Gaming PC. Will I need aftermarket cooler if not overclocking? Should I overclock?

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Hello everyone!

I am about to build my first ever PC, and I have all my parts ready, just need to know one thing. Is it necessary to have an aftermarket cooler, such as the Hyper 212 EVO, if I don't plan on overclocking?

I have an i5-4670k Processor and a HAF 922, and I don't want to overclock, but I'm willing to overclock if that means extreme improvements to gaming. I just don't know if the Stock Cooler would be enough for my situation running on stock. Will the i5-4670k be good to keep at stock frequencies for awhile?

How hard is it, in the future, to replace the stock cooler and put in an aftermarket one?

I also thought about adding another 200mm fan to my HAF 922 case. Would that be a better solution?

Thanks in advance to all replies!
 
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You'll see more gaming improvement with a good GPU as opposed to the overclock. If you're not planning on doing any overclocking then don't waste your money on the aftermarket cooler. The stock ones are engineered to be sufficient for your chip. Aznricepuff is right in that installing an aftermarket is not very difficult as long as you take your time and apply the thermal paste correctly.

If you're thinking about an aftermarket cooler versus additional fans for your case I'd go with the latter. Good airflow will do a lot for your entire machine.
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Stock coolers can handle things fine if you are not overclocking. It may run a little hot (maybe in the 70s) under load, though.

If you want to overclock, definitely invest in an aftermarket cooler. The Hyper 212 Evo is a great, cheap option.

Installing an aftermarket cooler is usually a bit more complicated than installing the stock cooler, but not by much. The most difficult and crucial part is getting the thermal paste on there, and if you had no problem with that with the stock cooler then you should be fine.
 
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If you're not planning on overclocking, then Core i5-4570 with the stock cooler would be the way to go. Overclocking doesn't give you a whole a lot of performance in gaming since most of the games are GPU demanding these days, but if you're planning to use this build for 3+ years, it would be a good idea to get something that's overclock-able to prevent any restrictions (bottleneck). In this case you might wanna get the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with an i5-4670k Processor, it's your choice. you could also buy the Ivy version of these cpu's and save yourself some $40 from a performance difference of 5%-%10. I'd recommend buying i5 3570k with an evo 212 and a cheap z77 board if you'd ask, but again it's your choice, if you want the best of the best go with Haswell, if you want best bag for the buck with similar performance get 3570k, if you are going to build a new system in a few years then a non-k processor would do the job. Good luck with your build.
 
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You'll see more gaming improvement with a good GPU as opposed to the overclock. If you're not planning on doing any overclocking then don't waste your money on the aftermarket cooler. The stock ones are engineered to be sufficient for your chip. Aznricepuff is right in that installing an aftermarket is not very difficult as long as you take your time and apply the thermal paste correctly.

If you're thinking about an aftermarket cooler versus additional fans for your case I'd go with the latter. Good airflow will do a lot for your entire machine.
 
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Ok thank you. But in the future, maybe a year or two down the line, I might want to start overclocking when my CPU starts to show its age. How hard is it to remove the stock cooler and then add an aftermarket?
 
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It's not hard at all. You just unclip the stock cooler and remove it, wipe off the applied thermal paste, apply some new thermal paste and install the aftermarket cooler.
 
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Depends on what your setup is. You may need to either remove your motherboard or if you have access to your CPU socket from the back you just may need an extra pair of hands. For the most part you'd remove the brackets designed for the stock cooler from the mobo (usually just held in by a couple of screws) and then replace them with your cooler's brackets. From there, thoroughly clean your CPU of any thermal paste already on it (q-tips and denatured alcohol can do the trick). Properly insert a small amount of paste on the CPU (plenty of youtube videos available) and then mount your cooler.
 
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Ok thank you! I think I'll just put down the extra money now to get a better cooler. I'll also get the additional 200mm fan since its only $14 on Amazon. Thank you everyone! :)
 
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