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A good, cheep, Tower cooler with possible upgrade path?

BotherRed
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Need a good tower cooler for an older PC of mine that I am giving away to a friend, but don't want to buy them something that'll cool only the chip that I have in the system right now, but would like to give them headroom for any possible upgrades they might do. 

The current chip is I7-7700K.

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How cheap is cheap?

 

Basically any cooler you buy now new is going to come with mounting hardware for current Intel (LGA 1700), "legacy" Intel (LGA 1200 and the the LGA 115x sockets from the previous ~15 years), AM4, and AM5. 

Corps aren't your friends. "Bottleneck calculators" are BS. Only suckers buy based on brand. It's your PC, do what makes you happy.  If your build meets your needs, you don't need anyone else to "rate" it for you. And talking about being part of a "master race" is cringe. Watch this space for further truths people need to hear.

 

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1 minute ago, Middcore said:

How cheap is cheap?

 

Basically any cooler you buy now new is going to come with mounting hardware for current Intel (LGA 1700), "legacy" Intel (the LGA 115x sockets from the previous ~15 years), AM4, and AM5. 

I was thinking like 60-70. I haven't gotten to sit down and watch a lot of Gamer Nexus reviews like I wanted to; life has just been...busy lately.
But I remember him covering some of the newer players in the market, which seemed to be pretty good for that price. 

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Deepcool AK620 seems to be a popular choice.

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Peerless assassin/phantom spirit 120 or whatever other similar derivative, usually 30-40$ and very good performance for that price

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Thermalright FC140 and PS120 are the best coolers that I have used on AM4.

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