I just recently upgraded my computer to:
i7-960 3.2 ghz CPU
MSI gtx 580 GPU
12 gig of corsair vengeance memory
I had a motherboard already, and it's Intel DX58SO.
The problem is my CPU temperature. The temperature on the cores even in idle are around 55 celsius. When I run games I can hear the fan going really fast, and the cores go up to 70-90c depending on which games I play. I have heard the i7 stock fan is horrible, so that's why I want to buy a new one.
I've looked at many heatsinks, and I've found out that Cooler Master Hyper 212 plus is really good. The problem is, it is also very large. I have room for it in my computer, but I am not sure if it's room for it on the motherboard.
The thing is, from what I have heard the fan is hard to fit, and since my ram has it's own heatsink, it makes them higher. There are 4 slots for memory on the motherboard, and I only use the 3. The Cooler master 212 might be so big that it will go over the ramslots.
If it doesn't fit, I'm thinking about the Corsair H60 CPU cooler(watercooling).
So I am asking you guys, will this heatsink fit in my system? Will it fit eventho I use the vengeance ram? Anyone with a similiar motherboard?
Please help me out, cheers!