What Cooler to get?

[c_marriott]

What Air cooler does everyone recommend? Not the hyper 212 as I've had it before and want something new.

Something that looks nice and works efficiently, below £40 if possible.

Going to be with these parts: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2N3sqs

Also, will I be able to OC that CPU on the MOBO? 

[TheRandomness]

Could you go 3 over? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk014 And most likely yes for overclocking.

[c_marriott]

3 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

Could you go 3 over? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk014 And most likely yes for overclocking.

Not a huge fan of the looks of the Bequiet coolers personally, maybe though. Will I need to do a bios update or something?

[TheRandomness]

Just now, c_marriott said:

Not a huge fan of the looks of the Bequiet coolers personally, maybe though. Will I need to do a bios update or something?

BIOS update: Probably not.

Cooler: Well, you can pick and choose from here: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu-cooler/#X=100,4000&c=30&w=0&F=0

[c_marriott]

2 minutes ago, TheRandomness said:

BIOS update: Probably not.

Cooler: Well, you can pick and choose from here: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu-cooler/#X=100,4000&c=30&w=0&F=0

Looked on there but don't really know what to look for. I know the bequiet ones are known to be pretty good so I'll keep that in mind!

[c_marriott]

Kind of like the ones they used in the editors computers, any thing similar but for a cheaper price? 

[Allshevski]

Don't want 212? Maybe
Cryorig H7? 

[c_marriott]

11 minutes ago, Allshevski said:

Don't want 212? Maybe
Cryorig H7? 

Not sure if I liked that, prefer the bequiet! one so far

[Dimwitted]

41 minutes ago, c_marriott said:

Not a huge fan of the looks of the Bequiet coolers personally, maybe though. Will I need to do a bios update or something?

Ok, why not? Since there really isn't a lot of difference in looks between most coolers, the Dark Rock series being the exception, what are you looking for?

[c_marriott]

Just now, Dimwitted said:

Ok, why not? Since there really isn't a lot of difference in looks between most coolers, the Dark Rock series being the exception, what are you looking for?

Like I said before I quite liked the looked of the ones that the editors have in their systems with the upwards facing fans.

The GeminII is a bit too much though

[Dimwitted]

Ok. You're looking at Be Quiet... again, Noctua, Thermaltake. Most of these coolers are less efficient than the upright versions because of surface area and airflow directions. They're mainly made for tight ITX or mATX builds where space is at a premium. If colour isn't a problem I would look at the Noctuas.

[Dimwitted]

Another thing, a little outside of the box thinking... how about an upgrade to a newer chip and get the new AMD cooler? Supposedly it's quite the upgrade and you'll get a faster chip too. Of course, that's assuming that you can use your m/bd and not have to go to the new AM4 socket.

[c_marriott]

2 minutes ago, Dimwitted said:

Another thing, a little outside of the box thinking... how about an upgrade to a newer chip and get the new AMD cooler? Supposedly it's quite the upgrade and you'll get a faster chip too. Of course, that's assuming that you can use your m/bd and not have to go to the new AM4 socket.

I linked a part list in the post to a Skylake build I plan on getting 

 

10 minutes ago, Dimwitted said:

Ok. You're looking at Be Quiet... again, Noctua, Thermaltake. Most of these coolers are less efficient than the upright versions because of surface area and airflow directions. They're mainly made for tight ITX or mATX builds where space is at a premium. If colour isn't a problem I would look at the Noctuas.

Oh right, I would prefer a darker colour that fits with a blue/black colour scheme

[DocSwag]

You might need a bios update, but other than that it should be fine.

Also, why a DDR3 motherboard? DDR3 operates at higher voltages than DDR4 so over time you could fry the memory controller on your CPU...

If you are using DDR3L then you should be fine.

EDIT: You are using DDR3... really keep that in mind. You don't want to fry your CPU. If I were you I would just pay the extra bit of money to make sure you don't fry the memory controller.

[c_marriott]

4 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

You might need a bios update, but other than that it should be fine.

Also, why a DDR3 motherboard? DDR3 operates at higher voltages than DDR4 so over time you could fry the memory controller on your CPU...

If you are using DDR3L then you should be fine.

EDIT: You are using DDR3... really keep that in mind. You don't want to fry your CPU. If I were you I would just pay the extra bit of money to make sure you don't fry the memory controller.

I thought that using a DDR3 board it would be fine? Will it still affect it?

[c_marriott]

If that's the case then, should I get a unlocked i5 from the previous gen (can't remember the name for some reason) and stick with that

[DocSwag]

2 minutes ago, c_marriott said:

I thought that using a DDR3 board it would be fine? Will it still affect it?

Using a DDR3 board only means that DDR3 memory will fit in the motherboard. Intel even issued a warning saying people shouldn't use DDR3 memory for skylake. DDR3L and DDR4 are the only ones they are recommending. Because the memory controller is on the CPU using a DDR3 motherboard doesn't do anything.

The Skylake safe memory operating voltage is 1.35 Volts. DDR4 operates at 1.2 volts and high frequency DDR4 as well as DDR3L operate at 1.35 volts. DDR3 on the other hand is at 1.5 volts.

[c_marriott]

Just now, DocSwag said:

Using a DDR3 board only means that DDR3 memory will fit in the motherboard. Intel even issued a warning saying people shouldn't use DDR3 memory for skylake. DDR3L and DDR4 are the only ones they are recommending. Because the memory controller is on the CPU using a DDR3 motherboard doesn't do anything.

The Skylake safe memory operating voltage is 1.35 Volts. DDR4 operates at 1.2 volts and high frequency DDR4 as well as DDR3L operate at 1.35 volts. DDR3 on the other hand is at 1.5 volts.

Sorry, should have waited to ask this but i'll put it here again

If that's the case then, should I get a unlocked i5 from the previous gen (can't remember the name for some reason) and stick with that

[DocSwag]

Just now, c_marriott said:

Sorry, should have waited to ask this but i'll put it here again

If that's the case then, should I get a unlocked i5 from the previous gen (can't remember the name for some reason) and stick with that

The name is the i5 4690k :)

That might be a good idea. I am assuming you already own that DDR3 ram, with that being the reason you want to keep using it. 

You might want to post a topic under CPUs asking other people for their opinion on the matter. After all if you go with Skylake you will either being risking frying your memory controller or end up spending some more money on DDR4/DDR3L ram.

[c_marriott]

1 minute ago, DocSwag said:

The name is the i5 4690k :)

That might be a good idea. I am assuming you already own that DDR3 ram, with that being the reason you want to keep using it. 

You might want to post a topic under CPUs asking other people for their opinion on the matter. After all if you go with Skylake you will either being risking frying your memory controller or end up spending some more money on DDR4/DDR3L ram.

Yeah, I have Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB so I'd rather not have to get more. I'll post a thread now!