Should I consider a different CPU cooler or does the one that comes with the processor good enough?
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I recommend buying the i5-4590. It's the same CPU for the same price and it has improved thermal paste and heatsink so you won't need to worry much about buying an aftermarket cooler. It's also 100 MHz faster.
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I've not had good experience with CPU fans that come with the CPU. I bought this: Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - CPU Cooler with 3 Direct Contact Heatpipes
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The standard cooler is good enough. You can't over clock this CPU anyways so an aftermarket cooler would just be a waste.
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Yes. You won't need a aftermarket cooler because you can't overclock this cpu. Unless your case has very few fans. Then your going to want an aftermarket cooler.
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Yes, this is a good upgrade for your selection. But please check your bios version support or not & cooling system.
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Check with Asus for recommended upgrades is always the best move to save you the trouble of buying the wrong CPU. Here is a link to the G2 socket family of CPUs
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If you really want to do this, you must also look at upgrading your cooling solution as well as a stock cpu cooler may not cut it, so get one of those after market air coolers or the you can go the liquid cooling route, also look at maybe buying another 2 gig stick of ram it will depend on the operating system that you are using if it is a 32-bit system don't bother but if it is a 64-bit OS then buy the 2 gig stick of memory.
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How do we tell if it is the correct processor and what do we do if we don't get it?
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The bundled fan and heatsink (and thermal paste) are pretty much the bare minimum necessary to get by for "average" computing. It works, but it does not keep the CPU very cool under demanding CPU loads. In fact, I think the CPU runs hotter than necessary even when idling using Intel's bundled fan and heatsink. Good third party fans and heatsinks aren't that expensive and do a significantly better job of keeping the CPU cool. If you're using the computer for "average" uses for a few hours a day and turn it off (or put it to sleep) when finished, you can get away with the stock cooler. If you use the computer for extended periods, for heavy CPU loads (not just games), or you want to overclock the CPU the stock cooler and thermal paste aren't good enough. If you're spending $300 or more on a CPU, spending $30 to $40 on a good cooler is money well spent to ensure the long life of your investment. Don't forget to pick up some really good thermal paste (Arctic Silver) as well. This is the stuff that actively transfers the heat from the CPU to the heatsink, so you'll need the good stuff to ensure maximum heat transfer and heat dissipation and it doesn't cost that much.
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Depends on what your processor, bottleneck is sometime an issue,, power supply is ok,
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I recommend getting the Alpine 64 Plus, Alpine 64 Pro, or something better. As long as your case size can fit it. The ARCTIC Alpine 64 GT Rev. 2 CPU Cooler here is tiny in size. It's designed for absolute minimal cooling with small sized PCs that will never be overclocked. It's usually better overall to get the bigger heatsink designs.
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If you're going to go with a dedicated card, go with another cpu. The cpu portion of this is very weak. Just get a more powerful cpu and a powerful dedicated card instead.
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The one that comes in the box should probably be adequate, however, I bought a water cooling system for my system. I bought the top-of-the-line Corsair H100i. Keeps my system nice and cool, and I can run heavy duty games with little impact. Highly recommended. Corsair Hydro Series Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H100i
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Yes, you will have no problem using this cpu with this board. Just be sure you have a good cooling solution.
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No, I bought one same time I got this because it had in the description, "What's in the Box" Just CPU and manual. Stock one is terrible anyway. I think if you really want the stock one you can get it under 5 bucks.. But you really don't want it, Better to spend an extra 10-15 bucks for a better one. "Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO" is what I used on it, and fits my upgrade to a 6 core. This CPU is still being used in my bands studio recording PC.
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Thanks for the advice but do you think the dual core would be better? It's cheaper as well.
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This case will provide plenty of airflow to help cool your processor. Just make sure you have a good cooler to pair it with if you plan to overclock it.
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By the way look at the user manual that is available online so you can verify if is compatible with the processor you want
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A brand new FX processor may or may not be sold with a cpu cooler. AMD released different versions. One comes without a cooler like mine did, another with a typical air cooler and the most expensive version comes with a liquid cooler. If you see a decently priced "new" unopened cpu version, go for it.