Question Cooling an i5 2500k

[Sim_Taylor]

Hello guys, slowly upgrading my £50 rig!

Next step is CPU cooling so I can get a little OC out of her.

Choices as follows. Looking to achieve no more than 4.5 GHz.

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/noc...quiet-cpu-cooler-intel-lga1150-1151-1155-1156

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/cooler-master-hyper-212x-tower-cpu-cooler-4-heatpipes-1x-120-pwm-fan

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/dee...hydro-cpu-cooler-120mm-radiator-for-intel-amd

https://www.scan.co.uk/products/coo...te-120-hydro-cooler-for-intel-and-amd-coolers

Or any other suggestions

Cheers,

Simon

 

[jimmysmitty]

No to the low profile one for sure. The Hyper 212 might also be a bit of a streatch:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Deepcool/Maelstrom_120/6.html

Thats not quite 4.5GHz but its close and a newer CPU that does run warmer. The CM 212 is also on there and when OCed it lets the CPU get quite a bit warmer.

When I had a 2500K @4.5GHz I used the Zalman CNPS 9900b Max that kept it very happy but it also probably costs more.

The Deepcool seems to be the best of the 4 listed.