What kind of cpu heatsink/fan should I buy?

[jackson10t]

I don't overclock my cpu, don't plan to, but will keep in mind just incase. I currently have the stock intel fan installed and was wondering what kind should I buy to keep my cpu cooler? My cpu is pretty good, its always a 28-35 C, and the highest its been so far when I run iMovie was 44 C. Thats good right? anyways, I'm shopping for a good cpu fan/heatsink any advice or tips to which one to buy?

 

[seanmcd72]

Those temps are great. They are nothing to be concerned about. I say save your money. No matter what you read, a properly installed Intel retail heatsink is absolutely capable of safely cooling your CPU.

If you want to over-clock (hard to say but you do state you don't plan to) one of the best coolers for the money is the Cooler Master 212+ which is about $30
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... -_-Product

I have one, but haven't installed it yet. I'm saving it for my next build. It's very popular and quite capable for basic over-clocking.

You just need to research and answer the following: Will it fit in my case? Will it fit my board (and not bump into the ram, etc.)? Will it be too loud for my tastes?

 

[InActive8618]

+1 for the 212+

 

[Blackstar]

This one is very popular with Hackintoshers because it's very effective, inexpensive and will fit just about any CPU so it has great resale potential.

Scythe Mugen 2 rev.B SCMG-2100 Processor cooler

http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... scoring=tp