CPU Cooler for Rosewill Thor V2 ATX Tower

[droogy343]

So I'm in the final stages of completing my 1st PC gaming tower and I'm not sure what CPU cooler to get. I was going to get Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, but PCpartpicker.com said it might not be compatible with the Rosewill Thor V2 ATX Tower. Here's the details to my build http://pcpartpicker.com/user/droogy343/saved/Cmgrxr and help will be greatly appreciated!

-Thanks, droogy343

 

[jasonite]

I've been banging the drum for the Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 for a while now. It's currently the best value on the heat sink/fan market for CPU coolers. It performs as well as solutions that cost $20-30 more and is excellent all around. Remember, you only need an after-market cooler if you are overclocking though.

I might suggest just a couple of tweaks to your build, along the following lines:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($217.25 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 89.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.32 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card ($472.20 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1315.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-14 04:56 EDT-0400

I swapped out some ram for equal quality that saves you money, and increased the quality of your PSU by quite a bit. In the end you'll only pay the additional cost of the CPU cooler. Hope that helps

J

 

[droogy343]

I've been banging the drum for the Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 for a while now. It's currently the best value on the heat sink/fan market for CPU coolers. It performs as well as solutions that cost $20-30 more and is excellent all around. Remember, you only need an after-market cooler if you are overclocking though.

I might suggest just a couple of tweaks to your build, along the following lines:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($217.25 @ TigerDirect)
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Dark Knight II SD1283 89.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($45.00 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($149.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($77.32 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 3GB Dual Classified ACX Video Card ($472.20 @ Newegg)
Case: Rosewill THOR V2 ATX Full Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1315.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-14 04:56 EDT-0400

I swapped out some ram for equal quality that saves you money, and increased the quality of your PSU by quite a bit. In the end you'll only pay the additional cost of the CPU cooler. Hope that helps

J

I don't plan on overclocking, so not necessary to get one? And unfortunately I already bought the Corsair Memory.

 

[jasonite]

Yep, don't get one. In fact just get the i5-4690, the "k" only means it's unlocked for overclocking, so save yourself the money.

J

 

[droogy343]

Yep, don't get one. In fact just get the i5-4690, the "k" only means it's unlocked for overclocking, so save yourself the money.

J

If I were to buy the 4690k and not overclock it could I in the future if I decided to?

 

[Karadjgne]

If you opt for the 'k' cpu, and a 'z' mobo you can OC. There is no saying you must, but you will have the ability if you ever choose to do so.

 

[jasonite]

Yep, don't get one. In fact just get the i5-4690, the "k" only means it's unlocked for overclocking, so save yourself the money.

J

If I were to buy the 4690k and not overclock it could I in the future if I decided to?

+1 to Karadjgne's answer, that's correct.

J