I love my 2700x I'm running a nearly 800.00 custom Koolance Liquid cooling system, however you only need a basic one. 70c is rather hot even with a stock setup if you're using the stock fan. I however recommend waiting until Zen2 comes out if you're going to get a Ryzen system. I've had mine since Oct. 2018, First one had a very small problem the memory controller was bad, I've had this one since the replacement and it's been running flawlessly. Please do not let the account age fool you I was a Tom's member from back in the day before my account mysteriously got deleted.