8700k Cooling. Need more powerful heatsink and need help.

sf1989

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Dec 23, 2017
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I have a 8700k and got a h7 for it during xmas due to price concerns. Didnt want to ask for too much since i asked for a bunch of PC parts. I have it OC'd to 4.7 but it gets hot with my H7. using mx-4 paste. Reseated it, still hot. Gets up to 84-85C when games are loading or in benchmarks and its the winter in california here Gets 20-30F more temp wise in the summer in my room. CPU hits 60-75C during game play. Would like to keep it under 80 at all times, and have the option of OCing it further with out heat concerns on benchmarks or loading. Also, summer gaming is a must so i think i should upgrade the cooler.

I was looking up the noctua dh-15 briefly and it seems my trident z ram is too tall for dual fan mode. Is it even worth getting if im running it in single fan mode?

I have a corsair Air 540 case. Says max CPU cooler is 170 mm. I have 2 sticks of 3600 trident z RAM totalling 16 GB.

What cooler would you guys reccomend? I know nothing of water cooling and dont want to try. Id spend around 100 bucks on a cooler now. not limited to budget ones.

What heat sinks will fit in my case and work with trident z ram? I have a 1080ti in there too if that matters, thing is fine temp wise. Doesnt get hotter than 60-65C when OC'd.
 
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The Cryorig R1 Universal is a good big air cooler that doesn't have ram limitations in dual fan mode. Currently using one with my 8700k and I also use GSkill Trident Z.
The D15S (single fan version) is still a very competent cooler. Alternatively, the fans on Noctua coolers can be shifted up slightly to allow for RAM clearance. Obviously you lose a little cooling in that config, but it's fairly marginal.

The R1 is another solid cooler. I am a big Noctua fan for best-in-class mounting system and stellar reputation. No doubt the R1 Universal is another solid option.

Just bear in mind that a fair amount of your temp issues will be a result of Intel's poor thermal paste. You probably don't want to de-lid that expensive CPU, but that is a legitimate option to drop your temps significantly. It's just a warranty voiding and risky option.