What would you guys recommend for an aftermarket cooler for this CPU?
1794894
H100i for overclocking and estending use, however any aftermarket would be fine - I personally use a noctua cooler, however I rarely use my computer so extended use with it may be detrimental
1794895
Depends how far you intend to push the CPU. These guys run pretty hot, and the stock cooler does a fair job under a moderate load. I went with a Rosewill cooler that was fairly cheap and pushes a lot of air, handles things decently but it's noisy. I've heard of people having really good results with Corsair's liquid coolers, which are of course a bit pricier.
2281760
I installed the Noctua NH-U12S cooling unit and I'm very happy with it. I have an i7-4770K Haswell.
606130
yes but the stock heatsink is not all to great. on my system with the stock cooler the temps were from 45-80 C. I bought a hyper tx3 from cooler master and now my temps stay from 35-55 C. Maybe look into getting a hyper 212 evo for like $30. its a really good cpu though very good for gaming.
122889
If it's the RAM with the high profile heat spreaders there will not be many aftermarket heatsinks that will fit. The Corsair Hydro series, or any closed loop system, should work though. If you haven't purchased the RAM yet I would suggest changing it to the low profile Corsair Vengeance.
1969512
Yes & if you not an Overclocker it is just fine with stock heatsink and fan. Might want to consider purchasing a mounting plate, (I hate those plastic plugs) the clips provided are the weakest link in cooling processors if you don't have a fairly tight seal you heat up quick.
2232629
You do not NEED to buy another fan/heatsink, as it comes with one. If you are in a warm environment and/or plan to overclock I would suggest you do. A great air cooling option I would suggest the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. You can find it under $35 and its cool/quiet. I use water cooling H80i with this CPU but only because of extreme overclocking.
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Max temp on this processor is 62c, for a longer lasting lifespan you don't want it above 58c under full load, I thought you should know this so you can make a fair judgement. The stock heatsink is not going to OC and keep you in that temp range under full load. The coolermaster hyper 212 is an excellent low cost replacement, I personally use a zalman 9900max but its a bit pricey for air cooling. When you OC this chip it can pull up to and a bit over 300 watts on 12v. Save your components the stress and spend a bit for a hyper 212
105336
The stock fan is sufficient, the only problem is that it is Loud. Temps will be about identical to pretty much any air cooler $45 and under. 45º is probably the max you would see on stock settings.
336737
I recommend buying the i5-4590. It's the same CPU for the same price and it has improved thermal paste and heatsink so you won't need to worry much about buying an aftermarket cooler. It's also 100 MHz faster.
1101156
it is actually called thermal paste and arctic silver is the best to get and just one good drop in the middle of the cpu on the back side is all you need. it will spread out when you install the cooling fan and heat sync
116055
I recommend noctua quiet series fans (the newest ones) in a pull configuration. The have a 140mm fan in the back in a push configuration. Make sure you have an aftermarket CPU cooler
585529
Yeah, but an after market heatsink is recommended. I bought the Cooler Master Seidon 120v for it.
595075
It comes with a heatsink and fan with thermal paste already applied.Depending on how much you want to push your processor, I would recommend finding a better heatsink since the one included is merely 'adequate' for normal uses. Mine has pretty high temps with even small overclocking with the stock cooler.
580280
Yes, it comes with a heat sink and fan but it was too loud under load so I replaced with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus unit that performs better and is much quieter. If you anticipate the processor will be under load a good amount of the time (gaming or apps that tax the CPU), you might consider an aftermarket cooler as well to keep temps down and not just for the fan noise.
1641359
There were reports of a max OC of 4.6 Ghz using the stock cooler. Depending on your area if it's cool enough and if you get a good chip you could probably get it pretty high. Aftermarket coolers don't seem necessary with this chip.
945823
Yes. I find it funny that people say get a Cooler Master heatsink when in fact, the cooler that comes with this CPU is made by Cooler Master, but it seems to have a small cheap fan. I upgraded to a larger fan.
1222150
Pretty much any. I'm using a h80i and fits perfect. I would recommend the 212 if you want aircooled