Question Is the best air cooler enough for 14900k(no overclock)?

[yargd]

Is the best air cooler enough for 14900k(no overclock)?

 

[geofelt]

Define "enough"
A good twin tower air cooler will work well.
It just won't get the last 2% of performance that a 360 aio would.
The very best would be the newly released noctua NH-D15 G2:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/21502/the-noctua-nhd15-g2-lbc-cooler-review

 

[yargd]

Define "enough"
A good twin tower air cooler will work well.
It just won't get the last 2% of performance that a 360 aio would.
The very best would be the newly released noctua NH-D15 G2:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/21502/the-noctua-nhd15-g2-lbc-cooler-review

I want my cpu to last a long time and not shorten its lifespan. "Enough" I mean to cool the 14900k at 100%(no OC).

I have a fear of one day the AIO dies, and my cpu overheats/damaged permanently.

 

[Phaaze88]

I have a fear of one day the AIO dies, and my cpu overheats/damaged permanently.

That's why there are protections already in place to deal with this - throttling and then forced system shut down, if the former doesn't do enough.

 

[cAllen]

My 12900KS does just fine with D12 (G1) in a Torrent case...and that CPU is know to run hot. The "only" time a few of the cores throttle is during full bore stress testing...never in daily use. YMMV

 

[geofelt]

Intel processors monitor their own temperature.
If they detect a dangerous temperature, they will lower their multiplier or even shut down.
That temperature is over 100c.
Current gen processors are designed to operate at 100c .

It is not temperature that kills processors, it is excessive voltage.
Overclockers fiddling with voltage may cause damage.
The current 13/14gen problems come in part from motherboards default settings that pushed performance past Intel specs. Most motherboards now have bios settings to have a safe default setting.

It was discovered that a microcode error also allowed some voltages to go a bit too high, resulting in instability.
The source of the error has been identified and a fix is on the way.

A 14900K is such a strong processor that you can let it loaf.
Get your motherboard bios up to currency.
Allow sufficient airflow to reach your air cooler and you will be ok.
You may find this article reassuring:
https://www.tomshardware.com/features/intel-core-13900k-cooling-tested