Is my CPU cooler overkill?

[jimmygongers]

Is a Corsair h115i overkill for an i5-6600k? If it is overkill I will prob go with a corsair h60?Also I will be trying to overclock the cpu by the way.

 

[jtk2515]

Depends how much Vcore you want to push in your CPU. What GHZ you looking at hitting?

 

[jimmygongers]

Depends how much Vcore you want to push in your CPU. What GHZ you looking at hitting?

@jtk2515 I would like to oc it to atleast 4.5 but can I go for 4.6/4.7? Also what's the max ghz the 6600k can go up to?

 

[Hlsgsz]

Get a good air cooler instead like the be quiet dark rock pro 3.
Liquid AIOs are prone to failure adn only a few(h115i included, h60 not) can match or surpass good air coolers.

 

[jimmygongers]

Get a good air cooler instead like the be quiet dark rock pro 3.
Liquid AIOs are prone to failure adn only a few(h115i included, h60 not) can match or surpass good air coolers.

I want my cpu liquid cooled though. lol

 

[burgessanthony]

It's still.cooled by air...just has water as a median. They don't fail that often, and save space on the cpu. But they also don't cool the surrounding vrms like a big air cooler does. Maybe look at a h100?

 

[jtk2515]

no that cooler is not overkill for 4.6GHZ. Your looking at 1.30-1.425vcore. The h60 will not be enough. So ether get a high quality Air cooler or a 240-280mm rad

 

[jimmygongers]

no that cooler is not overkill for 4.6GHZ. Your looking at 1.30-1.4vcore. The h60 will not be enough. So ether get a high quality Air cooler or a 240-280mm rad

So back to my question, the h155i is good for overclocking to that speed? And if I had a h60 and I wanted to overclock it it could not handle it?

 

[jtk2515]

h60 is a 120mm rad. a 40$ aircooler is better then that. Yes the h115i can handle it ;-)

 

[jimmygongers]

h60 is a 120mm rad. a 40$ aircooler is better then that. Yes the h115i can handle it ;-)

Out of curiousity, what about the 110i gtx? Also whats the maximum ghz I can get on the 6600k?

 

[Hlsgsz]

h60 is a 120mm rad. a 40$ aircooler is better then that. Yes the h115i can handle it ;-)

Out of curiousity, what about the 110i gtx? Also whats the maximum ghz I can get on the 6600k?

That would be good aswell.

EDIT: The 6600k can hit 4.6 easily.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

My 6700K takes 1.35v for 4.6Ghz and my Phanteks PH TC14PE keeps the cores under 70C unless I run Prime 95 small FFTs and Intel Burn Test at the same time. Then one core breaks 70-71c. The H115i is overkill. Skylake chips hit an overclock wall well before temps become an issue even with air cooling.

 

[jtk2515]

h60 is a 120mm rad. a 40$ aircooler is better then that. Yes the h115i can handle it ;-)

Out of curiousity, what about the 110i gtx? Also whats the maximum ghz I can get on the 6600k?

Depends on your luck. I got 5ghz out of my 6700k at 1.45vcore. I have a swiftech 220x2 and i hit 75C 78C spike