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Also, if you can get your hands on some Arctic Silver 5, I would stay away from the stuff that came OE with the Xigmatech.

pillainp said:

If as I think you are in Pakistan, it must be pretty warm up there.

I am using a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO with 2 90CFM fans (in push pull) in an HAF X with about 4 other fans in it, and my CPU is pushing 64°C at an ambient of ~30°C with my CPU at 4.6GHz.

Trust me, if you are even planning to OC, you need a cooler.

Yes im in Pakistan but you see,i dont have an overclock-able cpu
Its simple 3770,still think its worth it? And i CAN get my hands on some arctic silver but it wont make more then 2-3c difference MAX. And considering its price,i can get 2 more fans in that.

I would go ahead and install the cooler. Almost any cooler will give you around the same temps when the CPU is idling but as soon as you put any load on the CPU, a lesser cooler won't be able to keep the temps down as well.

I don't have much experience with TIMs but I like Artic Cooling MX4. It's non-conductive (useful if you get a bit too much on since it won't short anything out), doesn't require a burn-in period, and has a six year warranty. There are others that are better but this one is more goof proof. It also gets good reviews.

Lady Fitzgerald said:

I would go ahead and install the cooler. Almost any cooler will give you around the same temps when the CPU is idling but as soon as you put any load on the CPU, a lesser cooler won't be able to keep the temps down as well.

I don't have much experience with TIMs but I like Artic Cooling MX4. It's non-conductive (useful if you get a bit too much on since it won't short anything out), doesn't require a burn-in period, and has a six year warranty. There are others that are better but this one is more goof proof. It also gets good reviews.

Another vote for the MX-4. I used the MX-2 for several years and switched to the newer MX-4 for this build and it works just as good, if not better. It spreads really well and air bubbles aren't a problem. It helps keep my rig very cool. Get the smallest amount you can find because you will use very little of it per CPU. A small BB or small grain of rice for Socket 1155/1150 CPU's.....maybe a tad more for Socket 2011 CPU's because I believe they are a little bigger.