Which Heatsink should I buy?

[cyxryan]

I have been looking for a pretty nice heatsink before I buy my new computer but I cant decide on what to get. I dont want to use the stock heatsink because I will be gaming on this computer mostly and I feel like a stock would get to hot. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I plan on getting the i5-3570K

Games I plan to play also would be GW2 "future games" Far Cry 3, Crysis 3 an so on.

I do plan on going Liquid cooling in the future but as of now I just want an aftermarket heatsink that is under $50

 

[DJDeCiBeL]

For that price range, a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo would fit the bill nicely.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

$35 - CM Hyper 212
$50 - CM Hyper 612 or Scythe Mugen 3
$80 - Phanteks PH-TC14PE, Thermalright Silver Arrow or Noctua DH-14 in that order)

The extra $15 will give ya an extra 5-7C on the 3570k
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103106

 

[dragonsamus]

Do you plan on overclocking? I hope so! That cpu will do great with a nice overclock and a cooler like the Hyper 212 Evo. If you don't plan on overclocking, then the stock cooler will do.

 

[cyxryan]

I do plan on OC-ing in the future but right now I just want something to keep it cool when I game.

 

[Mixolydian]

I do plan on OC-ing in the future but right now I just want something to keep it cool when I game.

Here's what I recommend -

Cooler Master 212 Evo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

Arctic Silver 5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007

You can get a good overclock with this cooler, i'd say 4.0 - 4.2 depending on your particular CPU. After installing the cooler master in my PC, my idle temps went down about 20C, load temps about 15C (before overclocking). Good luck!

 

[cyxryan]

Yah I picked out both of those for my rig thank you!

 

[Mixolydian]

Yah I picked out both of those for my rig thank you!

Very nice, I'm sure you'll be more than happy with your temps.