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Hello,

My stock intel cooler died recently and I was looking for a new cooler. I want to buy Arctic Alpine 11 Pro since my CPU isn't oced and I don't plan to oc. The question is: since this cooler is recommended for CPUs up to 85W TDP and I have Core 2 Quad Q8200 with 95W TDP. Is that going to be an issue or will it work fine? It's also written by manfucaturer that this cooler decreased temperature of Q6600 by 6 degrees and that CPU has 105W TDP. This is all new to me so I wanna know is it safe to buy this cooler?

Thank you all in advance.
 
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At that price range, you can get some nice heatpipe-based coolers like a Hyper 212 Plus, or for slightly less, a Hyper TX3 or Hyper T4. However, if you want a stock-style cooler, you might actually be better off with a Thermaltake CL-P0497 than the Arctic Alpine 11 Pro. It's cheaper than the Arctic, yet has somewhat better reviews at Newegg.
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The specs for the Arctic Alpine 11 Pro say "max cooling performance" is 95W, so it might barely be enough for a 95W TDP cpu, but I wouldn't risk it.

How much are you willing to pay for a new cpu cooler? If you can stretch a bit to the popular Cryorig H7, that should be much safer, even if you don't plan to OC.
 
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Well I was thinking up to $20... in all honestly I just want something that does the job, it can bit a bit loud or not be the best etc. Just something that will cool CPU nicely enough for it to stay in safe temperatures during CS GO play.
 
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At that price range, you can get some nice heatpipe-based coolers like a Hyper 212 Plus, or for slightly less, a Hyper TX3 or Hyper T4. However, if you want a stock-style cooler, you might actually be better off with a Thermaltake CL-P0497 than the Arctic Alpine 11 Pro. It's cheaper than the Arctic, yet has somewhat better reviews at Newegg.
 
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I might look at that TT if I can find it in my country. There is not much to choose from and the problem with TX3 is that it's $35 here. Thank you for you help man :).
 
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