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hey guys, im planning to build my first gaming computer and i'm slightly confused on the CPU cooler. I'd like to get a corsair h100i or a Cooler master Hyper 212 Evo but i dont know if they are compatible with my mobo/case and if i get one of them will i need thermal paste. 

 

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Both come with thermal paste, and I think both are compatible with your case.

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hey guys, im planning to build my first gaming computer and i'm slightly confused on the CPU cooler. I'd like to get a corsair h100i or a Cooler master Hyper 212 Evo but i dont know if they are compatible with my mobo/case and if i get one of them will i need thermal paste. 

 

thanks and here are the rest of the specs.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/j9cwZL

You will not need thermal paste for either of them as long as when you take it out of the box you dont accidentaly touch or let anything touch the preapplied thermal paste. 

CPU cooler dont matter much if you dont overclock, and the H100i (little old now, you might want the H100i GTX instead) is better than the 212 (given it different in price, it better be). Both with fit your case just fine. So depend on what you do, choose what you need.

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