Question Proper cooling for an i7-13700k

[Spazzo]

Hello,

I'm piecing together a build, and looking for a really good cooling solution for this CPU running stock, not overclocked anytime soon. I've read that this CPU runs hot. I'm going with an AIO cooler, and despite the price, I really like the looks of the Lian Li Galahad II Trinity Performance or the similar 360mm one from NZXT. Are these good choices?

Btw, I haven't seen much written about the NZXT AIO's lately. did they just price themselves out of the market these days or not recommended?

Case: Corsair 5000D Airflow
Mobo: Gigabyte z790 Aorus Elite AX

Thank you

 

[Lutfij]

If you look at things on a global setting, then you have so many brands to choose from. One of such brands is the same as your case. You have Arctic cooling, Deepcool, Be Quiet! and Thermalright to name a few. Where are you located, what is your budget and what is your preferred site for purchase?

Yes Lian Li's are good as well. I've built a few systems with them. You should orient your AIO to exhaust but mounted to the top and you should be good.

 

[Spazzo]

Thank you for the quick reply. I'm located in So Ca. I have a Microcenter a mile away. I'm also keeping a watch on Amazon and others.

I will take a look at the brands you mentioned, and I'm pretty sure I can find a 360mm cheaper than Lian Li or NZXT. I admit it, I'm definitely not thinking rationally here. I just love the infinity RGB on those pumps.

I'm ok with the $114 - 160 for the Lian Li, but $200+ for the NZXT makes me cringe.

 

[Phaaze88]

for this CPU running stock, not overclocked anytime soon. I've read that this CPU runs hot.

Out of box motherboard bioses be running overclocks. You're going to have to manually change some things - update the bios for the Intel Baseline Profile.

Depends on what the cpu will be doing, plus a few other factors.

Btw, I haven't seen much written about the NZXT AIO's lately. did they just price themselves out of the market these days or not recommended?

User experience with mandatory CAM and RGB software. You'll either love it or hate it.
Many competitive options available for fractions of the price. For example, a $50 Phantom Spirit EVO, or a $250+ Kraken - the latter costs around 500% more, but won't reflect the same difference in performance, not even close.
All they got going for them is aesthetics now.

I will take a look at the brands you mentioned, and I'm pretty sure I can find a 360mm cheaper than Lian Li or NZXT. I admit it, I'm definitely not thinking rationally here. I just love the infinity RGB on those pumps.

I'm ok with the $114 - 160 for the Lian Li, but $200+ for the NZXT makes me cringe.

Thermalright has AIOs now, and there's also Arctic Liquid Freezer III. Any of those available?

 

[hotaru.hino]

I'm piecing together a build, and looking for a really good cooling solution for this CPU running stock, not overclocked anytime soon. I've read that this CPU runs hot.

To get a few things out of the way so you know what to expect:

• The CPU has higher power rating of 253W. It's supposed to only be there for about a minute before dropping to the lower 125W power limit, but I think at this point, Intel said it was fine to keep the CPU at the higher power limit essentially forever
• To that end, the CPU is going to want to hit its thermal ceiling first. So if you hit it with an all-core workload, it's going to run over 80C. This is by design.
• While a lot of boards have basically ignored Intel's base power profiles at the BIOS level, even if you update the BIOS to enable the option to set all the values to the base power profile or set it yourself, the above will still apply.

Basically, there's nothing wrong in getting a really good cooler, but the expectation is the CPU isn't going to be hovering around 60C or whatever that would've been expected 10 years ago with a similar setup. Also this only applies to all-core workloads. If you're running a game, the CPU is going to use a lot less power and therefore, will run a lot cooler.