Does the 8700k need water cooling ?

May 12, 2018
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Hi, im building a new pc with the i7-8700k as processor. I was going to use the Cooler Master Hyper 212X as air cooling system as i was not thinking on overclocking for now. A friend told me that water cooling was necessary on those big CPUs so now im worried the 212X would not be enough. I was looking at the Corsair Hydro Series H110i as water cooling system, but it takes my build a bit out of budget.

What do you guys think? I should buy the water cooling for that processor? There are cheaper water coolings that would work good too, as the Corsair Hydro H45? Thanks for your help
 
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no



you need something like a cryorig R1 or noctua NH-D15 to give you OC headroom

a 212 is too weak

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no



you need something like a cryorig R1 or noctua NH-D15 to give you OC headroom

a 212 is too weak
 
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