Upgrade from stock Intel cooler

manering · 2 Aug 2017 at 19:54

Hi I have a stock Intel cooler on my new rig that I just purchased from oc. I want to upgrade preferably sticking to a black and white theme. Can anybody recommend me a cooler.

I'm not going to overclock not to fussed about water but don't want to speed a lot £40 maybe £50 tops

Thanks matt

Danny75 · 2 Aug 2017 at 20:12

Which case did you end up getting? And which motherboard and RAM?

manering · 2 Aug 2017 at 20:18

i got the vr bundle with Kolink Luminosity Midi Tower Gaming Case 16gb of ram

Danny75 · 2 Aug 2017 at 20:50

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Asus H110-Plus Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £59.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C14 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2A24= £134.99

Total: £205.48
(includes shipping: £10.50)

I think that's the RAM, if so it's not tall type so that's good.

Is that the mobo? Product page just says "Asus H100". Note it has two memory slots instead of four. This can sometimes affect CPU cooler choice.

manering · 2 Aug 2017 at 20:52

yes thats them buddy

Danny75 · 2 Aug 2017 at 21:11

Nice. You don't need to spend all that much to cool that CPU. This one caught my eye for your black/white theme but comes with a question mark:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Raijintek Leto White LED Slim 120mm CPU Cooler= £26.99

The Raijintek is 157mm tall. The max CPU cooler height on the Kolink Luminosity is stated to be 155mm. Given that case manufacturers tend to add around 5mm to such dimensions, just to cover a little excess, it would probably fit. But I would ask OcUK if they know it will.

Or just pick another under 155mm. Even a £15-20 cooler will be fine.

manering · 2 Aug 2017 at 21:27

ive just seen a review of this on facebook will check with oc see if it fits in the morning cheers buddy

Danny75 · 2 Aug 2017 at 21:37

You're welcome mate.