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CPU Cooler
For the most part, my CPU run pretty cool, but with a couple of apps (Hulu Desktop is the only one that comes to mind, at the moment), it revs the CPU to nearly 100% when in full screen. If I just have a small window showing, it drops drastically, but when at the high end, the CPU temperature gets closer to the limit than I'm comfortable with.
This has me thinking about an aftermarket cooler, but I've never used anything except the AMD OEM cooler. I don't want to spend a lot, but haven't set a budget for it yet. Also, I noticed a used set of components on eBay a while back, that included a Cooler Master cooler than used an internal water system, along with a fan, that looked a little like an overgrown OEM cooler, except that it was designed so that the airflow went from front to back, rather than vertically. It seemed that this would work well with the overall airflow patterns of the case.
The bottomline is how much would I have to spend for a cooler that would make a significant difference in temperature. I really don't like the idea of water cooling, except as I described above. Along with a price, some specific recommendations would help.