Do i really need a cpu cooler

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
B

bigjohnny

Reputable
May 20, 2016
539
1
4,985
im currently building mainly for gaming

Gigabyte ga h97m d3h(already have)
Antec earthwatts 650w 80+bronze(already have)
Seagate 1tb hard drive(already have)
Intel i5 4590 3.3ghz(already have)
Kingston hyperx fury blue 1600 16gb(2x8gb)
Corsair carbide 400q atx mid tower
RX 480 8gb
Acer XF240H 1920x1080p 144hz
Samsung 850 evo 250gb 2.5
 
Sort by date Sort by votes
K

KeelinTy

Reputable
Nov 20, 2014
929
0
5,660
Do you really need a cooler? Yes. All desktop processors need coolers. Most intel and amd cpus come with a stock cooler. But those get loud and your processor will run hot compared to a cheap aftermarket cooler like a Hyper 212 Evo which is about $30 on amazon.

Here is a hyper 212 evo compared to a stock intel cooler on a i7 920 CPU stock and overclocked

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/cm_hyper212_evo/4.htm
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
Memhorder

Memhorder

Distinguished
Jan 10, 2014
1,208
0
19,860
You absolutely do need a heat sink of some sort. You can try the stock sink but if you get some throttling then get aftermarket. Just monitor your temps with HWmonitor and see how it goes during gaming. If your reaching the threshold then look into say the Hyper 212 as Keelin Ty suggested. Cheap effective.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

bigjohnny

Reputable
May 20, 2016
539
1
4,985


will it fit my case
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom