2600k/3770k build cooler recommendations

[Sprinterdude]

So I'm reviving some old equipment to do a retro build which will double up as an home general use pc and a cheap gaming rig for older games

Couple of questions

I want to overclock it I had a previous 2600k at 5ghz that saw some big gains in performance. I'm looking for cooler recommendations, will the thermalright assassin king se at £17 do the job for a high overclock or will I need something bigger like the phantom spirit se?

What's the best possible ram and GPU I can go with for this set up basically wanted to get it as good as it can be Motherboard is Asus genie v.

As I understand it the 2600k is soldered and overclocks very well on average and there is very little difference in performance between them at stock but I've got an untested 3770k that came with some spare parts I bought any reason to go with that over the 2600k I don't want to generate any unnecessary heat in a fairly small form factor build and don't want to delid or anything.

 

[MartinPrince]

If you're overclocking then I'd definitely get the Phantom Spirit.

If you can get the 2600k over 4.5Ghz (which should be straightforward) then I'd prefer that over the 3770k.

 

[Tetras]

I've got an untested 3770k that came with some spare parts I bought any reason to go with that over the 2600k

Since you're doing a retro build this is probably irrelevant, but I think ivy bridge was the first gen to get official Windows 10 support and graphics drivers from Intel.

 

[OldKitMan]

3770k will likely need to be delidded and liquid metal applied. If you want to consider it I did a guide a few years ago here: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/adventures-in-delidding.18889930/

I used it to replace a 2500k (that was OC'd to 4.5 gHz) as it was throttling my 5700XT and saw a significant improvement with the 3770k.

If you are going with a 2600k then probably something around RX580 spec would be a good match.
For RAM - DDR3 1866 I think. Is it a Z77 MB?

 

[Sprinterdude]

If you're overclocking then I'd definitely get the Phantom Spirit.

If you can get the 2600k over 4.5Ghz (which should be straightforward) then I'd prefer that over the 3770k.

So I ordered the phantom spirit I'm hoping to oc high as possible and I have supposedly a good mb to do that.

 

[Sprinterdude]

3770k will likely need to be delidded and liquid metal applied. If you want to consider it I did a guide a few years ago here: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/adventures-in-delidding.18889930/

I used it to replace a 2500k (that was OC'd to 4.5 gHz) as it was throttling my 5700XT and saw a significant improvement with the 3770k.

If you are going with a 2600k then probably something around RX580 spec would be a good match.
For RAM - DDR3 1866 I think. Is it a Z77 MB?

It's the Z77 yes. I have two 2600k chips and one 3770k to test out.

Got 16gb of ripjaws 1600mhz that came with the MB assuming I can oc these to 1833? The ddr3 is so cheap now is it worth getting 32 for it? Can these CPU's handle 32 and would it make a noticeable difference in performance.

 

[Gray2233]

So I'm reviving some old equipment to do a retro build which will double up as an home general use pc and a cheap gaming rig for older games

Couple of questions

I want to overclock it I had a previous 2600k at 5ghz that saw some big gains in performance. I'm looking for cooler recommendations, will the thermalright assassin king se at £17 do the job for a high overclock or will I need something bigger like the phantom spirit se?

What's the best possible ram and GPU I can go with for this set up basically wanted to get it as good as it can be Motherboard is Asus genie v.

As I understand it the 2600k is soldered and overclocks very well on average and there is very little difference in performance between them at stock but I've got an untested 3770k that came with some spare parts I bought any reason to go with that over the 2600k I don't want to generate any unnecessary heat in a fairly small form factor build and don't want to delid or anything.

There's roughly 5% between the 2600K and 3770K in terms of performance, the latter was a refresh of the prior (Sandy vs Ivy).

The problem with the Ivy bridge (3XX0) series is that it's when Intel started using dodgy goop instead of solder between the processor and the IHS. If you're looking to OC heavily you absolutely need to delid as suggested by @OldKitMan or you're going to run into limitations.

If you don't want to deal with that the 2600K is probably the best option.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

I still fondly remember my 2600k lol
Could do 5.2ghz on it
4.8ghz should be pretty easy to do
The last couple hundred mhz comes down to
Silicon lottery and how much voltage
You're comfortable with using

I actually still have some geil ram in
A drawer somewhere that I used with it
That was really fast ram to go with the 2600k
Though a lot of people probably not even heard
Of geil ram

So yeah 2600k would also get my vote

 

[tamzzy]

The only thing I would caution (if it matters to you)
If you're using a 3770k + z77, you'll have pcie3 support
If you're using the 2600k on any chipset, or the 6 series boards with the 3770k you'll only have pcie2 available

 

[Sprinterdude]

Is there a quick way to check a CPU to see which has the best oc potential ability I don't have time to sit for hours testing each chip.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Not really no
Any overclock especially pushing close to
The limit
Takes time to tweak it around
To make sure it's stable

The 2600k will probably be best
And as already mentioned the ihs is soldered
So heat transfer should be better

 

[MatteRB26]

I had a Hyper 212 Evo on my 3570k which was running 4.4ghz for a long time. That cooler was a beast and still cooling that same CPU in a friends PC - though usage is far less stressful these days.