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Is Noctua NH U12S good enough for i7-8700K when you overclock it?

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Hi, I am probably going to buy into coffe lake platform with i7-8700K on  ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS. However I already have the NH U12S with 2 NF F12 fans in push pull config. They are handling the i7-4771 just fine but coffe lake I hear is a bit hotter. So would this cooler still be good enough for this cpu or should I think about replacing it?

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PC:CASE: FD Define r6 | CPU:Intel Core i7-8700k | MB: MSI z370 PC Pro | RAM: 32GB Corsair vengance LPX 3000 | GPU: Asus rx 6900xt Tuf | STORAGE: nand 500GB Samsung 970Evo plus ; Game Storage: 2TB Samsung 860QVO Storage: 2 x WD Green 4TB | PSU: Corsair RM850x | CPUCooler: Noctua NH-D15   DISPLAY: LG 27GL850

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You could use it the temps would be in high 80 to 90s i would recommend to get a cheap all in one water cooler

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1 minute ago, misterman said:

You could use it the temps would be in high 80 to 90s i would recommend to get a cheap all in one water cooler

I really would rather have an air cooler. Can you recommend any alternative air cooler that s good enough? Preferably in black because I kind of dislike the current cooler because of those shit color fans, even though the cooler works like a charm

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PC:CASE: FD Define r6 | CPU:Intel Core i7-8700k | MB: MSI z370 PC Pro | RAM: 32GB Corsair vengance LPX 3000 | GPU: Asus rx 6900xt Tuf | STORAGE: nand 500GB Samsung 970Evo plus ; Game Storage: 2TB Samsung 860QVO Storage: 2 x WD Green 4TB | PSU: Corsair RM850x | CPUCooler: Noctua NH-D15   DISPLAY: LG 27GL850

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2 minutes ago, misterman said:

You could use it the temps would be in high 80 to 90s i would recommend to get a cheap all in one water cooler

I dont know where youre going to find a watercooler that's less that $60 USD that cools better then this guy.

4 minutes ago, TristanK said:

Hi, I am probably going to buy into coffe lake platform with i7-8700K on  ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS. However I already have the NH U12S with 2 NF F12 fans in push pull config. They are handling the i7-4771 just fine but coffe lake I hear is a bit hotter. So would this cooler still be good enough for this cpu or should I think about replacing it?

It will be okay if you dont OC really hard. If you do, you'll have to turn the fans up pretty high

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3 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I dont know where youre going to find a watercooler that's less that $60 USD that cools better then this guy.

It will be okay if you dont OC really hard. If you do, you'll have to turn the fans up pretty high

What do you think about the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3. Would that be much better? or would be quiet! Dark Rock 3 be enough?

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PC:CASE: FD Define r6 | CPU:Intel Core i7-8700k | MB: MSI z370 PC Pro | RAM: 32GB Corsair vengance LPX 3000 | GPU: Asus rx 6900xt Tuf | STORAGE: nand 500GB Samsung 970Evo plus ; Game Storage: 2TB Samsung 860QVO Storage: 2 x WD Green 4TB | PSU: Corsair RM850x | CPUCooler: Noctua NH-D15   DISPLAY: LG 27GL850

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3 minutes ago, TristanK said:

What do you think about the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3. Would that be much better? or would be quiet! Dark Rock 3 be enough?

I prefer the Pro 3. At this point though the problem will be the thermal non-conductor underneath the lid.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

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6 minutes ago, TristanK said:

What do you think about the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3. Would that be much better? or would be quiet! Dark Rock 3 be enough?

This cooler would definitely be better, as it's more like the NH-D15 but in black. You'd be able to OC much harder with that cooler, and it's comparable to a 240/280mm AIO

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Just now, TVwazhere said:

This cooler would definitely be better, as it's more like the NH-D15 but in black. You'd be able to OC much harder with that cooler, and it's comparable to a 240/280mm AIO

Jeah. I really dont want any watercooling. I like the looks of big beefy coolers a lot more than water coolers and they are actually quieter than waterpumps and easier to manage when service is due. :)

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PC:CASE: FD Define r6 | CPU:Intel Core i7-8700k | MB: MSI z370 PC Pro | RAM: 32GB Corsair vengance LPX 3000 | GPU: Asus rx 6900xt Tuf | STORAGE: nand 500GB Samsung 970Evo plus ; Game Storage: 2TB Samsung 860QVO Storage: 2 x WD Green 4TB | PSU: Corsair RM850x | CPUCooler: Noctua NH-D15   DISPLAY: LG 27GL850

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Just now, TristanK said:

Jeah. I really dont want any watercooling. I like the looks of big beefy coolers a lot more than water coolers and they are actually quieter than waterpumps and easier to manage when service is due. :)

Just to throw one more in, Cryorig R1 Ultimate

 

Any one of these three beefy coolers will do you well, will be fairly silent and look good!

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28 minutes ago, TristanK said:

Hi, I am probably going to buy into coffe lake platform with i7-8700K on  ASUS TUF Z370-PLUS. However I already have the NH U12S with 2 NF F12 fans in push pull config. They are handling the i7-4771 just fine but coffe lake I hear is a bit hotter. So would this cooler still be good enough for this cpu or should I think about replacing it?

it'll be fine, honestly. just don't overclock it too hard.

 

or better yet, delid it and get a watercooler. from the benchmarks ive seen, the temperatures reduce by 10-20c.

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