Thoughts on upgrading cpu cooler?

[albertotron]

I have my i5 2500k OC to 4.2ghz getting temps up 58-60c with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus while playing BF4 on high settings. I assume that BF4 is the best way to check temps since it is the most demanding game I have and really the only thing I will be doing is playing games and rarely rendering videos. I was thinking of upgrading my cooler to the Corsair H100i but was thinking that it might be overkill for what I'm doing. Will upgrading the cooler improve the temps and maybe also lower fan noise? Is this upgrade overkill for what I need? Feel free to also post other coolers that are good for what I need.

 

[jty0yt]

Yes it is slightly. Run synthetic load tests like Prime 95 Small FFT. and you will see your cpu go to higher temps. The temps aren't that worrying until you get into the seventies and eighties but if you want to upgrade. I would go for a nepton 240m or 280l

 

[thx1138v2]

The exhaust heat has to go into the room unless you connect some kind of duct to run it out somewhere else like out a window or into another room or attic or basement. So just up grading the cooler is just going to move more heat from the computer into the room without some kind of ducting.