[SOLVED] Looking at My First Aftermarket Cooler

[Oasis Curator]

I usually just use the one attached to the CPU and I'm now on Main PC number 5, about to build number 6.

This time, I am thinking of an after market cooler to try and quieten things down a little.

I watched some YouTube videos about Be Quiet! fans and got one for my case. Seems okay. For my HTPC build, I went with a Noctua cooler, which was actually my first after market cooler as the processor was bought just as is form good old ebay.

I don't think there's much difference between in terms of noise but I am a little worried about these huge coolers with radiators and stuff sticking right out of the motherboard - are they not heavy enough to snap off?

I'll be dabbling in video encoding, rather uprating from SD to HD (probably no more than 1080p but I bet I'll try a 4k at some point) but it won't be very often or very long. I mainly play a few mid-range games, so not sure I'd need such a huge after market fan?

Planning on buying either an i5 or i7 (I suspect the former as the i7 is an extra £100 for not much better).

Cheers as ever for the advice!

 

[SkyNetRising]

Cheers as ever for the advice!

And what is your actual question?

To find appropriate cpu cooler, you have to know certain things first:

cpu, you're going to be dealing with (TDP , cpu socket compatibility) and​

pc case, where all of it will be installed (physical dimensions available).​

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Until you decide on those things, you can't realy choose a cpu cooler.

 

[Lafong]

I don't think there's much difference between in terms of noise but I am a little worried about these huge coolers with radiators and stuff sticking right out of the motherboard - are they not heavy enough to snap off?

Weren't you looking at an Intel 12600k with a Noctua U12S cooler?

That combination should work well.

The U12S is a single tower cooler of moderate weight. Much lighter than dual tower coolers. I wouldn't worry about weight unless the PC was grossly mishandled and thrown around