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I changed the paste 6months ago. gammaxx 400 is about 0.6kg and with push pins may damage motherboard? z87 k asus. my the other choice is masterliquid lite 120 but Im not sure about temps.

Hi guys, I've been using i7 4770k @3.5 ghz for 4 years. With stock cooler. It is 37~39°C idle but reaches 90°c while gaming.(frequency reaches 3.8ghz) Is it normal with stock cooler? I want to buy thermalright 120m rev.b Or gammaxx 400(it doesnt have backplate. Can it cause motherboard...

I7 8700 and gtx 1060 Can I use them for gaming on 144hz 1080p? (R6 siege) no bottleneck or input lag?

i7 8700(non k) Asus b360 plus or (asus z370-p with 16gb 3000) 16gb ddr4 2666 asus gtx 1060 6gb dual oc hyper 212 CM Im not sure about psu. is it goning to be a good rig? well I've already bought GPU. I dont want to OC the cpu. maybe to 3.8~3.9 if it needs in future.

what about this? M.B. gigabyte h310m-a

I've found my asus z87k MB recently. Can I buy this http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-212-rgb-phantom-gaming-edition/ for z87k 1150 socket? cpu is i7 4790k as you see I think capacitors are too close to cpu socket Im afraid cooler may touch it.