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If You're Not OC Do You Need A CPU Cooler?

og_catnip
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Hey I'm very new to PCs and this may be a dumb question but do you need a CPU cooler if you're not going to overclock?

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yes or else the cpu would overheat

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4 minutes ago, og_catnip said:

Hey I'm very new to PCs and this may be a dumb question but do you need a CPU cooler if you're not going to overclock?

most CPU comes with a cooler so I guess that you mean if you need a custom cooler? (which depends on what you wanna do and which CPU you have)

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you'll still need a cooler, though the stock cooler will do just fine.

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1 hour ago, ricksteendam1 said:

most CPU comes with a cooler so I guess that you mean if you need a custom cooler? (which depends on what you wanna do and which CPU you have)

I'm thinking about getting an i7 7700 and not overclocking 

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35 minutes ago, og_catnip said:

I'm thinking about getting an i7 7700 and not overclocking 

The 7700 comes with a stock cooler, and the 7700K does not. You sure can use the stock cooler, but I'm not sure if it will thermal throttle, so you might do well to spend ~30 dollars on a nice air cooler like the hyper 212 Evo.

 

Edit: You can't run the CPU without a cooler, or else it will overheat as soon as the computer is turned on, and it might be ded.

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