Hi! Should I use Artic Silver thermal compound on this processor or any other will work properly? I got a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
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I would recommend this always. Thin layer or thermal is always good. The brand is also good, but general will work also.
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You can use a cheaper brand from a computer store but you should ask the computer guys when you go there.
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Hi Rich, If you want the best performance from your processor then you want it to stay 'Cool'. It is the heart and mind of the whole system. Even if you aren't a cutting edge enthusiast who overclocks a processor to it's maximum and must use a custom water cooling system and a high performance thermal compound also.It's a very good idea to use a High Grade, highly reviewed, high performance thermal compound. This can add a lot of lifetime to your computer. There are several good choices out there including our old workhorse Arctic Silver.
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i wouldnt suggest OC on stock heatsink. the EVO 212 looks similar to what i got (Arctic Freeze 7 pro), i have my system OC at 4Ghz and in a full tower case i get no more that 55 C during the summer (in oklahoma we have high humidity for the summer), and now with winter set in it stays sub 45 C
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I am using it for gaming with an I7 4790 running at stock speeds. I am just using air cooling with a cooler master 212. Even when running pretty demanding video games and second monitor it is still only hitting mid to high 30's. I think you could probably even play 3d games fine with stock heat sink if you don't mind the noise.
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Yes it comes with thermal paste no it isn't pre-applied. Anyhow arctic silver does a much better job than the stock cooler master paste. Not surprising since it's thrown in for free.
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nooooo way, the standard cooling barley covers the cpu without overclocking. And remeber, when you start changing your processor's settings you invalidating the warritny. The fans they provide really arent engineered to maintain that sort of heat. However, you can purchase a nice cheap cooler master aftermarket fan like i did. It cost me 15 bucks and is actually better than watercooling which can be coslty to obtain and costly to clean up if you screw it up
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Yes, make sure to update to the newest bios before installing CPU and apply a very good quality of thermal compound to CPU. Thanks, Discount18
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Yes, it will work just fine. I have this exact setup in mine. The only thing you want to make sure of is that you have a strong enough power supply and a good heatsink which I would reccomend the 212 evo with dual fans
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That's up to you; it does come with thermal compound already on the cooler. I don't know how good it is, since I didn't use it; I really like Noctua's NT-H1 compound, so I just used that (I have a ton of it on hand, though).
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You NEED a heatsink on a any cpu. The type you want to use is up to you and cooling requirements you have. You can use liquid coolers such as the corsair h80i or get a active air cooler such as the noctua heatsink.
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It runs really cool and the heat sink he it pre-applied, but I always recommend a high-grade thermal compound like arctic silver.
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Cooler Master hyper 101a is insufficient for that chip. You will not be able to find any cooler that does not use a custom backplate that will be any significant upgrade from the stock cooler. I would absolutely recommend the hyper 212 evo for your processor.
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Get a different cooler those temps are too high! Cooler master 212, you will drop into the low 50's
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Some compounds dissipate heat faster than others. This is one that does. d recommend a larger coolinf fan firstthen evaluate if your over clocking your processor. They will only go so far than youll get errors. When you do back off on the clock speed
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if it's the 1150 compatible than it shouldyou might run into memory clearance issuesI used the hyper 212 evo and it was close as far as the heat spreaders not touching , got about 1/8" to 1/4" clearance with the 212with the 212 and a 4770k had it OC'd to 4.4ghz and it only got to 60*c running Prime95 for 12 hours
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Yes. Best thermal compound for all CPU and heatsinks. Heat transfer is super great.
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The heat sink and fan that comes with the processor will keep the it cool. However, it is noisy. I put an FX-8350 in a Silver Stone HTPC LC10-E case. I used a Cooler Master GeminII S524 cooler and heat sink. Very quiet.
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Stock cooler is fine. It's noisy, though. It may also depend on your case set up - you might have less air flow in your case and/or maybe running Crossfire or SLI with 2 hot GPUs. I have since bought a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO, which is awesome. I have a Coolermaster HAF Tower, so I have good air flow in my case naturally. In any case, I doubt you'll have over-heating issues with the stock fan and heatsink without overclocking it.