Do I need an aftermarket cooler?

chexmixx23 · Jul 31, 2013

I plan on building a gaming computer with an amd FX 6300 and I wanted to know will I need an aftermarket cooler or is the stock cooler good enough? The case I plan on getting, (Antec GX700), has several fans in it which is what leads me to believe I'll be fine with the stock cooler but I just wanted an expert opinion

clutchc · Jul 31, 2013

The only necessity for an aftermarket cooler is if you plan on overclocking the processor. The stock cooler is fine, albeit a bit loud at times.

gbryan101 · Jul 31, 2013

The stock cooler is designed to provide adequate cooling at stock frequencies in a case with moderate air flow. I used the stock cooler on my FX-6200 for about six months. It worked fine, and, as long as you aren't planning some major overclock, it should be fine in your machine as well.

Azrael47 · Jul 31, 2013

I have the FX6300 and the stock cooler that came with it was surprisingly quiet. I EVEN overclocked to 4.0 on it and it was fine. If are thinking of overclocking past 4.0Ghz or your temperatures are a bit n the high side then invest in an after market CPU cooler such as the Evo 212.

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 31, 2013

A stock cooler is enough

I advice u to get a cooler if u plan to o.c. Or if u plan to do long session gaming with games like crysis 3 or others

A stock cooler can handle this but temps can go upto 65 which is quite high and would be limiting ur cpu life

If u plan to buy a cooler get hyper 212 evo for 30$ which can even outperfrm some closed liquid coolers like h60,h80 seideon 120 ,antec 620

Azrael47 · Jul 31, 2013

"Some" closed liquid coolers.

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