[SOLVED] air cooler for oc i7 2600k?

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wildcherries

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so looking to OC my i7 2600k to keep with my gtx 1080, will air cooling suffice? and can anyone reccomend a good air cooler, in the range of £20-£35??thanks
 
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photonboy
I would stretch that budget slightly and consider one of these (as said check height for case vs cooler):

Cryorig H7:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/93Crxr/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7

Be Quiet Shadow Rock 2:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/C7mLrH/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk013

Cooler reviews are often hard to understand as they often have temperature results at different noise levels etc.

But... best I can figure out the Cryorig H7 is the best choice. If I'm wrong it's not by much.

Anything cheaper and you'll limit the overclock and/or increase the fan noise level a lot.
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The Cryorig H7 is a great cooler but can be difficult to find in the UK and might be slightly out of budget. The 212 EVO, despite its age, is a good cooler that fits your budget and will be plentiful. I had mine paired with a 2500K at 4.4Ghz and still use it today on a Xeon E3-1270.

You need to check the height of the cooler and ensure it will fit inside your case.
 
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photonboy

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I would stretch that budget slightly and consider one of these (as said check height for case vs cooler):

Cryorig H7:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/93Crxr/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h7

Be Quiet Shadow Rock 2:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/C7mLrH/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk013

Cooler reviews are often hard to understand as they often have temperature results at different noise levels etc.

But... best I can figure out the Cryorig H7 is the best choice. If I'm wrong it's not by much.

Anything cheaper and you'll limit the overclock and/or increase the fan noise level a lot.
 
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photonboy

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I also found the Cryorig H5 Ultimate on sale for 43 pounds:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cryorig-h5-ultimate-single-tower-heatsink-with-140mm-fan-black-frame-hs-007-cy.html

Max height for case is 160mm, and note the RAM clearance too. If you have more than 160mm clearance for the case (probably not) you can add that to the RAM clearence then just shift up the fan.

It only affects the DDR memory slot closest to the cooler though so if you don't use it then the only issue is case clearence.
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CRYORIG/H5_Universal/4.html

So in summary you need:
1) case clearance
2) RAM clearance
3) sufficient cooling to OC at reasonably low fan noise

Then use the motherboard software to optimize the fan curve... do not use Prime95 or some other artificial stress test to determine the worst-case temperature. Use something more realistic like HANDBRAKE converting a video at 100% usage for at least ten minutes and consider 75degC as the maximum (possibly 80degC).
 
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photonboy

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This produces far less cooling though. At that point you might as well get a smaller cooler that has no clearance issues.

You should ALWAYS push air through a heatsink or radiator and only pull as an option in addition to pushing (called push-pull).
 
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