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Hello,

I'll get right to it. Was too afraid of OC'ing when I first purchased my PC a few years (?) ago since I didn't know anything about OC'ing. Reviewed a handful of guides/videos but still haven't gone through with it. I want to OC an older build of mine: [3.3 stock to 4.5ghz] i5 2500k with a P8Z6-V LX mobo.

1) I have a COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197
Will these fans and the really good airflow suffice? These are all stock and I haven't purchased additional air cooling.
2) Haven't purchased any thermal paste. Would this be a requirement with my specs? Obviously it's not a problem purchasing the paste, I'm just lazy and don't like messing with hardware.
 
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It appears I don't have any CPU cooler on that machine other than the stock cooler on the i5.

Got any reasonable recommendations? Thermal paste is cheap, like 10 dollars or something, so I don't mind purchasing that as well. Do you people recommend a new CPU cooler & thermal paste?
 
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Do you recommend using the thermal paste that comes with the CM 212 evo or purchase something different?
 
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IMO it's almost always better to buy some thermal paste, if anything just for piece of mind and if you need to re-seat the heatsink at any point you've still got plenty left. You don't always know what is bundled with coolers so you don't know if it has a cure time, thermal and electrical conductivity etc. Arctic Coolings MX-4 is a good one, spreads easily with no cure time and has a bunch of reviews to back it up.
Though your probably fine just using what comes with the 212 if you don't want the extra cost, it's not that much of a big deal. I'm just picky :p
 
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The paste that comes with the cooler is fine, and there should be plenty for several applications. Different thermal paste only makes a small difference to temperatures anyway.
 
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I'd recommend the CRYORIG H7, it's made by a newish company and has stellar performance, around that of a NH-D14, while having the footprint and cost of the EVO. Reviws:
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6958/cryorig-h7-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/heatsinks/42980-cryorig-h7-universal-cpu-cooler-review%20

Newegg link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF2DZ6565&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
 
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Tweaktown shows the H7 having worse cooling performance than the Noctua NH-U12S, let alone the NH-D14. Hitechlegion shows it performing significantly worse than the Be quiet Shadow Rock Slim. So I don't really see how it's worth spending extra for.
 
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Must have thought of another cooler then. It's still a decent bit better than the EVO and only 7 dollars more. Another option is the Raijintek Thermis, also better than the 212 EVO and just 1 dollar more.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Raijintek/Themis/6.html
http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=100804
 
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