Would the BeQuiet Pure Rock 2 black edition be able to keep an i9 12900k cool enough?

[Zeratul491]

Would the BeQuiet Pure

Rock 2 black edition be able to keep an i9 12900k cool enough for digital art and 3d animation? I already have the cooler, but eventually plan to upgrade to an aio in the future. Just need to know if it will be good enough until then. The i9 12900k will not be overclocked whatsoever.

[Tetras]

If you're running extended workloads (e.g. many hours), which 3d animation suggests you might, then I'd set a power limit of around 100-125 watts.

[Zeratul491]

41 minutes ago, Tetras said:

If you're running extended workloads (e.g. many hours), which 3d animation suggests you might, then I'd set a power limit of around 100-125 watts.

Would that affect the i9 boost clock at all? I’m assuming it would since the higher the frequency all the cores operate at, the more power it consumes.

Edited August 4 by Zeratul491

[Tetras]

14 minutes ago, Zeratul491 said:

Would that affect the i9 boost clock at all? I’m assuming it would since the higher the frequency all the cores operate at, the more power it consumes.

Yes, it will, but you don't want the CPU boosting to 250+ watts with a Pure Rock 2 in long-term workloads. You're just looking for the optimum efficiency/cooling window and that's likely to be around the level I suggested.

[Mark Kaine]

it'll probably work but its a pretty bad cooler, there are better ones that cost less afaik. (Thermalright ones for example) 

[RevGAM]

On 8/4/2024 at 1:07 PM, Zeratul491 said:

Would the BeQuiet Pure

Rock 2 black edition be able to keep an i9 12900k cool enough for digital art and 3d animation? I already have the cooler, but eventually plan to upgrade to an aio in the future. Just need to know if it will be good enough until then. The i9 12900k will not be overclocked whatsoever.

No. Get a dual tower cooler like one of the TR Frost Spirit 140, the Peerless Assassin 120 or the Phantom Spirit 120. DC is currently banned in some countries but has some great ones like the AK620, and there are other options from a variety of brands.