Psylocke Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 I'm building a budget (casual) gaming system with plans to play around with overclocking (I've only OC'd GPUs in the past) and have a slightly used Cooler Master TX3 (it's an old model but worked great, and has lots of positive reviews) ready to use. Would this keep that CPU cool enough? I don't plan to push it too much, as I'll be upgrading to a better CPU soon (when I'll definitely get new/better cooling, and probably ask about it here)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wevsspot Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 There isn't any reason not to try it. If you've still got the correct mounting hardware, give it a go and see how much you can get out of G3258. Prep the heatsink & IHS surfaces and use a good TIM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psylocke Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks! I have isopropyl alcohol 91% and Arctic Silver 5. Do you think the stock Intel one would be better than my older TX3 (if it fits) or would it still be better than stock with its age/model not mattering? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 I used a tx3 for quite a while it is much better than the stock intel cooler, go for it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psylocke Posted July 31, 2014 Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks to you both, very helpful! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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