Aye, I was thinking the 212 EVO was the most ideal one, in terms of AM3+ availability and also the price (not ideally looking to spend more than £25-£30 on a cooler)...
As an update, the CPU has been running at 50 degrees this morning. I removed the side case and temperatures dropped to 40 degrees for CPU! It's slowly climbing back up now I have replaced it... I have attached some pics of the case (sorry for the orientation)..
The first shows the back of the case with just a 120mm fan available. The front of the case has 2 120mm spaces available.. of which one one is currently occupied with a fan.
Additionally it may be worth noting that my computer is situated at body height, sitting down.. right on top of my desk. Whether the fact it's sucking in slightly warmer air from being a meter up than normal makes a huge difference, I don't know!
As an update, the CPU has been running at 50 degrees this morning. I removed the side case and temperatures dropped to 40 degrees for CPU! It's slowly climbing back up now I have replaced it... I have attached some pics of the case (sorry for the orientation)..
The first shows the back of the case with just a 120mm fan available. The front of the case has 2 120mm spaces available.. of which one one is currently occupied with a fan.
Additionally it may be worth noting that my computer is situated at body height, sitting down.. right on top of my desk. Whether the fact it's sucking in slightly warmer air from being a meter up than normal makes a huge difference, I don't know!
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