CPU Cooling?

[IKG_Pureeto]

Hello, i am thinking of building my own rig, after some time, and i found many people using a cooler of some sort. Is this vital? I will not be doing any kind of overclocking, benchmarking or stress-testing, so is a fan or radiator-styled cooler important? Thanks!

[TheKDub]

You have to have a cooler for your CPU.

 

Typically CPUs come with a stock cooler, so you shouldn't have to worry about it.

[LemonSpice]

You have to have a cooler for your CPU.

 

Typically CPUs come with a stock cooler, so you shouldn't have to worry about it.

Except if he has a highen lga 2011 build it doesnt have one or a fx 9 series build

what is your build plans

[IKG_Pureeto]

You have to have a cooler for your CPU.

 

Typically CPUs come with a stock cooler, so you shouldn't have to worry about it.

Im thinking about getting a i5 4590, because im purely gaming, so wont need a fancy 8 core 16 thread cpu

[IKG_Pureeto]

Except if he has a highen lga 2011 build it doesnt have one or a fx 9 series build

what is your build plans

nah, dunno if a i5-4590 will bottleneck two 970's in sli do they come with coolers ? (the cpu)

[LemonSpice]

nah, dunno if a i5-4590 will bottleneck two 970's in sli do they come with coolers ? (the cpu)

yes and you will b fine you mighet wan tto get  cheep air cooler but either way you will be fine

[TheKDub]

nah, dunno if a i5-4590 will bottleneck two 970's in sli do they come with coolers ? (the cpu)

 

I'd go with an i5 4690 as its slightly more powerful than the 4590.

 

Shouldn't have any problems with a bottleneck, and yes it does come with a cooler.

[IKG_Pureeto]

I'd go with an i5 4690 as its slightly more powerful than the 4590.

 

Shouldn't have any problems with a bottleneck, and yes it does come with a cooler.

thanks, wont need it for gaming. 4 threads is already kinda overkill for gaming. not overclocking and 4590 is good enuf for me, not using it as a workstation

[ManWithBeard1990]

It is vital, but most CPUs come with one in the box. The main reason you'd want to buy a better one separately is either if you're going to overclock: setting the CPU to go faster than it was designed to go. That increases heat output. Another reason to buy a separate one is if you think the stock one is too loud: It's cheap to make but it comes with a relatively small fan that has to spin quickly to keep everything cool. A bigger one can get the job done with a lot less drama. I'd like to noth though, having tried both, that Intel's stock heatsinks are somewhat less terrible than the AMD ones.

[TheKDub]

thanks, wont need it for gaming. 4 threads is already kinda overkill for gaming. not overclocking and 4590 is good enuf for me, not using it as a workstation

 

Its not overkill, most newer games use all 4 cores, and you not overclocking should mean you would want the most performance you can get for your money at stock speeds...

 

(the 4690 is an i5, not an i7)