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Is it a good Idea to use stock cooling in an ITX build?

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Stock cooling is fine.

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Stock will be fine with that CPU. Might be a little noisy, if so you can get low-profile ones (noctua has one). I wouldn't bother though.

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The stock cooler'll do, but what PSU is what I'm worried about

I'm reusing one from another computer. Same with the storage.

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Stock cooling is fine if you aren't overclocking.

 

Intel wouldn't include a cooler if it didn't sufficiently cool their processors at stock speeds.

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Your stock cooler should be fine as long as it not being suffocated by your other components.   

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Stock cooling is fine if you aren't overclocking.

 

Intel wouldn't include a cooler if it didn't sufficiently cool their processors at stock speeds.

Weeeellll... the 4790k has a cooler included.....

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Weeeellll... the 4790k has a cooler included.....

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Hey, I stock cooled mine for probably half a year on the stock cooler until I had the money for a better one.

 

I would say it worked flawlessly, but it wasn't seated properly so only half the cooler was making contact for half a year and I was getting temps of 99C+ without knowing it. Rookie mistake. Ayyyylmao

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Stock cooling is fine unless your overclocking.

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Stock cooler is totally okay. Just don't overclock.

If you want a bit less noise, a Xigmatek Janus is a worthy low-profile cooler. I have one cooling a toasty Q6600 and it works great, so for an i3 it shouldn't be a problem.

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Hey, I stock cooled mine for probably half a year on the stock cooler until I had the money for a better one.

 

I would say it worked flawlessly, but it wasn't seated properly so only half the cooler was making contact for half a year and I was getting temps of 99C+ without knowing it. Rookie mistake. Ayyyylmao

I have a Dark Rock Pro 3 on my 4790k, and one corner wasn't screwed down for a few months because it was nearly impossible to do so. I had similar temps under full load, so I just avoided it. lol

Pro Tip: don't use flash when taking pictures of your build; use a longer exposure instead. Prop up your camera with something (preferably a tripod) if necessary.

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