Cooling A i7-3770k Question!

[ElJay78]

What's up guys im wondering if a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO will keep the i7-3770k cool with it Oc'ed to 4.0Ghz-4.2Ghz Max im going TBH Which cost $35 , Or should i get the Noctua NH-D14 Which i know is a better cooler but cost $55 more then the CMD: Can you guys help me out here? I would buy the Noctua but it so darn expensive compared to the CM:'(

Here are the other specs of the PC if your wondering which im going to build minus the CPU cooler since i haven't dicided yet

Cpu - i7-3770k
Gpu - EVGA SuperClocked w/ ACX Cooling 02G-P4-2774-KR GeForce GTX 770 2GB
Mobo - ASRock Z77 Extreme4
HDD - WD Blue 1 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, 7200 RPM
SSD - SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series
PSU - CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W
Ram - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB
Cpu Cooler -
Dvd Burner - LITE-ON DVD Burner
OS - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
Case - NZXT Phantom PHAN-001BK Black Steel / Plastic Enthusiast ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Thanks In Advance:thumbsup:
-LStar:thumbsup:

 

[im1knight]

my 3770k ended up with 75C on hottest core under prime 95 with hyper 212 evo with the stock fan at 4.2Ghz.
So if that's all you are aiming for, like I am, then hyper should be good enough. Noctua is obviously better if you are aiming higher.
And I didn't even get a very good chip...(temp between hottest and coldest core vary 13C, and need 1.19V to stable at 4.2Ghz OC)

I actually made a thread about it asking why is the temp so hot xD.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2324096
Coming from AMD where 62C is the max, getting used to Intel and its 105C limit definitely takes some adjustment.

 

[ElJay78]

Thanks for the quick comment

 

[guskline]

Short answer is yes to 4.0Ghz and most likely to 4.2Ghz. My 3770k at 4.4ghz is cooled by a ThermalTake Extreme water cooling system. With a few bios adjustments and stock vcore on IntelBurnTest or Prime95 I never exceed 71C.

May I suggest a second fan for the hyper 212 EVO to create a push/pull effect. BTW, outstanding system! It should scream!:thumbsup:

 

[Redoitall]

Noctua far superior cooling

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Noctua far superior cooling

I just looked at this thing and its huge, does it not become a pain in the butt to remove it for simple things like memory upgrades?

 

[Redoitall]

I just looked at this thing and its huge, does it not become a pain in the butt to remove it for simple things like memory upgrades?

I ve had several of the noctua s before and no complaints with clearance . Of course with an i7 3770 k .if he is not gonna delid I would go h60 corsair push pull but then again he is only barely overclocking it

 

[Kuroimaho]

I get 72C on a 3770K running 4.6G @ 1.25V with a noctua NH-C14 cooler, stock fans running at 800RPM.

 

[UNhooked]

Boy Ivy is one hotttt cpu reminds me of the Prescott days. I think if you are buying a Noctua you are better off getting a AIO solution since it'll be cheaper and perform just as good or better.

Also it'll take less space than the Noctua and you won't have any clearance issues. Just my 2 cents.

 

[George_o/c]

May I suggest a second fan for the hyper 212 EVO to create a push/pull effect.

Adding a second fan will definitely help out, but all in all the 212 will cope with the 3770K @ 4.2 just fine.

If you want to go completely crazy with the setup and max it out for 24/7 usage, choose the Noctua. You just can't compare these two coolers - they are appealing for different market segments. So it's up to what you wanna do with your system

 

[sefsefsefsef]

I have an i7-3770K with a Hyper 212 EVO, and the day I built my computer I set the multiplier so that it would run at 4.2 GHz, and I haven't looked back. I didn't touch the voltage or anything. Early on I ran a bunch of Prime95 tests for stability, but it's been running fine for months at those settings and I stopped worrying about it being unstable long ago.