Cooling my I5-8600K

[NotFestiveOwl]

Hello.

I had a thot(i know) to put in my ASUS Z370-F mobo a Noctua d15, the thing is I’m scared it won’t fit or will block my ram sticks, also what are the temperatures I’ll be getting with my I5-8600K at 3.8 GHz?

Danke

[minibois]

It will fit on the motherboard, if it will fit over your RAM depends on what RAM you're getting. But you can move up the fan a little bit if it is in the way. I would  advise you just look up the RAM kit you have plus that cooler and see if anyone has made a PC with that before.

But on temps, we have no idea what you will get, as it will entirely depend on how you do in the silicon lottery (not all CPU's are made equally, some overclock better and may run cooler or vice versa) and we also do not know your ambient temperatures (basically how hot or cold it is where you are living).

[NotFestiveOwl]

3 hours ago, Minibois said:

It will fit on the motherboard, if it will fit over your RAM depends on what RAM you're getting. But you can move up the fan a little bit if it is in the way. I would  advise you just look up the RAM kit you have plus that cooler and see if anyone has made a PC with that before.

But on temps, we have no idea what you will get, as it will entirely depend on how you do in the silicon lottery (not all CPU's are made equally, some overclock better and may run cooler or vice versa) and we also do not know your ambient temperatures (basically how hot or cold it is where you are living).

I have CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX BLACK CL15 2400MHz and I have 4 of those, i only saw a build with LP are they the same build?

[minibois]

Just now, ericmeyer said:

I have CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX BLACK CL15 2400MHz and I have 4 of those, i only saw a build with LP are they the same build?

LP is the DDR3 predecessor of the LPX series, which is DDR4. They are basically the same size and basically the smallest RAM there is.

On PCPartPicker, I found someone's build with a D15 and LPX memory: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/ccyXsY

On the second last picture, you can see the cooler overhangs the memory and is not interfering at all with it.

This person even mentions this:

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I had concerns the Noctua fan would not fit well or cool well enough or allow clearance for ram, but everything fits perfectly, with a little breathing room on all sides!

That memory will work fine with the cooler.

[NotFestiveOwl]

1 hour ago, Minibois said:

LP is the DDR3 predecessor of the LPX series, which is DDR4. They are basically the same size and basically the smallest RAM there is.

On PCPartPicker, I found someone's build with a D15 and LPX memory: https://pcpartpicker.com/b/ccyXsY

On the second last picture, you can see the cooler overhangs the memory and is not interfering at all with it.

This person even mentions this:

That memory will work fine with the cooler.

Thank you, sir.

[LogicalDrm]

6 hours ago, Minibois said:

LP is the DDR3 predecessor of the LPX series, which is DDR4. They are basically the same size and basically the smallest RAM there is.

I've made same mistake on assumption. LP was lower than normal, but LPX is just normal height. There are lower ones, but they aren't really needed with standard air coolers.

[WoodenMarker]

3.8ghz is low. The 8600k already turbos up to 4.3ghz at stock and you can easily push for 4.5ghz+ while keeping temps below 80c at load. 

[NotFestiveOwl]

On 4/28/2018 at 2:16 AM, WoodenMarker said:

3.8ghz is low. The 8600k already turbos up to 4.3ghz at stock and you can easily push for 4.5ghz+ while keeping temps below 80c at load. 

I know, but I’m not like a “psycho” like you guys, I may only need the CPU at like max 4GHz

[WoodenMarker]

3 hours ago, ericmeyer said:

I know, but I’m not like a “psycho” like you guys, I may only need the CPU at like max 4GHz

In that case, the NH-D15 is overkill especially for a 8600k. You're effectively aiming for stock speeds. 

[NotFestiveOwl]

1 hour ago, WoodenMarker said:

In that case, the NH-D15 is overkill especially for a 8600k. You're effectively aiming for stock speeds. 

