Do I need an after-market cpu cooler if I do not plan to OC?

iXGamerXi · Jul 4, 2014

Hi guys I am going to get the i5 4690 and I am not going to OC, so is it good enough if I just use the cooler than comes with it?

firo40 · Jul 4, 2014

Yeah it'll be fine as long as your case has good airflow

Gam3r01 · Jul 4, 2014

The stock cooler will keep its temps low enough.
It does come down to noise though. Most stock coolers are very loud (especially AMD)

Eduello · Jul 4, 2014

It's OK, but it might be a bit too noisy for you if you like to keep your PC silent.

iXGamerXi · Jul 5, 2014

The noise won't bother me much because I will be using headsets most of the time anyway. Thank you everyone.