Best cooler for I5 3570k

Dirk Diggler · 23 May 2015 at 17:22

As thread title, I've only ever used custom water set ups when clocking my hardware. What's the best air cooler I can use?

The case is a Coolermaster CM690 so I'm expecting it should fit physically?

TIA

Dirk Diggler · 23 May 2015 at 19:33

It's the CM690 II. I take it that can house the Noctua D15?

It's certainly a beast by the looks of it. I'm not bothered about aesthetics as the case isn't windowed, I just want as cool as possible.

Dirk Diggler · 23 May 2015 at 20:07

Perfect, will get one ordered.

Dirk Diggler · 9 Jun 2015 at 12:11

D15 is stunning. 20C cooler than the Thermaltake I had installed when encoding with Handbrake.

Question : Is it best to have both the D15 fans pushing in the same direction towards the rear case exhaust fan?

Dirk Diggler · 12 Jun 2015 at 09:29

Just a little bit of feedback on this cooler...

This is my PC for gaming on a 40" TV and it sits in my conservatory. Right now, the ambient is 28C. I've got my 3570k OC'd to 4.6Ghz @ 1.25v and am currently running Intel burn test. The CPU temperature is topping out at 82C.

This heatsink is stunning and it's made me think twice about water cooling.

Very highly recommended!

Dirk Diggler · 12 Jun 2015 at 13:07

I'm obviously not going to start measuring air intake points etc, and I haven't used all the air heatsinks available on the market. All I can say is that if I had a custom water loop in there then I'm not sure the temps would be much better.

I'm happy with my purchase.