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I'm thinking about getting a heat sink for my CPU. 

I have been using the stock heat sink that came with my CPU

Do you guys have any recommendations on a heat sink that wont break my bank but will also give good performance?

 

Unless you plan to overclock your CPU or find you have high stock temperatures due to high ambient heat then there really is no need, a stock cooler will perform just fine.

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Or you could consider a Corsair AIO like the H50 / H55 / H60 / H75 which retail between $65 and $90. However if you have a non-overclockable CPU a heatsink isn't exactly needed, the intel one will suffice.

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To get lower temps the hyper 212 evo is a good choice

if you plan on overclocking the cpu than a noctua nh d15 might do better. 

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