Cooler for overclocking a I5 2500k

Steel_Nugget · Aug 23, 2014

I would like to overclock it to at least 4.5 (Seems reasonable for this CPU) so I will need a cooler. A air cooler is fine. So could someone recommend the cheapest good CPU air cooler you would recommend. I was thinking a 212 EVO or N520.
Thanks!

kunthakenthe · Aug 23, 2014

well if you want that overclock i think a noctua d-14/d-15 is in order or something like the h100.

drkatz42 · Aug 23, 2014

Steel_Nugget :

The Evo is your best bet for a budget cooler.
I have the CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm A70 paired up with the 2500k(keeps my cpu frosty at 4.5)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181011

RazerZ · Aug 23, 2014

A 212 EVO is a decent budget cooler. It should be able to push it to 4.2Ghz and beyond.

photonboy · Aug 23, 2014

Noctua NH-U14S if the motherboard uses a 4-pin connector.

I have the Noctua NH-D14 however it uses 3-pin fans so it didn't work with my new motherboard. Some motherboards with 4-pin CPU fan headers support both Voltage/PWM, however if it's only 3-pin you require a 3-pin fan (Voltage not PWM).

Other:
The EVO might handle a bit of an overclock however it's going to get quite loud.

kunthakenthe · Aug 23, 2014

the hyper evo 212 is good but cant handle those high overclock right now they can handle about 4.2-4.4ghz(from the people i have talked to) and even then they get hot. this cpu however overclocks like a beast so maybe but i would just get a better cooler for 30$ more.

kunthakenthe · Aug 23, 2014

photonboy :

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Steel_Nugget · Aug 23, 2014

So do you think I could at least get 4.3 on the EVO?

kunthakenthe · Aug 23, 2014

Steel_Nugget :

yeah maybe even a little more if the cpu allows you to drop the voltage a little.

photonboy · Aug 24, 2014

kunthakenthe :

Regardless, the EVO is still going to be far louder than a Noctua NH-U12S or NH-U14S. I've built systems with the EVO and while it's a good value the fan itself is what's causing most of the noise. I swapped a 12cm Noctua fan for fun and the temperature dropped slightly but the NOISE dropped a lot.

If you don't care about noise that's another issue, but I personally dislike excessive noise from a computer.

I even built a gaming rig for someone that is essentially SILENT in idle (PSU fan off, graphics card fan off in idle, CPU fan at 300RPM, and case fans at 300RPM). I used the Noctua NH-U14S.

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