not a bad board vrm wise 140w support, vrm heatsink, etc... for a tower cooler you should have a case that can allow fan placement to be blowing at or near vrm on mobo when ocing. go with the h7 thats more than i have on my 8320@4ghz i have a tower with 6 heatpipe (3 per side) and a 92mm fan stays @ 45c max load prime 95.. its not a great chipset but the vrm setup is decent
Last edited by Fluffy; Mar 5, 2016 @ 9:39pm
Originally posted by Fluffy:
its actually not a bad board vrm wise 140w support, vrm heatsink, etc... for a tower cooler you should have a case that can allow fan placement to be blowing at or near vrm on mobo when ocing. go with the h7 thats more than i have on my 8320@4ghz i have a tower with 6 heatpipe (3 per side) and a 92mm fan stays @ 45c max load prime 95.. its not a great chipset but the vrm setup is decent
Thank you man! I'm not fooling with Overclocking at all. Too complicated for me. I'm taking my rig to a tech to have the parts installed, if something is a compatitibilty issue i'm sure they'll bring it to my attention first. So I actually do wanna get a CPU cooler that will point down instead of out to the sides? Confusion.
Fluffy Mar 5, 2016 @ 9:53pm 
you can get one that points down that ffers cooling to the surronding components ex. vrms,chipset etc. or you can go with tower cooling (side) but you should have a case fan installed at the back of the computer to cool vrm,chipset etc.
Fluffy Mar 5, 2016 @ 9:59pm 
if your not overclocking it would be easier to get a fan cooler that points down you wont need a large tower cooler if your not ocing
Okay well I have one 120mm case fan on the back and one 120mm intake fan on the front
Fluffy Mar 5, 2016 @ 10:02pm 
ok then so it really doesnt matter too much which one you choose but it will come down to which will fit in your case/and or not hit the rear fan
Fluffy Mar 5, 2016 @ 10:09pm 
yes that would work but i would go with something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118098
or something else because that the cryorig has 2 heatpipes and is a low profile cooler meant for mini itx cases (very tiny cases)
Last edited by Fluffy; Mar 5, 2016 @ 10:09pm
Hmm looks like I'll have to do some more online window shopping :/
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Date Posted: Mar 5, 2016 @ 7:15pm
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