OVERCLOCKING FROM 4.5 TO 5.0 Ghz AMD10 7850K, asrock extr.6, LOW-PROFILE COOLERS

[dav78]

Hello, for this configuration, I would like to do the overclock, AMD A10 7850K ,mb Asrock extreme6, cabinet Corsair Graphite 780T Full-Tower, I prefer LOW-PROFILE COOLERS

 

 

What a type suggest LOW PROFILE AIR COOLERS me for an overclock from 4,5 To 5.0 Ghz ?

 

 

Thanks.

[Hyperhorn]

Welcome to the Hwbot forum!

 

Hm, what's exactly "low profile" in your eyes? The 780T has enough place for tall coolers, so why limit the cooling capabilities by installing a tiny cooler that needs high rpm fans to achieve mediocre cooling performance? I mean if you prefer low-profile coolers there should be a technical reason for it, so maybe you could tell us about it. Maybe you are using RAM with tall heatspreaders or you just prefer top blow coolers over tower coolers? But these also vary a lot in size and cooling performance. Real low profile air coolers like the Noctua NH-L9a (total height 3.7 cm) are mainly designed for a max TDP of around 65 Watt. An A10-7850K (95 Watt TDP) might be manageable depending on your daily-usage conditions (low case temperature, not much full duty, mainly idle state), but an full-duty overclocked operation is just way out of the operation range of any low profile air cooler. The only way to get such amount of heat under control would be to add server grade air throughput, but that means server grade noise too.

Edited June 25, 2015 by Hyperhorn

[Guest TheMadDutchDude]

As above. You've got a big enough case, so why limit your cooling to a small cooler? Go big or go home, I'd say. That's the only way you'll keep the temperatures under control without seriously sore ears.

 

However, having said that, I have tested a few LP coolers during the course of my reviewing life, and they actually do perform very well given their size. I wouldn't personally recommend one unless it was going into a small case though, because as you know, that's usually what they're made for.