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Upgrading cooler while upgrading CPU (not OC-ing)

Gmanliving
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I am about to swap my 6700 for a 6700K and was wondering what cooler to get. For those wondering, I will not be overclocking but the 6700K upgrade is coming with a 1080 FTW for $50, hence I'm going for it.

 

I want a low profile cooler since I don't like the look of the tall heatsink covering the pretty motherboard and ram. So I put eyes on the Cryorig C7. 

 

Just wanted to know if this is a good choice, or if a low-profile air cooler will result in lower cooling effectiveness and I should choose something like the H7.

 

Would there actually be much of a difference between the two if at all any?

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If you are not going to OC, the performance gains will be miniscule when compared to the added cost of a cooler + k sku CPU. Also using a low profile cooler like a C7 is better than a stock coller, but much less effective than a proper tower cooler.

Quote or tag if you want me to answer! PM me if you are in a real hurry!

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My Machines:

The Gaming Rig:

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-Processor: i5 6600k @4.6GHz

-Graphics: GTX1060 6GB G1 Gaming

-RAM: 2x8GB HyperX DDR4 2133MHz

-Motherboard: Asus Z170-A

-Cooler: Corsair H100i

-PSU: EVGA 650W 80+bronze

-AOC 1080p ultrawide

My good old laptop:

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Lenovo T430

-Processor: i7 3520M

-4GB DDR3 1600MHz

-Graphics: intel iGPU :(

-Not even 1080p

 

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Just now, dany_boy said:

If you are not going to OC, the performance gains will be miniscule when compared to the added cost of a cooler + k sku CPU. Also using a low profile cooler like a C7 is better than a stock coller, but much less effective than a proper tower cooler.

alright, but do keep in mind i'm only upgrading because i get both a 6700K and 1080 FTW for 50 bucks

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Just now, Gmanliving said:

alright, but do keep in mind i'm only upgrading because i get both a 6700K and 1080 FTW for 50 bucks

So you are getting a 1080 FTW and a 6700k for 50 bucks?!?!?! My god!

Quote or tag if you want me to answer! PM me if you are in a real hurry!

Why do Java developers wear glasses? Because they can't C#!

 

My Machines:

The Gaming Rig:

Spoiler

-Processor: i5 6600k @4.6GHz

-Graphics: GTX1060 6GB G1 Gaming

-RAM: 2x8GB HyperX DDR4 2133MHz

-Motherboard: Asus Z170-A

-Cooler: Corsair H100i

-PSU: EVGA 650W 80+bronze

-AOC 1080p ultrawide

My good old laptop:

Spoiler

Lenovo T430

-Processor: i7 3520M

-4GB DDR3 1600MHz

-Graphics: intel iGPU :(

-Not even 1080p

 

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5 minutes ago, dany_boy said:

So you are getting a 1080 FTW and a 6700k for 50 bucks?!?!?! My god!

But I am also trading in my 6700 and 1070 SC along with the 50 bucks for the 6700K and the 1080 FTW!

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Just now, Gmanliving said:

But I am also trading in my 6700 and 1070 SC along with the 50 bucks for the 6700K and the 1080 FTW!

Oh well then do it.

Quote or tag if you want me to answer! PM me if you are in a real hurry!

Why do Java developers wear glasses? Because they can't C#!

 

My Machines:

The Gaming Rig:

Spoiler

-Processor: i5 6600k @4.6GHz

-Graphics: GTX1060 6GB G1 Gaming

-RAM: 2x8GB HyperX DDR4 2133MHz

-Motherboard: Asus Z170-A

-Cooler: Corsair H100i

-PSU: EVGA 650W 80+bronze

-AOC 1080p ultrawide

My good old laptop:

Spoiler

Lenovo T430

-Processor: i7 3520M

-4GB DDR3 1600MHz

-Graphics: intel iGPU :(

-Not even 1080p

 

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just reuse the stock cooler if you're not going to OC.

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Hyper 212, Cryorig m9i - both budget and decent coolers

 

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Just undervolt and use the stock cooler if you're not going to oc.

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