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What is the best cooler under 40 for motherboard that has a socket for an core i5

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I only have 40 dollars for a new cooler that is better than the included fan cooler and will help keep my system at medium noise level and help prevent my system from heating up to fast for hours of gaming.

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Which i5? Intel has had a fairly standardised mounting system for its sockets for a while, but there are some differences. 

 

Just knowing it's an i5 doesn't tell us what socket it is. 

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The cpu socket is the core i5 6200 and a cooler that seems easy to assemble on a b250 hd3 motherboard. I hope that is enough information

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A Hyper 212 EVO would probably do the job just fine! 

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there is no desktop i5 6200, but b250 motherboards use LGA 115x compatible coolers which includes all but AMD box cooler.

 

Basically anything you can buy out there that doesnt look like the box cooler is better than it. Where will you buy from? the Hyper 212 is widely available, but there could be cheaper choices.

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3 minutes ago, mike.s said:

The cpu socket is the core i5 6200 and a cooler that seems easy to assemble on a b250 hd3 motherboard. I hope that is enough information

There is no such thing as an i5 6200. Must be a 6500. Get a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo.

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1 minute ago, mike.s said:

The cpu socket is the core i5 6200 and a cooler that seems easy to assemble on a b250 hd3 motherboard. I hope that is enough information

The i5 6200(U) is a laptop CPU, so it can't be that.

 

Anyway, that board uses the LGA1151 socket, which shares the same mounting system as all of Intel's other LGA115x sockets, so pretty much all coolers will fit it. 

 

The CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO is generally considered one of the best options for the price, so it's worth taking a look at that. 

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2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

there is no desktop i5 6200, but b250 motherboards use LGA 115x compatible coolers. 

 

Basically anything you can buy out there that doesnt look like the box cooler is better than it. Where will you buy from? the Hyper 212 is widely available, but there could be cheaper choices.

Oh sorry i will recheck the cpu when i get home and amazon 

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2 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

The i5 6200(U) is a laptop CPU, so it can't be that.

 

Anyway, that board uses the LGA1151 socket, which shares the same mounting system as all of Intel's other LGA115x sockets, so pretty much all coolers will fit it. 

 

The CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO is generally considered one of the best options for the price, so it's worth taking a look at that. 

Yah i had my eye on that cooler but i am a noob to mounting the back plate and would the assembling of the cooler be difficult?

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4 minutes ago, mike.s said:

mounting the back plate

other than the crappy stock cooler which uses the push-pin design, all other aftermarket coolers need a backplate. Whether you need to disassemble the entire thing depends on the case layout. Some have a large cut out at the back of the case so you can access to the backplate easily, but it's still easier to do it with the motherboard taken out.

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5 minutes ago, mike.s said:

Yah i had my eye on that cooler but i am a noob to mounting the back plate and would the assembling of the cooler be difficult?

Not at all, it's very simple. 

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Not at all, it's very simple. 

 

 

 

Do i really need anti static wristband

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Why would you waste cash to cool that thing? A crushed soda can will provide enough cooling for a locked i5.

 

 

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Do i really need anti static wristband

Not really. It's nice to have for peace of mind, but isn't required. Just make sure you touch something touch something metal (and grounded) every now and then to discharge any static electricity. 

 

There's a lot of paranoia about ESD when working on PCs, but it's generally not as big an issue as people make it out to be. Just don't work on carpet or in clothes that are prone to building up static electricity.

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2 minutes ago, mike.s said:

Do i really need anti static wristband

No, but make sure to ground yourself repeatedly by touching the screws on the PSU for example (or other metal grounded objects). 

 

A wristband is to be 100% safe. 

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4 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Not really. It's nice to have for peace of mind, but isn't required. Just make sure you touch something touch something metal (and grounded) every now and then to discharge any static electricity. 

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Would touching a metal chair be safe enough?

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2 minutes ago, mike.s said:

Would touching a metal chair be safe enough?

Probably the best way is to have the PSU plugged into the socket, but turned off. Then touch the metal on the back of the PSU. The key thing is that the metal needs to be grounded and that's a sure way to do it. 

 

Things like metal piping often works as well. 

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