Intel I5

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LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 - OEM

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

HIS H695FN2G2M Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX750 V2 750W ATX12V v2.31/ EPS12V v2.92 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power ...

GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1-Pack - OEM

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL

I am building my first home build and this is what I was told to purchase on a previous question. I was wondering does the I5 come with a cooler or do I need to purchase one and if so which one?

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

The Intel® Core™ i5-2500K does come with a HSF (heatsink/fan) but if you are going to overclock you are going to want to add a 3rd party HSF. As far as which one there are a number of options but on the low end I have heard good things on the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ or higher up the Noctua NH-14 has a very good reputation. Otherwise everything looks good.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team

 

[techo]

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[kajabla]

Nice build, though the PSU is a little overkill.