i7 3770K stock cooling or should i get different one or maybe a liquid cooler?

[d4v0]

Hi everyone I just wanted to know if the stock cooling that comes with the i7 3770k is any good and should I get a different cooling or perhaps a liquid cooling like the Kraken X60. Thanks in advance.

 

[fgin23]

Imo stock cooling in any processor sucks. I have my i7 3770k paired with a corsair h80 but any h series will work. Mine is overclocked to 4.5ghz and idle temperature is 32-35 celcius and under load it never goes above 70 Celsius. So in short, yes a liquid cooler is worth it imo

 

[Supahos]

If you have no intention of doing any OC then the stock fan will work fine. If you plan to do ANY and I mean ANY OC then yes you'll need to change stock cooler out.

 

[fkr]

If you are not overclocking then the stock cooler is fine, if you want to bring your noise profile down then a hyper 212 for <$30 would be fine. If you are just worried about temps then your stock cooler is fine.

 

[2x4b]

If you don't have any money right now, use the stock cooler; however, you may find that your CPU throttles back its performance to protect itself when too much heat builds up.
When you can, you should plan on upgrading the cooler to get maximum performance out of your i7

 

[gbryan101]

Stock coolers are simply designed to keep a CPU in an operational temperature range at stock clocks, nothing more, nothing less. Without an overclock and with adequate ventilation, the stock cooler will work fine.

That said, most aftermarket coolers are better in a great many ways and I would suggest getting something if you intend to overclock by any significant margin or are using a very airflow-limited form factor. While I personally use Corsair closed-loop coolers, a Kraken would be fine as well.

 

[d4v0]

Thanks a lot people for the quick answer and sorry for not including in the body but I dont think I am going to be doing any overclocking as I am going to be mainly gaming and you know the regular stuff surfing the web, checking emails, watching movies, etc...I'll probably pick up a water cooling later just because i like it and since I am not going to do any crazy overclocking and stuff would u recommend me picking up the kraken x40 instead of x60?

 

[fkr]

I would do a little research and buy the quietest unit you can find. be it a fanless unit or a water cooling unit. not realy going to find a good fanless unit considering you will have other fans running on your system but a quiet one is my rec.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/cpu_cooler_roundup_2013_q1_review,9.html

 

[d4v0]

Thank u very much!