Question CPU has no cooler is aftermarket cooler ok?

madstylesnz · Sep 24, 2019

Hi apologize if this is an obvious question but just want to be sure. I'm looking at buying this CPU which has no cooler with it:

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/CPUIT8700K/Intel-Coffee-Lake-Core-i7-8700K-6-Core-37Ghz-12MB

So I'm looking at getting this aftermarket cooler:

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/FANCLM0214/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-X-CPU-Cooler-120mm-new-Sma

This should suffice for the CPU right? As it quite clearly says CPU cooler.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 24, 2019

Yes you can use the 212 , but just for cooling it , no overclocking.

madstylesnz · Sep 24, 2019

Dark Lord of Tech said:
Yes you can use the 212 , but just for cooling it , no overclocking.

OK cheers, I don't plan on overclocking anyway just want this chip as it's fast.

oldcracc · Sep 25, 2019

madstylesnz said:
OK cheers, I don't plan on overclocking anyway just want this chip as it's fast.

It should be sufficient, but it may be a bit loud, you should take a look at some of Noctua's lineup or BeQuiet's although they can get a bit costly.