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BEWARE LONG POST.
So I got a new fan (sickleflo 120mm,since xtraflo wasn't available in blue). I set it up as an intake fan at the bottom of the cabinet. And I reset the hyper 212x vertically despite coolermaster saying it isn't possible on am3+ boards. It was possible but it was difficult as the heatsink was right on top of the screws. took nearly 30 minutes of arm twisting to install the cooler.
And I observed some depressing results.
Horizontal setup(previous)
Fan speed:- 700 at low and 1300 max,despite the specification saying it can go up to 2200. I tried everything. speedfan,bios Q control,but nothing worked and max speed was 1300 rpm.
temperatures:- Idle:- 16-17 degrees(faulty maybe), average:- 24-30 degrees.
Load:- prime 95 for 3 hours:- 51 degrees max.
Gaming:- 69 degrees max (pulling in hot air from gpu).
Vertical setup:- (which coolermaster says is not possible on am3+)
Fan speed:- 800 low, max 2000 rpm.
Temperatures:- Idle:- 16-17, avg:- 24-30(same)
Load:- Prime95 3 hours:- 43 degrees max.
Gaming:- 48 degrees max.
So I was right about the cooler pulling in hot air from the gpu. But its sad to see that cooler master does not improve the architechture so that the cooler can be installed both ways in the am3+ socket. Kind of depressing considering it brings about a pretty big difference in temperatures.
I know the sickleflows are for radiators which will however,work as intake fans too. Airflow fans perform poorly though when attached to radiators etc.
