Any Point In Replacing Stock CPU cooler?

[spwath]

OK So i built a rig 2 months ago and everyone is saying "ooh stock cooler so bad." Would there be any point in me replacing my stock cooler if I dont plan on OC'ing? And I doont care about noise.

[lilc]

No, unless you are seeing bad temps

[ANUPLUCIFERGAMER]

Not really if you don't care about OC'ing and the noise.

[xToFxREAPER]

OK So i built a rig 2 months ago and everyone is saying "ooh stock cooler so bad." Would there be any point in me replacing my stock cooler if I dont plan on OC'ing? And I doont care about noise.

yes. lower temps can increase cpu lifespan. what cpu is it though?

[Guest]

If your gaming or doing tasks that may be demanding I'd say yes, those things have terrible cooling properties, I remember topping 100 degrees C on a stock intel cooler on a I7 3770 at standard speeds, even a fairly cheap aftermarket cooler will improve cooling and stability as a result.

[Kayn]

If you don't care about noise, then you don't have too, but with an aftermarket cooler you would get better temps meaning that your CPU will last longer.

[OmanGS]

If you have the money, it's not a terrible thing to do. It will reduce the noise and effectively lengthen the lifespan of your CPU.

 

I just replaced 12 stock coolers at work because the fan noise was getting outrageous at times (there's a small cluster of 5 computers that sounded like a damn turbine).

[spwath]

Temps are not getting high, maxing around 60 degrees if i remember corectly

 

yes. lower temps can increase cpu lifespan. what cpu is it though?

 

And i have an fx-6300

 

If your gaming or doing tasks that may be demanding I'd say yes, those things have terrible cooling properties, I remember topping 100 degrees C on a stock intel cooler on a I7 3770 at standard speeds, even a fairly cheap aftermarket cooler will improve cooling and stability as a result.

I play BF4

[xToFxREAPER]

Temps are not getting high, maxing around 60 degrees if i remember corectly

 

 

And i have an fx-6300

 

I play BF4

That should be fine, personally i always go for atleast a hyper 212 evo because theyre cheap and keep temps really nice

[Guest]

Temps are not getting high, maxing around 60 degrees if i remember corectly

 

 

And i have an fx-6300

 

I play BF4

Then double check your temperatures and if its anything too high consider getting a cooler, the Cooler Master Hyper 212 was mentioned earlier in the thread, its cheaper than a standard DVD optical drive and will shave around 20 degrees C off cooling I reckon, overall unless your getting high temps you probably don't need a aftermarket cooler, but to get one would definately keep your system cooler, the stock ones do take your CPU rather close to the danger zone, especially in demanding applications.

[Rheinwasser]

lower noiselevel, lower temperatures, longer lifetime..

[Leonard]

Not really.

[mgsstar]

There is no point in replacing your stock cooler if you don't care about the noise and are not planning to overclock as the stock cpu cooler is able to cool the cpu at stock speeds.

[LogicalDrm]

Temps and noise are only reasons for non-OC user to upgrade cooler. Personally I wouldn't go back to stock coolers. You save maybe 10$/€ when buying CPU without stock cooler (TRAY packed).

[TheProfosist]

Potentially:

Lower temps

Lower noise

Cause!

Why not?

Who doesnt like more fans? I mean, like really?

Also kinda need to to go passive.