Well damn, then what cooler should I but lol

[WoodenMarker]

16 minutes ago, ericmeyer said:

Well damn, then what cooler should I but lol

If you just want something quiet for stock speeds, PR Slim: http://oreol.lv/lv/shop/be-quiet-pure-rock-slim-cpu-cooler-1150-1151-1155-1156-am2-am3-fm1-2-detail.html

If you want some more headroom for oc'ing, Kotetsu: http://datori.dataleks.lv/lv/item/cpu-coolers-dzesetaji:58954

 

FYI, Asus Multicore Enhancement will be enabled by default on your motherboard which is effectively an auto-oc that calls for more voltage than necessary and can cause high temps. I'd suggest turning this off and setting your core voltage / oc manually if you want to oc.

[NotFestiveOwl]

15 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

If you just want something quiet for stock speeds, PR Slim: http://oreol.lv/lv/shop/be-quiet-pure-rock-slim-cpu-cooler-1150-1151-1155-1156-am2-am3-fm1-2-detail.html

If you want some more headroom for oc'ing, Kotetsu: http://datori.dataleks.lv/lv/item/cpu-coolers-dzesetaji:58954

 

FYI, Asus Multicore Enhancement will be enabled by default on your motherboard which is effectively an auto-oc that calls for more voltage than necessary and can cause high temps. I'd suggest turning this off and setting your core voltage / oc manually if you want to oc.

Ok, first of all props to you for sending me a latvian site, how you know im from there damn, and thanks for the the tip

[WoodenMarker]

10 hours ago, ericmeyer said:

how you know im from there damn

You listed your location which shows up under your profile pic--at least on desktop. It's very helpful

[NotFestiveOwl]

21 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

You listed your location which shows up under your profile pic--at least on desktop. It's very helpful

oh awesome haha 

[NotFestiveOwl]

Hello!

Now I am going to overclock my CPU for I5-8600K, and what cooler should I buy for 75-80C temps, also is 65 degrees too much to ask? 

I will be clocking mine at 4GHz (I know, I can go higher, but I don’t need to.)

Also what woltage should I put it in?

My room temps are around 24degrees celcius, no idea what about humidity..

[Sreno1]

For air coolers: Noctua D15, Dark Rock Pro 3, or Cryorig R1 Universal

 

For AIO's (depends on case config/budget): Corsair H100i v2, Corsair H105, Kraken X62, Corsair Pro series, etc. There are a lot of good AIOs.

 

When you actually go to overclock, a youtube guide will go step by step.

[NotFestiveOwl]

5 hours ago, Sreno1 said:

For air coolers: Noctua D15, Dark Rock Pro 3, or Cryorig R1 Universal

 

For AIO's (depends on case config/budget): Corsair H100i v2, Corsair H105, Kraken X62, Corsair Pro series, etc. There are a lot of good AIOs.

 

When you actually go to overclock, a youtube guide will go step by step.

Now this shows how poor I am ;(

[Sreno1]

31 minutes ago, ericmeyer said:

Now this shows how poor I am ;(

How much were you planning on spending on a cooler? The air coolers I suggested will perform similarly to the AIO's. For example, I have my 6600k OCed to 4.6ghz with the smaller version of the Dark Rock Pro 3. 

 

Other good coolers that are less than $50 include the Scythe Fuma, Scythe Mugen, or Cryorig H5 Ultimate

[LogicalDrm]

1 hour ago, ericmeyer said:

Now this shows how poor I am ;(

You should have started with budget, case and RAM. Not with what performance you expect. Temps will depend on voltage used and voltage depends on how good chip you have. 4GHz is not really impressive clocks, you probably can get to that with stock volts (1.1V).

 

75-80C under stress would be budget cooler range. For low-70C or lower you are going to need at least 140mm tower or bigger.

[WoodenMarker]

Please don't make multiple threads for the same discussion --they have been merged.

[NotFestiveOwl]

11 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Please don't make multiple threads for the same discussion --they have been merged.

Sorry ;/