Good CPU Aftermarket Cooler for i5-4690k

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I want to fully overclock the i5, and from what I've been told, the Hyper 212 cooler is good and cheap, however, you wont be able to fully OC it. :/

What I'm looking for: A cheap, quiet, good, aftermarket cooler for the i5-4690k that'll allow it to fully overclock. (Maybe hit that 4.2 ghz mark ;) )
 
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4.2ghz is more or less a 'mild' overclock and the 212 evo should be capable of it. The cryorig h7 is a better cooler for similar price and has the perk that it doesn't interfere with ram at all. There's slight interference with the evo if all 4 slots are full. I have a workstation based on a 4690k with the 212 evo cooling it at 4.2ghz with no problems. (Had the h7 existed when I built it, I would have opted for it instead).

At the moment (since prices fluctuate some) the 4690k and 1231v3 are close in price, the 4690k is $235 and the 1231v3 is $250. If you're close to a microcenter, the 4690k is selling for $199 + tax (around $212-215 depending on tax rate). If looking for a locked core cpu, there's similar gaming performance in an i5...
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there isn't really such thing as "fully overclock" as you can reach probably over 7ghz with some liquid helium on that thing but if you want a good cheap cooler then get the 212 evo or the cryorig h7 (better)

Do you have a 4690k yet? a xeon 1231 v3 may be a better option.
 
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No I have not gotten a 4690k, however, this build is solely for gaming, would a Xeon really be more better?

 
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You can't overclock a xeon but it is hyperthreaded and has better stock performance than a 4690k. For games like BF4 and many future games that will take advantage of 8 threads the xeon is better than a massively overclocked 4690k. For games that use only a few threads the overclocked 4690k is better but you do have to spend more for a z97 motherboard and an aftermarket cooler.

The Xeon is basically an i7 4770 with a lower clock speed. I would recommend getting an i7 due to future game compatibility and it being generally cheaper to build around.

and my guess is that a 4690k at 4.2ghz would be about equal in games that utilize a few cores.

4690k@4.7ghz ( same as 4670k with a better TIM) vs xeon.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBIfDEcozqM
 
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I can tell you my i5-4690k was overclocked to 4.6GHz by using the Asus 5 way optimization on a Z97-A mobo and I have the Hyper 212 cooler installed. It ran fine but after 2 days, I uninstalled the Asus software because I didn't want my processor running that high.

I will be overclocking manually in the future but getting it to 4.2 should be fine. I think you can get even more out of it with that cooler if you tried.
 
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Someone's jumping to conclusions.


PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ntjWRB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ntjWRB/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($129.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($51.55 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($329.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec Three Hundred Two ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Wireless Network Adapter: Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I 802.11a/b/g/n/ac PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $969.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-10 23:00 EDT-0400
 
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synphul

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4.2ghz is more or less a 'mild' overclock and the 212 evo should be capable of it. The cryorig h7 is a better cooler for similar price and has the perk that it doesn't interfere with ram at all. There's slight interference with the evo if all 4 slots are full. I have a workstation based on a 4690k with the 212 evo cooling it at 4.2ghz with no problems. (Had the h7 existed when I built it, I would have opted for it instead).

At the moment (since prices fluctuate some) the 4690k and 1231v3 are close in price, the 4690k is $235 and the 1231v3 is $250. If you're close to a microcenter, the 4690k is selling for $199 + tax (around $212-215 depending on tax rate). If looking for a locked core cpu, there's similar gaming performance in an i5 4460 or 4590 with similar speeds to the xeon for $185 to $200. Again if you're near a microcenter, the 4590 is selling for $160.

When choosing a motherboard, it's best to take into account what your needs are. It's not worth spending for features you won't use but there are reasons the various boards cost different prices. The asrock h97m anniversary is a cheap board compared to something like a gigabyte h97m d3h with a price difference of about $30. They're both h97 micro atx boards however the asrock lacks a heatsink on the vrm, it has a single pcie express 3.0 slot while the d3h has a pcie 3.0 and 2.0 slot along with 2 pci slots, the asrock has 2 usb 3.0/4 usb 2.0 rear panel connectors and 2 usb 3.0/4 usb 2.0 internal headers where the d3h has 4 usb 3.0/2 usb 2.0 rear panel connectors and 2 usb 3.0/6 usb 2.0 internal headers. The asrock uses cheaper alc 662 audio with 3 audio ports and the gigabyte uses the alc 892 audio with 5 audio ports. When it comes to fan headers, the asrock has 2 - a cpu fan and chassis fan. The gigabyte board has 4, a cpu fan and 3 chassis fan headers.

Just things to consider. Cheap is usually just that and they aren't giving hardware away without cutting corners. Saving $30 sounds good until you decide you want more than a cpu cooler and rear exhaust fan in the case and find out you either need to run additional fans off molex at full speed or need to buy a fan controller just for the option of having an intake and exhaust case fan and a controller can easily fill that $30 savings.
 
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I'm looking for some nice, solid, and not so expensive parts for my build. Not cheap variants of them that has their downsides in terms of power.

You gave me some insight on the 212 cooler, which is great, and the other one you spoke of I might get instead, actually.

Thank you for this information, and I will take it into consideration.
 
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Thank you! However due to some things I've found out, I've taken a MAJOR overhaul on my build. I will be staying with the 4690k and do some pretty decent OCing on it. (Past 4.2 GHz for sure)
 
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