How bad is using stock cooler on i7-7700K? (I won't overclock meanwhile)

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Hello, I had my old Hyper 212 EVO from my i5 first gen (lga 1156) supposed compatible with LGA 1151, but damn its so hard I literally cant install that cooler with my new mobo. Im planning on using the stock coolers Intel used to give, how bad it is? It will be until Chritmax Ill buy a kraken x62
 
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The Kraken x62 is one of the better AiOs. Compared with the Noctua D15 (which is almost exactly half the price) it usually cools a hair better (2c in this review) but is also more noisy. Overall it's roughly a tie... at twice the price.

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Of course, not everyone can fit a large tower cooler in their case.
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Chances are good that with your typical 95w copper-core Intel stock cooler, you'll not throttle under normal load, and it won't cause any damage, but it'll be toasty and fairly close. You probably won't be able to run anything with AVX instructions.
 
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Edit your post pronto, the Mods don't like that kind of language, neither does any other forum.

Not sure that stock cooler would even fit but if it does it'll do the job, just.
Consider one of the other smaller tower coolers, some are pretty effective and can be found for under $40 (USA).
 
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I7-7700K does not come with a stock cooler.
If you have an old stock cooler for lga1150 or later it will fit and do the job up to a point.
Under load, it may get noisy.

If you want an easy to install cooler, nothing is easier than noctua.
you could use any of their new s variant coolers.
NH-U12s, NH-U14s, NH-D15s.Any of them will cool better than a simple aio cooler in a decent case.
And, be quieter while doing it.

 
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This is taken into account by the difference in TDP; the 7700 is a 65w CPU, whereas the 7700K is a 91w chip. Intel has shipped stock coolers with 95w CPUs before, but they tend to run fairly close to Tjunction max under load.
 
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The i7 7700k does not comes with a stock cooler. If you are not overclocking then try to use the coolermaster hyper evo. I know the old evo model is such a pain to install but it will keep your CPU cool under load.i would suggest against the stock cooler if you have one lying around. Just try to accept a little pain and install the evo. I am using coolermaster hyper 212 LED which is very good for the price and i never hit 70C in games and graphics editing softwares and installation was a breeze.
 
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Yeah its the typical cooler Intel used to give, I know I can buy some but I planned using the Hyper 212, instead I prefer to save and buy the AIO


idk If im just bad but I literally been like 1 hour trying to install it and theres that one little iron on the cooler it just can't be installed, the last time I changed CPU I spent another hour installing it but now I cant install it
 
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If you are unable to install it anyhow then leave it. Don't do something that may cause problems in other components. Evo fits on lga1151 but if you simply can't then don't apply pressure or force. If you can get an air cooler then I would say buy one. The newer model of same cooler is very cheap. Noctua and dark pro are good but they are costly. If you not overclocking until you get an AIO cooler then go for the coolermaster hyper 212 LED. Save money and buy the AIO later. Don't use the stock cooler because 7700k runs hot and it may throttle under load.
 
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Huh is that so? I was going to buy the Kraken X62 for xmas





But if its the same pain to install as my Hyper 212 Im not buying it...
 
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The Kraken x62 is one of the better AiOs. Compared with the Noctua D15 (which is almost exactly half the price) it usually cools a hair better (2c in this review) but is also more noisy. Overall it's roughly a tie... at twice the price.

4770K, overclocked
NZXT-All-New-Kraken-AIDA64-Overclocked.jpg


NZXT-All-New-Kraken-Noise-Measurement.jpg


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Of course, not everyone can fit a large tower cooler in their case.
 
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