Best cooler for i7 8700k?

[Infow27]

Should I go for air cooling or liquid cooling for my i7 8700k? 

[NelizMastr]

Delid first, after that, it's pretty much personal preference. Without a delid, overclocking will result in an oven either way.

[Armakar]

2 minutes ago, Infow27 said:

Should I go for air cooling or liquid cooling for my i7 8700k? 

You have provided... no information.

What's your case? What's the rest of your build? Do you mind noise? Is it overclocked, if so how much? Where do you live? What's your budget?

Asking this question is like asking "What car should I buy?". Well, we don't know, that's totally subjective and situational.

[GlassBomb]

I have personally always been partial to Noctua.

 

Good performance, and nice and quiet.

[Unimaginative Name]

1 minute ago, Infow27 said:

Should I go for air cooling or liquid cooling for my i7 8700k? 

If you're going liquid cooling, get at least a 240 or 280mm radiator. 120mm rads usually do not provide enough cooling to beat out even a mid-tier air-cooler. For air coolers, you could opt for something like a Dark Rock Pro 3 or a Noctua NH-D15. 

[Infow27]

Just now, Armakar said:

You have provided... no information.

What's your case? What's the rest of your build? Do you mind noise? Is it overclocked, if so how much? Where do you live? What's your budget?

Asking this question is like asking "What car should I buy?". Well, we don't know, that's totally subjective and situational.

Woah woah woah calm down! 

NZXT S340 elite 

i7 8700k 

Msi Z370 gaming pro Carbon

16 gigs of Gskill 

GTX 1080 

I live in India 

Budget : $150

 

[Infow27]

4 minutes ago, Unimaginative Name said:

If you're going liquid cooling, get at least a 240 or 280mm radiator. 120mm rads usually do not provide enough cooling to beat out even a mid-tier air-cooler. For air coolers, you could opt for something like a Dark Rock Pro 3 or a Noctua NH-D15. 

What about Corsair H115i? 

[Bananasplit_00]

id opt for a large air tower, but if you want an AIO, get one larger than 240mm because only then do they show any actiuall improvement over air towers

[Infow27]

14 minutes ago, GlassBomb said:

I have personally always been partial to Noctua.

 

Good performance, and nice and quiet.

But the Noctua fans look ugly according to me and moreover I don't think they're available on my country. 

[Unimaginative Name]

2 minutes ago, Infow27 said:

What about Corsair H115i? 

Then, at least in your case, the NH-D15 AND Dark Rock Pro 3 is too tall; also too tall would probably be a lot of the high-end air coolers that you could find. Your case supports up to a 280mm rad in front and I think an AIO would look better proportionally in your case. H115i or NZXT Kraken X62 would work.

[Infow27]

13 minutes ago, Unimaginative Name said:

Then, at least in your case, the NH-D15 AND Dark Rock Pro 3 is too tall; also too tall would probably be a lot of the high-end air coolers that you could find. Your case supports up to a 280mm rad in front and I think an AIO would look better proportionally in your case. H115i or NZXT Kraken X62 would work.

Should I delid the CPU first? 

[Unimaginative Name]

Just now, Infow27 said:

Should I delid the CPU first? 

That's personal preference. I don't have the money to buy a new processor if I kill one on accident. It WILL improver thermal performance and in turn overclocking performance. There are new tools that make delidding easier and 'safer' to do, but it doesn't change the fact that it is inherently risky and 100% voids your warranty. 

[Nazim Pasa]

If you didn't delid any CPU before or have less experience in PC i don't recommend it. You may make your CPU trash.