2500K Cooling

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Hello again :)
I just finished building my pc.
I5 2500K
DDR3 1333mhz
Asus GTX 560Ti

Now i want to ask you people what could be good cooling solution for 2500K ( not water cooling )
and which thermal paste would be better to use?
Also how do you think how much can i overclock it to? 4.5? 5.0 ? or more?
I want to overclock it to 4.5 for now. But i'm afraid to do it with stock cooler and crappy thermal paste.

So please give me some suggestions.

Cheers.
 
I'm running a corsair A50 and idle temps doing nothing is around 30 C and running prime95 i get between 65-70 after like 30 minutes not seen higher than 70 though, yes they are better ones out there but depends on your budget.
 
AS 5 is still one of the best thermal pastes out there so I'd go for that. As for CPU cooler it depends largely on your budget. If you are on a small budget then I'd suggest the more than capable Coolermaster Hyper 212+, then if you can stretch your budget go for something beast like the Noctua NH-D14 ;)
 
s7cn said:
AS 5 is still one of the best thermal pastes out there so I'd go for that. As for CPU cooler it depends largely on your budget. If you are on a small budget then I'd suggest the more than capable Coolermaster Hyper 212+, then if you can stretch your budget go for something beast like the Noctua NH-D14 ;)
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What about something in the middle of those two? :D
 
 
Pc.robb said:
I'm running a corsair A50 and idle temps doing nothing is around 30 C and running prime95 i get between 65-70 after like 30 minutes not seen higher than 70 though, yes they are better ones out there but depends on your budget.
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If my budget isn't to big then which one would you suggest.
Coolermaster Hyper 212+ or Corsair A50 ?
Which one of them is better? Or there isn't much difference between them?
 
What case do you have?? I've waited for what seems like an eternity for a silver arrow but when advised not sure when they were coming into stok I switched to a noctua.. Should arrive. Monday and I'll change from stock cooler to that.. Currently running stock cooler at 4.0ghz.. Looking or ward to pushing it further
 
Karateyid said:
What case do you have?? I've waited for what seems like an eternity for a silver arrow but when advised not sure when they were coming into stok I switched to a noctua.. Should arrive. Monday and I'll change from stock cooler to that.. Currently running stock cooler at 4.0ghz.. Looking or ward to pushing it further
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My case is really really old and i lost one of the side panels a while ago ( when moved from my old house ) So i don't think that the case should be a problem but i want to buy a new one in a while. As case without both side panels isn't very good, isn't it? :)
Anyway, i google a bit and found out that Cooler Hyper 212+ is 775/1156/1366 and AM2/AM3, 1155 socket isn't included in the list. So i think that it's not the right choice for me anyway.
Any other suggestions for cooler around 25-30 quid?

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Ups, sorry, just found out:
CPU Socket Intel®:
Sandy Bridge 1155
Socket LGA1366 / 1156 / 775

AMD™:
Socket FM1 / AM3+ / AM3 / AM2+ / AM2
CPU Support Intel®:
Core™ i7 Extreme / Core™ i7 / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® / Celeron®

AMD™:
Phenom™ II X4 / Phenom™ II X3 / Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ / Sempron™
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So 1155 is supported.
I probably gonna try to win a auction on this cooler. End in 30 minutes. :) Wish me luck :) maybe will get it for like 10-15 quid.
 
It supports socket 1156 which has the same mounting holes as LGA1155 so it's still compatible.

s7cn said:
AS 5 is still one of the best thermal pastes out there so I'd go for that.
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It really isn't. It's old and outdated with far better alternatives these days such as Arctic MX-3/4, Thermalright ChillFactor II/III, Prolimatech PK-1 etc. Not only are the latter better but they also require no curing time and are much easier to apply with no electrical conductivity.
 
Helios1234 said:
It really isn't. It's old and outdated with far better alternatives these days such as Arctic MX-3/4, Thermalright ChillFactor II/III, Prolimatech PK-1 etc. Not only are the latter better but they also require no curing time and are much easier to apply with no electrical conductivity.
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+1 to this, I stopped using AS5 a LONG time ago and saw an improvement in temps with no cure time required either
 
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