I built this computer last year. I've built computer out of parts I've gotten from friends my whole life, but this was the first time I built from the ground up. I have recently learned that a Hyper 212 Evo cooler is considered inadequate for an 8700k. I don't usually mess with overclocking and not fully sure what the best way to do it is anyway but I have recently dabbled in it. I've gone in my UEFI and changed it so it went from 3.7ghz to 4.3ghz. The temps honestly weren't much higher, but it did raise the voltages a bit. I don't fully understand voltages and how you're supposed to control them. I guess I found it a little confusing because the processor gets advertised as 4.7ghz, but it's 3.7ghz out of the box. Is putting it up to 4.7ghz considered overclocking?
Eitherway, I'm thinking I want to upgrade my cooler. I decided I don't really want to go for liquid cooling or any massive dual heating towers. I was looking at the Dark Rock 4 (not the pro) and I think I could fit it, but I'm unsure because of my ceiling fan. I'm wondering if anyone might be able to tell based off these pictures I'm including. I thought about the Dark Rock slim because it's basically the same size as the Hyper 212, but then I'm not even sure if it would cool all that much better. I want a cooler that is better and maybe can handle a little overclocking, but I'd rather not have to remove the fan. If anyone knows of a better cooler that's also same size or just a little bigger, I'm open for suggestions.
Pictures of my setup:
Angle 1
Angle 2
Angle 3
Thanks
Eitherway, I'm thinking I want to upgrade my cooler. I decided I don't really want to go for liquid cooling or any massive dual heating towers. I was looking at the Dark Rock 4 (not the pro) and I think I could fit it, but I'm unsure because of my ceiling fan. I'm wondering if anyone might be able to tell based off these pictures I'm including. I thought about the Dark Rock slim because it's basically the same size as the Hyper 212, but then I'm not even sure if it would cool all that much better. I want a cooler that is better and maybe can handle a little overclocking, but I'd rather not have to remove the fan. If anyone knows of a better cooler that's also same size or just a little bigger, I'm open for suggestions.
Pictures of my setup:
Angle 1
Angle 2
Angle 3
Thanks