[SOLVED] Unlocked processor and stock cooler

[FedeHW]

I want to buy a i5 7600k but I cannot afford a better cooler right now will it be ok if I use a stock cooler from another CPU I have

 

[TJ Hooker]

What exact cpu is the stock cooler from?

 

[SkyNetRising]

What cooler from what cpu?
1st - it may not be compatible.
2nd - it may not have necessary TDP ratings to be able to cool down i5-7600k.

 

[cryoburner]

Depending on which processor the stock cooler is from, it's possible that the CPU might potentially overheat and throttle performance under load.

Worth asking, what are your other system specs and what CPU are you upgrading from? Do you have an overclocking-capable (Z-series) motherboard, and do you intend on overclocking? If you are buying the processor new, the 7000-series processors are kind of expensive now that Intel and AMD are offering CPUs with more cores at any given price point. If you only wanted a quad-core, an i3-8350K performs virtually identical to a 7600K, and at least going by current pricing in the US, is priced low enough that you might be able to get the CPU plus a new motherboard for about the same price, if not less, than a new 7600K alone. Or there's the Ryzen 2600 for around the same price or less, which clocks a bit lower, but offers 6 cores with 12 threads.

 

[FedeHW]

Depending on which processor the stock cooler is from, it's possible that the CPU might potentially overheat and throttle performance under load.

Worth asking, what are your other system specs and what CPU are you upgrading from? Do you have an overclocking-capable (Z-series) motherboard, and do you intend on overclocking? If you are buying the processor new, the 7000-series processors are kind of expensive now that Intel and AMD are offering CPUs with more cores at any given price point. If you only wanted a quad-core, an i3-8350K performs virtually identical to a 7600K, and at least going by current pricing in the US, is priced low enough that you might be able to get the CPU plus a new motherboard for about the same price, if not less, than a new 7600K alone. Or there's the Ryzen 2600 for around the same price or less, which clocks a bit lower, but offers 6 cores with 12 threads.

The stock cooler is from an G4560 I think all Intel stock cooler are the same, not sure tho. My other specs are:
MB: B250M DS3H
PSU: EVGA 600W 80+
GPU: MSI GAMING X 1050TI
RAM: 16 GB KINGSTON fury 2400mhz

 

[SkyNetRising]

G4560 cooler is compatible (same socket), but it doesn't have TDP rating high enough. It will not be able to cool down i5-7600k.
G4560 has 54W TDP, i5-7600k has 91W TDP.

 

[TJ Hooker]

You'll probably have to disable turbo boost and downclock your CPU for in order for that cooler to handle your CPU.