A new Intel Cooler question.

[DeathStalkerGR]

My girlfriend now has my old Intel i5 2500, and one of the clips that snap into the holes are broken and thus the cooling is impaired. Yesterday I rushed to my closest pc store and asked a cooler about 1155 socket and specifically that one. The store owner told me that the deepcool alta 9 was enough. Upon seeing the tdp on the alta 9 was 65w and the Intel 2500 is 95w I asked him if it would be sufficient and he said  that it would be okay. Now I don't know whether I should replace it and not care or I should I keep the old one cause it's still working fine. (not as intended but fine) 

[Fasauceome]

You can buy clips for the Intel coolers:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Pcs-Plastic-Mounting-Clip-for-Intel-4-Way-CPU-Coolers-AD/112174371294?epid=1468974022&hash=item1a1e1d11de:g:sMQAAOSw5cNYT2Xa

 

Or get the coolers themselves:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-OEM-CPU-Aluminum-Heatsink-Fan-Stock-Cooler-LGA-775/323723859483?hash=item4b5f72161b:g:NH4AAOSwyhVcf1a0

 

If the alta 9 is pretty cheap, get that because it's almost the exact same as the intel stock cooler.

[WereCatf]

5 minutes ago, DeathStalkerGR said:

The store owner told me that the deepcool alta 9 was enough. Upon seeing the tdp on the alta 9 was 65w and the Intel 2500 is 95w I asked him if it would be sufficient and he said  that it would be okay

It might be enough, but it'd probably end up having to run its fan at very high speeds, making it rather noisy. I'd hazard a guess that your girlfriend would appreciate a quieter system, so maybe it'd just be better to get a slightly better cooler?

 

I happen to swear by Noctua's fans ( https://noctua.at/en/cpu/Intel_Core_i5-2500 ), but use whatever you feel like, I guess.

[Fasauceome]

5 minutes ago, WereCatf said:

I'd hazard a guess that your girlfriend would appreciate a quieter system

If she's been using an Intel stock cooler, she's likely used to the noise by now. It's not the quietest.

[WereCatf]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

If she's been using an Intel stock cooler, she's likely used to the noise by now. It's not the quietest.

Eh, true enough, but it might net OP some extra bonus-points, if he made the system quieter than it was. Bonus-points with a girlfriend is always a good thing to have!

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, WereCatf said:

Eh, true enough, but it might net OP some extra bonus-points, if he made the system quieter than it was. Bonus-points with a girlfriend is always a good thing to have!

Damn I need a relationship where a new, quieter CPU cooler is a pleasant surprise.

[DeathStalkerGR]

Thank you guys all, for the help, making the decision easier. I think I'll go though with the instalation of the alta9 and see what is gonna happen in terms of cooling. Take care!

[LogicalDrm]

It same as having stock cooler. And btw, you can use any LGA115x compatible cooler on there. Which is 98% of coolers available. Only limitations are RAM height and case.