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Holy shit so many uninformed people.

Of course you can post without it to make sure it works. Just shut it off after you get to bios.

There are safety features built in to prevent damage and overheating.

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Hi! I'm building a computer with a 5930K Hasswell-E processor and as I'm sure many of you know it doesn't come with a stock cooler. Since the build is water-cooled I want to make sure all my components are working properly before I remove the heatsinks on the GPUs and create my loop. Should I go out and purchase a CPU cooler (waste of money) or can it handle POSTing without one.

 

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as long as you switch it immediately off again it may work but it's risky

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Yeah, you need a CPU Cooler. 

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Yes you can post without a cooler.  If you don't have one then just use a case fan to temporary blow on it.

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you CAN post but dont do it for long, it will shutdown automaticly but try to turn it of as fast as you can, also you cold just use a desk fan or something for cooling it for the first post but it is risky

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Yeah, you need a CPU Cooler. 

 

as long as you switch it immediately off again it may work but it's risky

 

No, you do not use need a CPU cooler in order to see if your PC posts. I have a custom water cooling loop in my build, with a 5820k, and I didn't use a cooler to check if it posted at first. Your socket does get pretty hot, but there's virtually no danger unless you actually try to perform tasks without a cooler.

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I post'd the other day and then realised my fan wasn't spinning on the cpu cooler, it was OK after I immediately shut down and tried again. 

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Ya linus did it in a video, but followed it up with do as we say but not as we do. So make it quick if you gotta use a desk fan if you can to be safe.

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Hi! I'm building a computer with a 5930K Hasswell-E processor and as I'm sure many of you know it doesn't come with a stock cooler. Since the build is water-cooled I want to make sure all my components are working properly before I remove the heatsinks on the GPUs and create my loop. Should I go out and purchase a CPU cooler (waste of money) or can it handle POSTing without one.

 

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its fine.. just dont touch it :) and dont overclock it. 

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Go buy something on ebay.Freaking $500 chip and also your risking your house burning down

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risking your house burning down

Jesus dood it's not a 9590!

An AMD cpu has no place in a solely gaming build, end of.

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You should at least ghetto-mount SOMETHING on top to dissipate/absorb the heat. If you have an old PC lying around, tie strap it's heatsink on. Maybe attach the waterblock with no water through it and no tubing, that should keep you for 30 seconds ish, maybe more but I wouldn't push it past 30 seconds if i were you. I've heard of people putting a drinking glass on top of the CPU, with a bit of ice in it (covered, of course, so it doesn't spill).

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Holy shit so many uninformed people.

Of course you can post without it to make sure it works. Just shut it off after you get to bios.

There are safety features built in to prevent damage and overheating.

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Holy shit so many uninformed people.

Of course you can post without it to make sure it works. Just shut it off after you get to bios.

There are safety features built in to prevent damage and overheating.

 

LOL This is what I said, but no one listened to me ;-;

 

No, you do not use need a CPU cooler in order to see if your PC posts. I have a custom water cooling loop in my build, with a 5820k, and I didn't use a cooler to check if it posted at first. Your socket does get pretty hot, but there's virtually no danger unless you actually try to perform tasks without a cooler.

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LOL This is what I said, but no one listened to me ;-;

 

 

Buncha dumb people thinking it's going to explode and fly out of your socket, like WTF? LOL

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Buncha dumb people thinking it's going to explode and fly out of your socket, like WTF? LOL

I'd like to see that. Too bad it won't happen.  :(

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