Low Budget Air Cooler Help

[mprime]

Hello.

I plan on buying an air cooler for my CPU (i7 7700k), what do you recommend between a 30-45 $ price tag ?
I won't be overclocking.
Currently I've got my eyes on these :

CM Hyper 212 Evo
Arctic Freezer I32
DeepCool GAMMAXX 400
Cryorig H7
DeepCool Frostwin V2

Is there a load temp comparison for 7700k with different coolers ?
How much temp drop will I see with these aftermarket coolers compared to the Intel cooler ?
Will I be able to use my CPU at 90-100% load with these coolers for like 12 hours without damaging it ?

I appreciate all your help and suggestions.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Scythe Mugen Max and Scyther Fuma are good coolers for the price.

I had a GAMMAXX 400 once. It worked nicely but the cooler was kinda a pain to install.

 

[gasaraki]

That list is fine.

 

[MRBANG1]

I have the Cryorig H7 for about 2 years and it has been working great for me. It was easy to install and easily cleared my RAM.

 

[logainofhades]

Cryorig H7 is a great cooler, but I would spend a little more and get the H5.

 

[mprime]

@feelinfroggy777

Thanks for the suggestions, but how do they perform compared to the other coolers ?
You had the GAMMAXX 400 with the same CPU (7700k) ? If yes I'd like to know the idle and 100% load temps.

@MRBANG1

Could you please provide the idle and load temps ?

@logainofhades

Is there a big difference between H7 and H5 temp-wise ?

Have any of these coolers been paired with i7 7700k in benchmarks ? I couldn't find much.

 

[logainofhades]

The difference isn't huge, but it is a bit better, and quieter. I did just remember the Reeven Justice. It is an excellent cooler also. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=1DR-003S-00004

 

[mprime]

I have no experience with any of these so sorry for the noob questions.
A few days ago when I ran an encode with x264 for 1 minute RealTemp showed a temperature between 80-85 C with the Intel cooler so my main concern is whether I will see a temperature drop (say like 15-20 C) with these coolers or not ?
Would you advise running such CPU intensive tasks for long periods of time ?
What would be a normal temperature with 100% CPU load ?

Again sorry for being a noob, but I really need your help.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

I have no experience with any of these so sorry for the noob questions.
A few days ago when I ran an encode with x264 for 1 minute RealTemp showed a temperature between 80-85 C with the Intel cooler so my main concern is whether I will see a temperature drop (say like 15-20 C) with these coolers or not ?
Would you advise running such CPU intensive tasks for long periods of time ?
What would be a normal temperature with 100% CPU load ?

Again sorry for being a noob, but I really need your help.

The 7700k runs a little hot as it is. So take that into consideration.

Are you running the 7700k on an intel stock cooler? If you are, I suggest getting a new cooler for sure. The 7700k has a higher TDP than the CPUs that cooler was designed for.

If you are not planning on overclocking the CPU, just about any aftermarket coolers will be fine. Noise will be the bigger issue.

I don't remember what my temps were with the GAMMAXX, but they were not bad. I just wanted to go with liquid. But as I said, if your not overclocking, all of them will perform the same. You should be focused more on noise output.

 

[MRBANG1]

At 4.0 GHZ my idles are around 33-35, load temps stays around 58-61. I live in Florida, depends a bit how toasty it is in the room.

 

[Vic 40]

Since not overclocking could you also look at this one,
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LPVBD3/cryorig-cpu-cooler-m9i

 

[mprime]

@feelinfroggy777

Yes I am.
You mean there won't be a temp difference between a 20 $ and 40 $ cooler ?
Will a cheap cooler really be able to keep my 7700k between 60-70 C ?

 

[mprime]

At 4.0 GHZ my idles are around 33-35, load temps stays around 58-61. I live in Florida, depends a bit how toasty it is in the room.

My idle temp is around 35 also with the Intel cooler, Maybe it's hotter there ?
I tried changing the fan mode from standard to turbo, it ran 100 RPM faster but no temp improvement.

 

[mprime]

Since not overclocking could you also look at this one,
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LPVBD3/cryorig-cpu-cooler-m9i

Thanks, I'll add it to my list. Although I'm not overclocking but I wanna run some very CPU intensive tasks.

 

[Vic 40]

It's as good as the 212 evo and the GammaXX400, the H7 will be a better choice. Just wanted to mention this one looking at the "low budget" in the title of this thread. 😉 It will do alot better than the stock cooler used now.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

@feelinfroggy777

Yes I am.
You mean there won't be a temp difference between a 20 $ and 40 $ cooler ?
Will a cheap cooler really be able to keep my 7700k between 60-70 C ?

If you are running the CPU at stock speeds, then there will not be a difference. If the CPU runs at 60C or 70C, there will be no difference in performance or longevity of the CPU. If you do not plan on overclocking at all, I would get a $20 cooler and don't worry about your CPU temps again.

 

[mprime]

Thank you all for the help.

This is my list now based on priority :

Deepcool Neptwin
Deepcool GAMMAXX 400
Deepcool GAMMAXX S40
Deepcool Frostwin
CM Hyper 212x
CM Hyper 212 Evo

How would you change their priority based on cooling, noise, etc. ?

I didn't include many others like Cryorig, Scythe and Arctic because none of them are available here.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Thank you all for the help.

This is my list now based on priority :

Deepcool Neptwin
Deepcool GAMMAXX 400
Deepcool GAMMAXX S40
Deepcool Frostwin
CM Hyper 212x
CM Hyper 212 Evo

How would you change their priority based on cooling, noise, etc. ?

I didn't include many others like Cryorig, Scythe and Arctic because none of them are available here.

Since your not overclocking, go with the cheapest. Use the money you save on a game.

 

[mprime]

It's currently cool in here (Ambient temp around 20 C) so I wanna make sure I'll be safe in the summer (Ambient temp around 30 C)

 

[Vic 40]

If you want the best get the Neptwin,otherwise would it be a kind of coinflip between the GammaXX 400 and the two EVO's,choice mostly depending on price with the last three.

 

[mprime]

Since I couldn't find any of the Hypers anywhere I ordered the Frostwin v2. I was afraid the Neptwin wouldn't fit in my case (it say 155 mm on the box). Thanks for the advice anyway.

 

[mprime]

Since then I've installed the Frostwin V2 and the highest temp I've hit with any test was 68 C. The odd thing is the idle temp just dropped by only 1-2 C. And although the DC mode runs 200 RPMs faster it's quieter compared to PWM.