Do u buy CPU cooler nowadays?

[FinalTidus]

Frankly I don't see the need for a 3rd party cooler unless you are over clocking and your stock cooler cannot take the extra heat.

I have been using my Al cheapo coolermaster tx3 from the core 2 duo days and now sandy bridge. idle temps around 40c and load temps(prime 95) around 95c which is a little warm but still safe. Typical gaming temps around 75c. So a cheap budget cooler is seriously all you need.

 

[morgankell]

If your CPU runs at 50W at 100% load, it dissipates 50W of heat which is about 26 degree celcius / hour. ( According to This calculator)

Suppose you manage to chill your CPU to 0 degree celcius, it will still be using 50W of power at 100% load, which will translate to the same amount of heat being output.

How does your CPU suddenly become more efficient when you cool it a few more degrees? Assuming it is not running at throttling temps eg. 100deg celcius)

bro, at higher temperatures, semi-conductors have greater leakage and use more power for the same load. you can google about this
this is more obvious in gpus...

in any case for ts,
if not overclocking don't bother abt a 3rd party cooler unless you are noise sensitive and want something quieter...
asrock used to have this combo cooler option which allowed mb to use old lga775 coolers... I dont see the option now for the latest 8 series board though so dont know if the V8 will fit with haswell...
amd on the other hand has used the same heatsink attachment system since am2 days (so no problem even with fm2+; am3+)

 

[Arrow32]

If dun OC, I think its the itch or no itch problem...

 

[kashix]

I will buy a 3rd party aftermarket cpu cooler cause I think if can afford why not, now even the liquid cooling like corsair all this also become cheaper already

 

[Ark Law]

Imo cpu cooler should be on the priority list once using i5 and above. It makes everything cooler, thus prolonging all components life. And it last for many generations of rig.

Still see heng suay your mamaboard, your power supply, your caps...

 

[muddle]

Any electrical conductor produce heat due to the flow of electric current. So you can say the entire pc itself is giving off heat as long as you switch it on.

Intake and exhaust fans may help reduce internal temperature, but it does not substitute a good quality cpu cooler.

If you really want a cool internal temp, you need to yank the side casing, bring a kdk fan and let it blow facing the internal compartment.

 

[Arrow32]

You're using i5-4570? Do you install aftermarket CPU cooler or just use the stock cooler?

I install aftermarket cpu cooler.. Using Dark Knight now... After thinking for a while, still prefer to get a aftermarket cooler rather than using stock... Pure personal feeling reason...

 

[muddle]

I am using arctic cooling freezer 13 pro co bought from powergamers some time back. It works well and very silent as well.

 

[Maeda_Toshiie]

Acoustics of stock coolers are too annoying. A 3rd party cooler with >= 120mm fan, <2500 RPM, is necessary.

 

[Rocket3]

Do I buy CPU cooler nowadays?

I don't because it's not a need. I'm using only a Pentium G2020, undervolted by 0.1 V, running Folding@Home on both cores 24/7. The stock Intel HSF is set at the lowest RPM setting (~1660 RPM) and that is enough to cool the CPU satisfactorily .

My CPU is undervolted and even then I made sure to get a cooler. This is because the less heat your CPU runs at the lesser power it uses.

You need to take into consideration the extra power that may be needed by a more powerful CPU cooler.

 

[Maeda_Toshiie]

You need to take into consideration the extra power that may be needed by a more powerful CPU cooler.

See the wattage of a 120mm fan on a tower cooler vs the wattage of the fan on the stock cooler.