Upgrade from stock AMD Phen. II

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Hey, I love my electronics cold and ventilated, it has always been an OCD thing with me. I interchanged 3 fans in 3 locations in m case to end with one in the front.
My next upgrade will be a CPU heatsink/fan, i see a lot of there and I'm sure most would suit my needs, moderate gaming, no overclocking(if at all maybe 3.2-3.6~)but no plans to as of yet, i run an MSI 6950 twin Frozer edition
Case is a COOLER MASTER Elite RC-330-KKR1 Black SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
I would love something like this once i check specs to see if it will fit; http://www.compusa.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6046364&csid=ITD&body=MAIN

OR
Is the Corsair H50/70 etc series closed circuit stuff just as good/better?
 
Im a little confused, you are looking for a HSF upgrade right (from stock) right?
 
save your money and get the cooler master hyper 212+ more then enough to keep a phenom II 955 cool at stock and should easily allow you to hit 3.8Ghz or higher under 60C. the 212+ can usually be found for 40 dollars and some places put them on sale for under 30 dollars. just look around before you buy it. another secondary option is the sunbeam core contact freezer which can also be found for under 40 dollars. not as good but is still more then enough for your needs.

cooler master hyper 212+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065

sunbeam core contact freezer
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835207004
 
Thor said:
Im a little confused, you are looking for a HSF upgrade right (from stock) right?
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yes, i am just slowly doings upgrades for the most part. My system is only a year old but i see it as being able to always have room for improvement.
So the plan was GPU, new CPU cooling, then add RAM or a new PSU.
I hit 52-54*C on simple games like Left for Dead 2. I know this is reasonable but i would just as a personal satisfaction like to see lower.
I'm not worried about looks as my case has no clear side panel anyway.

EDIT: Noise is the only thing i would like to get rid of, as my stock setup is annoying, i'm sure most any would improve in that area though.
 
both heatsinks i suggested are silent compared to the stock heatsink.
 
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