Cpu cooler for i7 8700

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mellamotaricrosa

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Hi,
I will buy a i7 8700 no k and i heard that its cpu cooler is not good so i want to find a nice and cheap cooler for that cpu.

Thanks!
 
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geofelt
I7-8700 works quite hard under full load.
While the stock cooler will do the job, the 92mm fan will spin up and become noisy.

If you have 160mm available consider the scythe kotetsu, a $35 cooler that is quieter and cools better
than many other 120mm fan coolers such as the hyper212 or noctua.
Here is a review, look at the comparison charts on page 6:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1391-page1.html


And.. there is absolutely no need to consider liquid cooling.
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Barty1884

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The box cooler is sufficient, but certainly not great.

Personally, I'd look to something like a Cryorig H7.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $34.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-10 10:10 EDT-0400

You could go cheaper, but then you're looking at either lesser cooling performance or louder operation (or both!).
 
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if you wanna go with aircooling only then i would suggest the Hyper 212 evo

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-212E-20PK-R2-Direct-Contact/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531231804&sr=8-1&keywords=hyper+evo+212+cpu+cooler

If you wanted to go with an All-In-One water cooling i'd suggest the Corsair H100i v2

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Radiator-Advanced-Lighting-Software/dp/B019EXSSBG/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1531231923&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=corsair+h100i+v2&psc=1


 
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Wow, those are complete opposite ends of the spectrum.

There's really no need for an AIO - especially not a $100 240mm AIO.

The 212EVO is a solid budget option but, considering the H7 is quieter, smaller and outperforms the 212, I'd still opt for it personally.
 
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geofelt

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I7-8700 works quite hard under full load.
While the stock cooler will do the job, the 92mm fan will spin up and become noisy.

If you have 160mm available consider the scythe kotetsu, a $35 cooler that is quieter and cools better
than many other 120mm fan coolers such as the hyper212 or noctua.
Here is a review, look at the comparison charts on page 6:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1391-page1.html


And.. there is absolutely no need to consider liquid cooling.
 
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Article from Toms Hardware 2 weeks ago stating that the stock cooler actually "negatively affects" the CPU's overall performance. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i7-8700-cpu-review,5638.html

It's ok if the CPU only runs at stock speeds but once the Turbo mode kicks in that's where the issues start to show.

The 212x is the newer manufactured version of the 212 Evo. I've heard there isn't much of a difference performance wise.

 
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