Good Cooling Solution Intel i5 2500k

[Guest]

What would be a good cooling solution for the 2500k CPU and how high could I go with it overclocking???

 

[nekulturny]

Depends, on air. a Coolermaster Hyper 212 evo is a good choice.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

If you want go with watercooling, a Corsair H100 is a great choice.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017&Tpk=h100
Every chip is different, but I think 4.5GHZ on air is not an unreasonable goal.

 

[deadlockedworld]

If you dont have a monster system both Corsair and Antec make slightly cheaper water cooling systems too. They are simple to install.

My i5 2500k with a medium overclock of 4.3 ghz runs at 35c/55c with the Antec H60.

 

[sharpiedpanda]

I benched my 2500k with prime 95 @ 4.5Ghz and the max temp was 55C with a XIGMATEK Dark Knight (the original version. I think its a pretty nice cooler even though I never see it mentioned.)

 

[nekulturny]

I benched my 2500k with prime 95 @ 4.5Ghz and the max temp was 55C with a XIGMATEK Dark Knight (the original version. I think its a pretty nice cooler even though I never see it mentioned.)

It looks pretty decent, direct contact pipes. Prolly would work pretty well. Kinda expensive for an air cooler though, that might be why you don't see it recommended so much.

 

[sharpiedpanda]

Yeah I suppose so. I got it for virtually $8USD ($28 less a $20 MIR) a while back, but who's counting

-SP

 

[Guest]

Would it be possible to reach 5ghz stable with any of these???

 

[diellur]

Would it be possible to reach 5ghz stable with any of these???

The ability to reach 5GHz is more dependant on your CPU specifically...not all CPUs are the same, and only a small percentage of each batch can get to 5GHz due to microscopic differences in individual CPUs from the same batch. The higher the targeted clock speed, the more unlikely you are to get there, sort of thing. 4.5 - 4.7GHz should be attainable.

The i5-2500K is a cool-running CPU so high-end air or closed-loop water will do you. Asus have an overclocking guide where they got an i5-2500K to exceed 5GHz with a Hyper-212; just bear in mind that the better the cooler, the lower the temps and the more longevity you'll get from a CPU.

 

[deadlockedworld]

Would it be possible to reach 5ghz stable with any of these???

I agree with the above response. If you are looking for a super high overclock you need to be looking at either a new ivy bridge CPU or one with a higher base clock rate.