Intel i7-7700K, in need of a new cooler, - or will my old liquid cooler work just fine?

younes.hichour

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I am currently using an intel i5-4670k (Haswell), stock at 3.4Ghz, but I am overclocking it to 4.0Ghz (and have been for the past 3.5 yrs)
Currently, with my Corsair H110 Liquid CPU Cooler (From 2014) is working just fine, keeping stable temperatures at reasonable noise levels.

I am however going to upgrade my hardware, switching out my mobo, cpu and ram. Reusing the same case/psu, etc.

New build will be: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gsmYM8

But my question is; Will the cpu cooler I have from my old rig work with the upgraded cpu just fine, or are the newer aftermarket coolers considerably better in performance now, to a degree that I should upgrade the cooler as well, when upgrading the rest?

I do plan to OC the i7, but likely a tad under the 5.0Ghz mark.
 
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That will work.
 
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younes.hichour

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I just read on the corsair forums that the 1151 is similar to the other 115x sockets, because the 1151 name designates a certain pin arrangement under the chip when actual exterior socket dimensions remain unchanged..

And it doesn't hurt to try, and if it doesn't work - I'll upgrade the cooler too.
Anyhow, thank you for your help!