Intel stock cooler help

[Ethan Bauer]

hello i am building a new pc soon and was wondering if the hyperx 212 evo was worth the money as i know it is the best cpu cooler but would the intel stock cooler be able to get the job done and if i dont choose to purchase the 212 rn, would i be able to apply it later and take off the intel stock cooler, 

the cpu i am getting in my new computer is the intel core i5 8400 coffee lake and the graphics card is a ftw evga gtx 1060 3gb

 

any help is appreciated, thankyou in advance

 

[Crunchy Dragon]

The Intel stock cooler will get the job done, although I personally would recommend a Hyper 212 over the stock cooler. You will be able to remove the stock cooler in the future should you wish to replace it with an aftermarket model.

 

-Moved to Air Cooling-

[Electronics Wizardy]

the stock cooler will be fine for the 8400, its a cool chip and you can't oc it.

 

You can also always buy a better cooler later. Id look at a h7, the 212 is getting old and a worse than competors..

[LogicalDrm]

Stock will be fine. If you need something quiet, tell your location/shop. 212 isn't the king of budget coolers anymore. Its widely available and best known, but there are better solutions price/performance wise.