Evo 212 with MX-4 For 5820k

[armoosead]

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I am building a PC where I am gonna go with a 5820k i7. Im not using it for gaming but for media related programs (editing/compositing). My budget for cooling is around 40$. I dont really intend to overclock too much at least thats not why Im buying it. Will a Hyper Evo 212 with mx-4 thermal compound be enough for this CPU?

 

[John Wittenberg]

I've looked at the 212 EVO for my 3930K (6 core, 12 thread). From what I've seen, it struggles to dissipate the heat when overclocking so I doubt you will get a whole lot of overclocking headroom on a 5820K (which is also a 6 core, 12 thread CPU).\

That said, it will do the job for stock clocks and you won't have to worry about a pump going bad like with watercoolers.

 

[Darkbreeze]

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CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Universal 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.99 @ Newegg)
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Under light loads the EVO would be fine. If you are putting the CPU under sustained medium to heavy loads, it's likely to not keep up or be VERY loud consistently. I'd go with the H5 as a minimum. The Noctua NH-U14S would be an even better choice if you'd like the cooler to stay relatively quiet under peak demand.

 

[MasterDell]

I think it would make more sense for a professional (as it sounds) to be using a Hexa-Core Xeon with ECC memory rather than a consumer CPU with consumer memory.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2dkHTW

 

[Darkbreeze]

Well, it's a lot cheaper for one thing. Honestly though, I think I'd opt for the i7-4790k than the 5820k. It overclocks better, uses MUCH cheaper RAM and motherboards, has the same core performance and there are few applications that require more than 8 threads unless you're running VM's and the 5820k is just rather "bland" at it's stock speed. If you want to overclock that chip, plan on using a big liquid cooler, as it heats up quickly beyond the stock configuration.

As fast and efficient as most modern hardware is, I don't think ECC memory is a requirement for anything not a server or acting as a VM. But that's just my opinion.

 

[armoosead]

Right i know the evo may not be the best but i thought that it working in tandem with the mx4 compound would be enough but it sounds like it wont so ill probably go with something else Thanks guys.

 

[MasterDell]

The compound any CPU cooler comes with is almost always going to be more than fine. You or anyone else will not find a difference between thermal compounds. Going with the H5 that Dark suggested would be a perfect bang for your buck.

 

[Darkbreeze]

From best to worst, meaning mayonnaise, there is only maybe a 5-7°C difference between pastes. The pastes and other compounds that come with CPU coolers of any merit at all are generally all very good products and work perfectly fine as MasterDell says. MX4, Arctic Silver 5, Cooler Master stock paste, Cryopaste, it doesn't really matter so long as it's applied properly. A very small snow pea sized amount dead center of the CPU lid, or a slightly larger than uncooked wild rice grain sized amount. Anyhow, good luck with the upgrade.

 

[John Wittenberg]

That is true Master Dell and darkbreeze, but some compounds dry out - and some of those faster than others.

I actually had my old rigs 2600K fry on me under water because the thermal paste completely dried up. I also almost had my 3930K do the same with that liquid metal stuff, but thankfully noticed the increase in temperature in time to change it out.

 

[MasterDell]

Any thermal compound bought from someone you know or any compound that comes stock with a cooler should be replaced every 3 years anyways. Once I had an old laptop literally given to me because when she started it up it would just turn off. (She bought a Mac in the end ) Anyways.. Couldn't figure it out and then it hit me that "hmm.. Maybe a 6 year old+ laptop needs some new compound" Yeah I was right.. Changed the compound and BAM it was fixed. Then since it was an old and miserable laptop I put an SSD in it and it was now a super snappy, cool laptop. (Sorry for the off topic ness) 😛

 

[John Wittenberg]

Any thermal compound bought from someone you know or any compound that comes stock with a cooler should be replaced every 3 years anyways. Once I had an old laptop literally given to me because when she started it up it would just turn off. (She bought a Mac in the end ) Anyways.. Couldn't figure it out and then it hit me that "hmm.. Maybe a 6 year old+ laptop needs some new compound" Yeah I was right.. Changed the compound and BAM it was fixed. Then since it was an old and miserable laptop I put an SSD in it and it was now a super snappy, cool laptop. (Sorry for the off topic ness) 😛

An SSD is the first thing to upgrade for an aging PC or laptop - there's no dobut about it.

That LiquidUltra on my 3930K dried out in about a year, maybe a month or two less. My 2600K, which I don't remember if it was AS5 or something else, dried out in 2 years. Thermal compounds are not all recreated equal! I've switched to ICDiamond, so we'll see how long it lasts. It transfers heat almost as good as that liquid stuff too.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Funny, because I've pulled apart units I used AS 5 on five or six years prior that were still somewhat gummy and had not exhibited any thermal issues. There's a reason I don't use "gimmicky" pastes. I've never had an issue with AS 5 or the Cooler Master stock paste like what comes with the EVO, or really any of the included pastes from premium coolers.