Best Cheap Cooler For AMD FX 8350

btcskiing · Oct 30, 2014

I'm looking in to new cooling because the original cooling is obviously not that great but i have no idea which is the best cooling. I am looking for a cooler for about $50. So what would be a good cooler for that price range?

Specs:
-CPU: AMD FX 8350
-GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB GDDR5
-Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 R2.0
-RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 8GBx2 1600MHz DDR3 CL10 DIMM - Blue
-Case: APEVIA X-Sniper X-SNIPER2-GN Black Steel ATX Mid Tower

Thank you in advance!

Edit: I've been browsing through some of these responses and came to find these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=35-103-057
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103108

What are your thoughts on that?

ThE_MaD_ShOt · Oct 30, 2014

Hyper 212+. Or if you can swing it a H100 or h100i.

Toothless · Oct 30, 2014

Try to see if you can also get a small fan for the VRM heatsink for that motherboard. Mine ran a tad warm with my FX-6300 and surely that 8350 will make more heat.

Exeodus · Oct 30, 2014

Are you planning on overclocking?

eidairaman1 · Oct 30, 2014

After market cooling is quieter, 212 and Scythe Ashura can Handle the 8350 ocd.

flmatter · Oct 30, 2014

pimping peet out again, http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/peets-rock-bottom-deals.136261/

btcskiing · Oct 30, 2014

Exeodus said:
Are you planning on overclocking?

Maybe. I don't know much on how to but if I am confident later on then probably.

thebluebumblebee · Oct 30, 2014

Are you having problems keeping your CPU cool? Have you added extra fans to that case? It only comes with one 120 mm fan, which is not enough. If you are going to upgrade the CPU cooler, get one with (at least) 120 mm fan(s).
This often comes on sale: Phanteks PH-TC12DX Newegg
Most everyone is going to recommend this, because it just works. Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO

flmatter said:
pimping peet out again, http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/peets-rock-bottom-deals.136261/

I'd tell you to just go get that Reeven Ouranos that he has for $40, ~~but I'm a little concerned about clearance in your case.~~ I can not find a listed max height for a cooler in your case. At 161 mm, you certainly won't be able to have fans on the side of the case.

Exeodus · Oct 31, 2014

If you are not planning on overclocking, and basic aftermarket cooler will suffice. These chips actually run pretty cool when at stock clocks. It is when you overclock them that heat and power consumption goes up in a hurry.

System Name	Selene / Yoda
Processor	Fx 8350 @ 4.4 / Phenom II x6 1090t @ 3.6
Motherboard	Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 r4.0 / Gigabyte 890XA-UD3
Cooling	H100i / Xig Dark Knight
Memory	4x 8gb G.Skill Snipers / 4x 4gb G.Skill Ares
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9 290x / XfX DD & VisionTek HD6850's C'fired
Storage	256gb ssd, 2x 2tb Wd Blacks & 1x 1tb Wd black / 1x 1tb
Display(s)	Dell Ultra Sharp 2408 WFp / Hp w2207
Case	Raidmax Vampire / Chieftec Alum. Dragon Blue
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Hd Audio / Onboard Hd Audio
Power Supply	Corsair TX 850 watt / Corsair TX 750 watt
Mouse	Logitech G500s
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe
Software	Win 10 pro / Win Vista Home prem. 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	What are benchmarks anyway?

System Name	Veral
Processor	5950x
Motherboard	MSI MEG x570 Ace
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB Elite
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill TridentZ
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx + 2x AOC 2425W
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

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Processor	Core i7 920 D0 @ 4.0GHz 1.24 vcore
Motherboard	ASUS P6T
Cooling	Xigmatek S1283 with push\pull fan configuration.
Memory	6GB Mushkin DDR3 1600MHz 7-8-7-20
Video Card(s)	2 - ASUS EAH5850 CrossfireX
Storage	1TB WD Black
Display(s)	I-INC 28" 1920x1200 HDMI
Case	Ultra M998
Audio Device(s)	Realtek HD
Power Supply	Corsair TX750W
Software	Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit

System Name	PCGOD
Processor	AMD FX 8350@ 5.0GHz
Motherboard	Asus TUF 990FX Sabertooth R2 2901 Bios
Cooling	Scythe Ashura, 2×BitFenix 230mm Spectre Pro LED (Blue,Green), 2x BitFenix 140mm Spectre Pro LED
Memory	16 GB Gskill Ripjaws X 2133 (2400 OC, 10-10-12-20-20, 1T, 1.65V)
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon 290 Sapphire Vapor-X
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256GB, WD Velociraptor 1TB
Display(s)	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V (Display Port Adapter)
Case	AeroCool Xpredator Evil Blue Edition
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Seasonic 1250 XM2 Series (XP3)
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD
Keyboard	Roccat Ryos MK Pro
Software	Windows 7 Pro 64

System Name	Matter's / Helios 300 Predator
Processor	Ryzen 7 2700 / i7 7700HQ
Motherboard	B450 Tomahawk / Acer Helios 300 Predator
Cooling	Arctic Freezer eSports Duo
Memory	Patriot Viper ddr4 32gb / 32gb gskill ddr4
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080 Super Ventus OC / GTX 1060 6gb
Storage	Patriot Viper nvme M2, crucial MX300 275gb, Samsung 860 qvo 1tb
Display(s)	Acer 24" 1080p / 15.6 1080p HD
Case	Antec 300 / Acer Helios 300 Predator
Audio Device(s)	On Board - Steel Series Arctis Pro Wireless Cans
Power Supply	Antec 850watt high current pro
Mouse	Steel series Rival 600
Keyboard	Corsair K70 / Acer Helios 300 Predator
Software	Win 10 Pro / Win 10 Home

Best Cheap Cooler For AMD FX 8350

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System Name	Main/DC
Processor	i7-3770K/i7-2600K
Motherboard	MSI Z77A-GD55/GA-P67A-UD4-B3
Cooling	Phanteks PH-TC14CS/H80
Memory	Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) LP /4GB Kingston DDR3 1600
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 660 Ti/MSI HD7770
Storage	Crucial MX100 256GB/120GB Samsung 830 & Seagate 2TB(died)
Display(s)	Asus 24' LED/Samsung SyncMaster B1940
Case	P100/Antec P280 It's huge!
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	SeaSonic SS-660XP2/Seasonic SS-760XP2
Software	Win 7 Home Premiun 64 Bit