sargan

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Going to be putting an i5 3570K on an ASUS MB for new build.
Considering fitting a CPU cooler ..

I am not intending to overclock (at least for now) but thought I could/should fit CPU cooler at time of build.
Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition CPU Cooler as it's on offer.


In that case I don't need the stock Intel cooler ... can you buy the i5 without the stock cooler ? or do just have to accept it as waste.
 
As long as you are not overclocking the stock cooler should work fine for you. If you are looking for a quiet cooler then you can look at something like the Corsair H60 or get the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo and replace the 120mm fan with a quiet model.