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Do I need a CPU cooler if I have a Heatsink?

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Hello, I recently started to try and build my own Gaming PC. Great I know right. So anyways I was curious if I need a CPU Cooler if I have a Heatsink. I tried looking around on various websites and couldn’t really find what I was looking for. So now I am coming here for help

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What do you mean by heatsink? Like the box cooler? If it’s the box cooler it will work, but getting something like a hyper 212 is usually better.

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what do you mean by "heatsink"?

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A CPU cooler is commonly referred to as a heatsink.

If you're asking about a radiator, no, you won't need one unless you're doing liquid cooling.

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9 minutes ago, Semper said:

A CPU cooler is commonly referred to as a heatsink.

Most new people say that it's a fan.

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10 hours ago, 4ezm said:

Hello, I recently started to try and build my own Gaming PC. Great I know right. So anyways I was curious if I need a CPU Cooler if I have a Heatsink. I tried looking around on various websites and couldn’t really find what I was looking for. So now I am coming here for help

A CPU Cooler is usually a CPU heatsink / fan combination (do NOT forget about the Thermal Paste!!), but, if you want the long version, also can be an All In One / Closed Loop Cooler (Liquid cooler) combination of pump/block/radiators/fans.

An open loop AIO is a water cooler with a fill port for refilling the radiator and detachable hoses with O rings for expansion (e.g. to hook up a GPU block to the water cooler)

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