Cooler for i5 750

[micjmac]

What cooler do you guys recommend? I will be gaming only. Since I'm not benching this rig, I don't need to be spending extra $$ to eek out an extra 200 MHz.

Thanks!

 

[Conumdrum]

Stock cooler or the Hyper 212, talked about a lot here, cheap, effective, you need no more.

 

[micjmac]

The Hyper 212 Plus or the Hyper 212 EVO?

 

[micjmac]

Is there much of a difference?

 

[muddocktor]

I am seeing a bit of difference with the EVO versus a 212+ and IMO the little extra money is worth it. Once thing I did notice with my EVO I am testing is that the base finish is flat but rough. I am thinking that lapping the rough finish out of the base will also yield better performance. You can feel the machining grooves when you drag your fingernail across the base on my EVO. I do plan to test it again after doing a slight lap job on the base and see if performance improves more.