would a skylake/kabylake 1151 heatsink fit on my 2600k ?

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i have a 2600k and i don't want to upgrade to skylake or kabylake just yet so i want to overclock my current CPU, and i'm guessing that the stock heatsink wouldn't be enough to safely overclock to over 4GHz without overheating under heavy load

but i don't think 1155 heatsinks are sold anymore since it's like 5 years old, so would a new skylake or kabylake heatsink fit and function properly on my 2600k (1155) P67 motherboard ?

this is my motherboard:
P67A-GD55 (B3)
https://ca.msi.com/Motherboard/P67AGD55_B3.html#hero-overview

 
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Most reputable coolers come with mounting brackets for Intel & AMD, and usually cover off the differing sockets with multiple allignment/mounting holes.

Did you have a specific cooler in mind? All of the common go-to options will mount on 1155 no problem.
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Most reputable coolers come with mounting brackets for Intel & AMD, and usually cover off the differing sockets with multiple allignment/mounting holes.

Did you have a specific cooler in mind? All of the common go-to options will mount on 1155 no problem.
 
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Not 100% certain but I believe Intel hasn't changed the heatsink mounting hole footprint on its platforms since LGA775. It may have changed the mounting height slightly though, which could be problematic for rigidly mounted heatsinks like the OEM ones. Most aftermarket models have some form of spring-mounted mechanism which can easily accommodate mounting height variations and the same brackets will work on all mainstream Intel LGA sockets.
 
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i'm thinking maybe the Noctua NH - D15 because everyone says it's the best, do you know anything better? i don't want a water cooler AIO, if there's anything better on the market i'd like to get that
 
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i'm not willing to risk frying my chip right now because i'm currently on a budget, i wanna take the safe route, and i don't wanna have a minuscule overclock, i've kicked it up to 3.7 GHz on the stock cooler, but i wanna go up to 4.3 or 4.5 and i just wanna be safe
 
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The official safe route is to not overclock in the first place. The next safest route is to not overclock beyond what you can achieve stability with at stock voltages, which may limit you to little further gain even if you spend $80 on a new HSF or AiO liquid cooler.
 
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There's not a lot better than an NH-D15 from an air standpoint - it's probably fairly excessive for a 2600K.

A Cryorig H7 is probably all you need from an aftermarket standpoint..... if you go that route
 
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