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- May 20, 2018
So for my first time overclocking I have just overclocked a new i5 7600K! I had an i3 7100 before and am currently trying to sell it. But I was wanting some opinions on cooling for this puppy. My overclock is 4.8GHz at 1.28V. It has been super stable with minimal problems. I've seen some people say that anything under 1.3-1.35V is conservative, but when I test using Prime95 my CPU does hit in the low 90's. And within a few minutes, mid 90's even with all fans at max! These temperatures are not comfortable with me! I'm thinking that it is due to my cooler. I have a Silverstone slim 240mm AIO cooler. The pump is set to max speed 24/7. And my idle is around 40-45C with bounces to mid 50's with light web use. I have not been able to get good measurements while gaming so far. But, I don't like the temperature being that high. And I don't want to back the overclock down! The processor got my boot times cut by 10 seconds! That is a huge improvement for me! So I want a better cooler so I could maybe even hit 5GHz! And drop my temperatures of course. But maybe after I hit the mythical land of 5G's.
Some of the coolers I was currently looking at:
Arctic Liquid Freezer 360mm
Deepcool Captain 360ex RGB (And yes, I don't care for the RGB but it's all that I can find)
Noctua U12 with the Chromax cover kit and fan to spice it up!
Fractal Design S36
Thermal Take Water 3 360mm
So yes I'm looking at 360mm radiators. My case can support one on top and in front. Although I don't like the up top position, and my motherboard agrees with me as the VRM heatsinks block it. Even my slim AIO I have now! I currently have a 240mm installed but think its cheap quality is holding me back too much in terms of thermals. I might consider going air if the cooler isn't too big but can support my overclocking adventures. I love the look of the Noctua U12 with the white Chromax cover but, I'm unsure if it can handle the heat output from my CPU. And the bigger Noctua coolers look funky and are not quite my style. They are fine, but I don't like the look of them as they are too big. But I'm open to other suggestions as I really have very little on coolers and heat output as this is my first PC I built and overclocked.
My motherboard is a MSI Tomahawk Arctic Z270. I have a Gigabyte GTX 1050 (Overclocked of course), Corsair Value Select 2133MHz overclocked to 2266. And my case is a EVGA DG-7. Just the basic black with tinted but not painted windows. Love this case! Got it for $76 on sale! The white accents on the black case with my white motherboard and Corsair Sp120 RGB fans set to static white. It looks so good to me! And I don't need to debate the case airflow. I'm not changing from this case anytime soon. So I am happy with my setup but, I just want some advice on what cooler to choose to help drop my temperature and maybe even overclock slightly more. I don't have a super high budget. Maybe around $150 for now. I still might need a power supply upgrade. Rocking a EVGA 500W. So I need some funds to upgrade that should my CPU give it any troubles! So far it looks like it can handle the cpu as running Prime95 my 12V and 5V rails barely dip. But they so sit higher than I would like. I already have a replacement picked out.
But any advice will appreciated! Look forward to having help!
Some of the coolers I was currently looking at:
Arctic Liquid Freezer 360mm
Deepcool Captain 360ex RGB (And yes, I don't care for the RGB but it's all that I can find)
Noctua U12 with the Chromax cover kit and fan to spice it up!
Fractal Design S36
Thermal Take Water 3 360mm
So yes I'm looking at 360mm radiators. My case can support one on top and in front. Although I don't like the up top position, and my motherboard agrees with me as the VRM heatsinks block it. Even my slim AIO I have now! I currently have a 240mm installed but think its cheap quality is holding me back too much in terms of thermals. I might consider going air if the cooler isn't too big but can support my overclocking adventures. I love the look of the Noctua U12 with the white Chromax cover but, I'm unsure if it can handle the heat output from my CPU. And the bigger Noctua coolers look funky and are not quite my style. They are fine, but I don't like the look of them as they are too big. But I'm open to other suggestions as I really have very little on coolers and heat output as this is my first PC I built and overclocked.
My motherboard is a MSI Tomahawk Arctic Z270. I have a Gigabyte GTX 1050 (Overclocked of course), Corsair Value Select 2133MHz overclocked to 2266. And my case is a EVGA DG-7. Just the basic black with tinted but not painted windows. Love this case! Got it for $76 on sale! The white accents on the black case with my white motherboard and Corsair Sp120 RGB fans set to static white. It looks so good to me! And I don't need to debate the case airflow. I'm not changing from this case anytime soon. So I am happy with my setup but, I just want some advice on what cooler to choose to help drop my temperature and maybe even overclock slightly more. I don't have a super high budget. Maybe around $150 for now. I still might need a power supply upgrade. Rocking a EVGA 500W. So I need some funds to upgrade that should my CPU give it any troubles! So far it looks like it can handle the cpu as running Prime95 my 12V and 5V rails barely dip. But they so sit higher than I would like. I already have a replacement picked out.
But any advice will appreciated! Look forward to having help!