CPU Cooler Questions

[ppppppp]

O.k I'm going to build my first PC soon and i wan't some advice on CPU cooling.

Build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4YxqYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4YxqYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£172.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H170A Gaming Pro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£95.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.05 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For £56.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £62.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  (£22.00) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£21.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (Purchased For £118.00) 
Total: £856.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 21:51 BST+0100

 

 

As you can see I'm using the i5 6500(Non K) because of this I thought that an aftermarket cooler is not absolutely necessary. So i decided to stick with the stock cooler for now. 

1. Is the stock cooler terrible in terms, of noise and heat?

After that I was thinking of getting either an air cooler or a water cooler like the Kraken. Before you shout overkill!

2. Is it overkill?

 I would get a cpu cooler but coolers like the 212 don't look good in a windowed case, all you see is the metal bit.

3. Do you know of any air coolers that would look nice in the s340 windowed case?

After I'm done with the stock cooler.

 4.What do you think I should do get a air cooler, if not what water cooler would be nice? I was thinking the kraken (little pricey though)

any suggestions welcome!!

[ivan134]

stock cooler is fine

[Senzelian]

1. No, it's fine. Especially with lower clocked chips like the 6500 the fan won't even spin that fast and in idle it is nearly silent.

2. Because you can't overclock the 6500 you should simply get the cheapest good looking air cooler. I haven't seen a bad performing air cooler in years. Aything above the stock cooler is pretty much overkill.

3. be Quiet has some good looking air coolers, especially the Dark Rock Pro 3 looks amazing. But it might be a little too large and again it would be a totaly overkill.

4. I would choose an air cooler. It's usually quieter, cheaper and still performs really well.

[Supercian411]

5 minutes ago, ppppppp said:

O.k I'm going to build my first PC soon and i wan't some advice on CPU cooling.

Build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4YxqYJ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/4YxqYJ/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£172.98 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: MSI H170A Gaming Pro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  (£95.99 @ Ebuyer) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  (£39.05 @ More Computers) 
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£68.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£39.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card  (£159.98 @ Novatech) 
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  (Purchased For £56.00) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £62.00) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM (64-bit)  (£22.00) 
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm  Fans  (£21.49 @ Amazon UK) 
Monitor: Acer G246HLAbd 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  (Purchased For £118.00) 
Total: £856.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 21:51 BST+0100

 

 

As you can see I'm using the i5 6500(Non K) because of this I thought that an aftermarket cooler is not absolutely necessary. So i decided to stick with the stock cooler for now. 

1. Is the stock cooler terrible in terms, of noise and heat?

After that I was thinking of getting either an air cooler or a water cooler like the Kraken. Before you shout overkill!

2. Is it overkill?

 I would get a cpu cooler but coolers like the 212 don't look good in a windowed case, all you see is the metal bit.

3. Do you know of any air coolers that would look nice in the s340 windowed case?

After I'm done with the stock cooler.

 4.What do you think I should do get a air cooler, if not what water cooler would be nice? I was thinking the kraken (little pricey though)

any suggestions welcome!!

i thing you will need LN2 for cooling

[ppppppp]

1 minute ago, Supercian411 said:

i thing you will need LN2 for cooling

of course!! XDXD