Question Suggest a Good cooler for the i5 12400

[adityaanand430]

Hello guys, my pc is overheating while using productive applications like premiere pro, handbrake etc. It touches 95 degrees in just 2-3 minutes of full load and on ideal it hovers around 50-60. Even in benchmarks, it goes up to 100 degrees. And in Indian summers the average room temps touch up to 35 degrees. Will the Deepcool AG400 be enough to cool the i5 or I should look for another one?

PC Specs:-
CPU- Intel Core i5 12400
Cooler: Intel stock
Mobo- MSI B660M-P DDR4
RAM- Corsair Vengeance 16GB 3200mhz DDR4 Single Stick
PSU- Deepcool 550-watt 80+ Bronze
GPU:- Colorful 1660Super 6GB DDR6
CABINET:-Ant esports ICE 311MT

Monitor 1: DELL 19inch (720p, 60Hz)
Monitor 2: Acer 24inch VG240Y S (165hz, 1080p, IPS)

 

[Lafong]

Your case can supposedly accept coolers up to 160 mm tall.

You can likely do better than the AG400..............IF you can spend more money. But it is certainly better than Intel stock cooler.

What is your budget limit for the cooler?

Where will you buy the cooler from? Link to that web site?

 

[adityaanand430]

Your case can supposedly accept coolers up to 160 mm tall.

You can likely do better than the AG400..............IF you can spend more money. But it is certainly better than Intel stock cooler.

What is your budget limit for the cooler?

Where will you buy the cooler from? Link to that web site?

My budget is around 36 USD 😅 I am a student, I will buy the cooler from Amazon.in

 

[Lafong]

The AG400 is a pretty good cooler within your budget. You should be happy with it.

 

[thestryker]

Based on what I could see it looks like at the current price the AG400 seems like your best choice. It's plenty strong enough for a 12400.

 

[adityaanand430]

Based on what I could see it looks like at the current price the AG400 seems like your best choice. It's plenty strong enough for a 12400.

Ok, then I am going for the AG400.

 

[geofelt]

12400 is not a hot chip.

First of all, check the mounting of the intel stock cooler.
Look at the back of the motherboard.
All 4 push pins should be through the motherboard and locked.
If the cooler is not mounted level, or is loose, it will be inefficient.


Are the front fans set to intake and supplying sufficient airflow to the cpu cooler?

----------------how to mount the stock Intel cooler--------------

The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
If properly mounted, you should expect temperatures at idle to be 10-15c. over ambient.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the opposite direction of the arrow,(clockwise)
and pulled up as far as they can go.
Take the time to play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.
Orient the 4 pins so that they are exactly over the motherboard holes.
If one is out of place, you will damage the pins which are delicate.
Push down on a DIAGONAL pair of pins at the same time. Then the other pair.
When you push down on the top black pins, it expands the white plastic pins to fix the cooler in place.
If you do them one at a time, you will not get the cooler on straight.
Lastly, look at the back of the motherboard to verify that all 4 pins are equally through the motherboard, and that the cooler is on firmly.
This last step must be done, which is why the motherboard should be out of the case to do the job. Or you need a case with a opening that lets you see the pins.
It is possible to mount the cooler with the motherboard mounted in the case, but you can then never be certain that the push pins are inserted properly
unless you can verify that the pins are through the motherboard and locked.

If you should need to remove the cooler, first run the cpu to heat it up and soften the paste before shutting down and powering off the pc. That makes it easy to unstick the old cooler.
Turn the pins counter clockwise to unlock them.
You will need to clean off the old paste and reapply new if you ever take the cooler off.
Clean off old paste with alcohol and a lint free paper like a coffee filter.
Apply new paste sparingly. A small rice sized drop in the center will spread our under heat and pressure.

It is hard to use too little.
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[adityaanand430]

12400 is not a hot chip.

First of all, check the mounting of the intel stock cooler.
Look at the back of the motherboard.
All 4 push pins should be through the motherboard and locked.
If the cooler is not mounted level, or is loose, it will be inefficient.


Are the front fans set to intake and supplying sufficient airflow to the cpu cooler?

----------------how to mount the stock Intel cooler--------------

The stock Intel cooler can be tricky to install.
A poor installation will result in higher cpu temperatures.
If properly mounted, you should expect temperatures at idle to be 10-15c. over ambient.

To mount the Intel stock cooler properly, place the motherboard on top of the foam or cardboard backing that was packed with the motherboard.
The stock cooler will come with paste pre applied, it looks like three grey strips.
The 4 push pins should come in the proper position for installation, that is with the pins rotated in the opposite direction of the arrow,(clockwise)
and pulled up as far as they can go.
Take the time to play with the pushpin mechanism until you know how they work.
Orient the 4 pins so that they are exactly over the motherboard holes.
If one is out of place, you will damage the pins which are delicate.
Push down on a DIAGONAL pair of pins at the same time. Then the other pair.
When you push down on the top black pins, it expands the white plastic pins to fix the cooler in place.
If you do them one at a time, you will not get the cooler on straight.
Lastly, look at the back of the motherboard to verify that all 4 pins are equally through the motherboard, and that the cooler is on firmly.
This last step must be done, which is why the motherboard should be out of the case to do the job. Or you need a case with a opening that lets you see the pins.
It is possible to mount the cooler with the motherboard mounted in the case, but you can then never be certain that the push pins are inserted properly
unless you can verify that the pins are through the motherboard and locked.

If you should need to remove the cooler, first run the cpu to heat it up and soften the paste before shutting down and powering off the pc. That makes it easy to unstick the old cooler.
Turn the pins counter clockwise to unlock them.
You will need to clean off the old paste and reapply new if you ever take the cooler off.
Clean off old paste with alcohol and a lint free paper like a coffee filter.
Apply new paste sparingly. A small rice sized drop in the center will spread our under heat and pressure.

It is hard to use too little.
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The Cooler is well seated on the CPU socket, there's no issue regarding the mounting and I have recently cleaned my whole system properly still, I don't know why it is heating. I guess it all comes down to the cooler, the stock cooler is not sufficient for 12400, has seen many reviews recently. I guess the only way to solve this issue is to buy a new cooler.