Water Cooling for LGA 1151 Skylake

[VOREXUM]

I got a new Mobo to support the new Skylake i7 6700k I'm having trouble finding a water cooler for the cpu since the size changed its a lga 1151. My case fits 280, 240,140 and 120

 

[synphul]

If the water cooler (or any cooler, air included) says it's compatible with 1155 or 1150 it will also be compatible with 1151. All 3 use the same mounting hole spacing/pattern. Some companies just haven't updated their info yet.

 

[geofelt]

Yes, lga1150 and 1151 coolers are interchangeable.

But, with the 14nm construction, Skylake runs remarkably cool.
When I started testing my 6600K, I used a small noctua NH-l12 cooler I had lying around.
It was perfectly adequate for a 4.7 overclock.
I had planned to use my old Noctua NH-D14 which is quite large.
Instead, I just used the smaller cooler and have had no issue with heat at all.

My bottom line....
Agressive cooling is not needed for Skylake.

 

[No_Asylum]

Yes, lga1150 and 1151 coolers are interchangeable.

But, with the 14nm construction, Skylake runs remarkably cool.
When I started testing my 6600K, I used a small noctua NH-l12 cooler I had lying around.
It was perfectly adequate for a 4.7 overclock.
I had planned to use my old Noctua NH-D14 which is quite large.
Instead, I just used the smaller cooler and have had no issue with heat at all.

My bottom line....
Agressive cooling is not needed for Skylake.

Aggressive cooling is not needed for ANY CPU if running at stock speeds. Aggressive cooling is for people that push their CPU's to limits that are far above normal levels. It doesnt matter how cool Skylake runs, if you overclock it past its limit, then you need to Watercool.

 

[geofelt]

It is vcore that drives up chip temperatures.
Being more power efficient, skylake takes an unsafe vcore past 1.40 to drive up temperatures to the point where exotic cooling is necessary.
And... in a decent case, a air cooler can be just as effective as liquid cooling.
Liquid cooling is still air cooling, it differs only in where the heat exchange takes place.