Question Will this cooler be good for i7 9700KF

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Hello everyone,

I'm buying i7 9700KF which doesn't come with a cooler.
However I have this cooler,but I'm not sure will it do good job,because I don't want to temps go over 65c at full load:
www.lc-power.com

LC-CC-120 - LC-Power

CPU cooler
www.lc-power.com www.lc-power.com

Do you think it will do good job cooling i7 at full load?
Thanks
 
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MrN1ce9uy said:
No, that's not what you want for an i7-9700K. Get a 280mm liquid cooler or a dual-tower 140mm air cooler (NH-D15, R1 Ultimate, Dark Rock Pro 4, etc.).

At the least get a mid-range liquid or single-tower 140mm air cooler, 240mm AiO or NH-U14S, R5 Ultimate, Dark Rock 4, etc.)
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Thanks for info.
Best I can do at this moment is this,but I'm not sure will it be good:
https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/coolers/cpu-liquid-coolers/masterliquid-lite-240
I know I'm asking much,but would it by any chances be good for overclocking?
 
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ChrisRedfiedl said:
Hello everyone,

I'm buying i7 9700KF which doesn't come with a cooler.
However I have this cooler,but I'm not sure will it do good job,because I don't want to temps go over 65c at full load:
www.lc-power.com

LC-CC-120 - LC-Power

CPU cooler
www.lc-power.com www.lc-power.com

Do you think it will do good job cooling i7 at full load?
Thanks
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Hello!
I own an i7-9700K.

Though that air cooler might do the job, it’s a bit risky.
I’d suggest you buying a liquid cooler from a trusted brand.
 
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There's no way that LC-Power is 180w TDP. It's a few mm different from a CM hyper212. At 140w.

The 9700k is fully capable of 200w+ at full core loads, you should be aiming for the 220w+ or better coolers, like the air coolers mentioned above or respectable 240mm or better AIO's.

For the CM ML240 series, you'll want the ML240R, which is the upgraded, better fans, better performance model, not the ML240L which is the 'Lite' version and not nearly the same. And no, the ML240L is closer to 200w, the ML240R is closer to 250w+ and holds its own vrs the NH-D15/S or Darkrock 4 Pro.
 
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If you can't get the ML240R, then I'd definitely get one of the air coolers Karadjgne recommended.

Yes, they're pricier than the very basic LCPower, but one of the important things of buying PC components is remembering the price of a PC component includes the price of keeping it safe. It's a bad idea to buy a Ferrari if you can't afford the insurance on the Ferrari.
 
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Silentium is pretty decent.
Endre said:
And Cooler Master is a legit brand
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Doesn't make a hill of beans difference what the brand name happens to be. Thermaltake is also a very widely known brand, yet they also put their r name on the TR2 psu series, which is a disaster. Evga W/N/NEX/G/B series psus, Deepcool AIO's (not Castle) and many, many more.

Brand is nice, but model is of far more importance.
 
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Guys,I have one more option to buy,and that is this cooler:
www2.arctic.ac

Preisgekrönte CPU-Wasserkühlungen | ARCTIC

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Will I be able to heavy overclock CPU with this one?
Is that better option than Silentium Navis RGB 280,because they cost the same.
 
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www.kitguru.net

Arctic Liquid Freezer II all-in-one CPU Cooler Review - KitGuru

Arctic is back with a brand-new all-in-one liquid CPU cooler. The Liquid Freezer II is a follow up t
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At first glance, that cooler is extremely good, but it's a brand new design for Arctic, they make very good air coolers, but unlike Corsair and other well known AIO's branders, Arctic doesn't have any longetivity data, so how well this'll be or how long it'll last is unknown. It may be excellent and easily last 6-7 years or more, or like many Enermax AIO's, become junk in a year. A Gamble for sure, but if it holds upto Arctic's usual standards, it should be very good for the long haul, and no worries for OC. The included VRM fan is a serious bonus for many mobo's with AIO usage.
 
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The only three 120mm Fan coolers I can recommend for a processor like that would be the Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B, Ninja and the Noctua NHU12A:

PCPartPicker Part List
CPU Cooler: Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B 51.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($48.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $48.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-01 11:21 EDT-0400

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CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12A 60.09 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $99.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-01 11:24 EDT-0400

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CPU Cooler: Scythe Ninja 5 43.03 CFM CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $59.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-01 11:28 EDT-0400

Though the i7 9700k has 8 physical cores, the TDP is significantly lower than the i9 9900k.
 
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95w. TDP for the 9700k and 9900k is the same.

For Intels, TDP is thermal design Power. It's the amount of power used by the cpu, at base clocks with no hyperthreading across a series of set applications after which the power results are averaged. So a 9700k and a 9900k end up almost exactly the same, as they are intrinsically the same cpu.

It used to be thermal output and power use were within 5w± of each other, so thermal output was defacto adopted as TDP, but with power efficiency changes and higher cores/threads, that's gone with the wind. Even at 95w TDP, both cpus are capable of 200w thermal output, and at 5.0GHz locked +HT, the 9900k is capable of upto @ 250w, so P1, P2, P3 and Tau are seeing more usage instead.

If you think about needs for coolers to keep cpus in check, i5=2x TDP, i7=2.5x TDP and i9=3x TDP, you won't be far wrong, and maybe a little over guesstimated.
 
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Karadjgne said:
Silentium is pretty decent.

Doesn't make a hill of beans difference what the brand name happens to be. Thermaltake is also a very widely known brand, yet they also put their r name on the TR2 psu series, which is a disaster. Evga W/N/NEX/G/B series psus, Deepcool AIO's (not Castle) and many, many more.

Brand is nice, but model is of far more importance.
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The idea for keeping yourself out of trouble is: getting a decent model from a decent brand.
 
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