Should I get a cooler for the i5 6500

[UbieAnton]

Should I get a cooler for the i5 6500 or should I just use the stock cooler?
I don't plan to overclock the i5 6500.
The sound doesn't really matter for me, I am used to it XD
I will be playing games like WoW (raiding), Minecraft (mods), Guild wars 2(raiding), Witcher 3, Fallout 4.
I plan to keep the processor for atleast 3 years.

Thx for the help!

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Stock will do just fine, though I wouldn't count on silence. Only get aftermarket cooler if you want it to be more silent.

 

[niko3688]

If you're planning on playing some, more perfomance minded games, like bf4 and more games - And you're CPU gets over 60-70 degress i would upgrade to better one, but for now keep the stock

 

[UbieAnton]

Is it difficult to install a new cooler if everything is already installed?

 

[niko3688]

Is it difficult to install a new cooler if everything is already installed?

No it's not

There's lots of youtube vids, where they're doing it step for step, and guiding you to do it... Really easy. If you buying a new cooler, be sure to know if there's following cooler glue with it

 

[Joshua_32]

Make sure there's thermal paste or you have some. As mentioned it's easy to install but pretty pointless unless the stock cooler is too loud and annoys you. Stock will always do a good enough job of cooling to prevent your chip from ever being damaged. (Assuming you don't O/C of course)

 

[niko3688]

Like joshua said

Remember the thermal paste, or you can't install the new cooler

 

[UbieAnton]

Thx I was planning to use Arctic Cooling MX-4 as cooling paste.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Thx I was planning to use Arctic Cooling MX-4 as cooling paste.

Installation difficulty depends on your case. Some aftermarket coolers have press-down tabs like the stock cooler and some are screwed in. The screwed ones also use a backplate which you'll have to attach behind the motherboard, so this is where your case comes in. Some cases allow access to the back of the motherboard (at least the part behind the CPU) while others don't. If yours doesn't then installing an aftermarket cooler will require you to take your motherboard out of the case.

 

[Indifference_1]

Honestly I would go for a evo 212 or something similar and install it when you build the pc as most require a backplate to be installed on the underside of the board. But if you stop with stick intel cooler then set the voltage to about 1.1-1.2 volts and it will shave off alot of heat.