CPU overheating - which air cooler?

[vladiator]

Hi all

I just built a new system with a stock Intel cooler. I have been monitoring CPU temperature, and at some points during benchmarking or using Photoshop it reached 100C! (Although when idle, it's around 35C). So i assume i need a better cooler.

My question is what air cooler would fit my system. I know there are some huge coolers, and I don't want to buy something what wouldn't fit. And there is so much choice that I'm lost...

I have:

1. Corsair 780T case
2. 8700k
3. Asus Strix z370-e MB
4. 32Gb TridentZ ram
5. 1080ti

Any recommendations?

Thanks a lot.

 

[ko888]

Corsair 780T Maximum CPU Cooler Height: 200mm

Noctua NH-D15 Height (with fan): 165 mm

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/4vzv6h/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhd15

 

[vladiator]

Thanks ko888. How about the width? Won't it interfere with RAM on my motherboard?

 

[ko888]

Thanks ko888. How about the width? Won't it interfere with RAM on my motherboard?

Assuming that the cooler is mounted in the conventional orientation where the fan exhaust is towards the rear of the computer case then the fan that is closest/over the DIMMs can be adjusted upward to clear the DIMMs.

 

[vladiator]

I think i ruined my computer...

 

[ko888]

When you removed the stock cooler, did you also remove the CPU from its socket?

Remove the CPU and check the CPU socket for any bent pins.

 

[vladiator]

I didn't remove the cpu. But I wonder if i may have overtightened cooler which may have resulted in a bent pin? I did remove ram though - maybe need to check that i connected it properly too.

I'm away for two days, so will need to deal with it tomorrow evening... Fingers crossed.

 

[drivinfast247]

Its impossible to overtighten the hyper 212.

 

[vladiator]

Pheww… I didn't connect RAM properly. Everything works fine (for) now.

Thanks kp888 and drivinfast.