Does i7 8700k/Z370 work with Cryorig H7

[LordBob0619]

So i'm building my first computer that is also planned to be high end because I want to have a computer that differentiates from my ps4. just one issue I bought a cryorig h7 for my birthday but now i'm wondering if cryorig h7 will work with Z370/i7-8700K (before you ask I HAVE NO PLANS to Overclock) Now Onward to the question.

Will the 8th gen i7 8700k work with The Cryorig H7 Heatsink?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Mounting mechanism is still same for Coffee Lake then with other previous generation LGA 1151 socket CPUs. They just use different CPU pin configuration then previous generation motherboards like Z270 for instance so they need the Z370 motherboard to work but CPU cooler mounting still works the same.
Cryorig H7 should be fine if you dont overclock, for overclocking with air you would need something like twin radiator Noctua or similar.

[Arya]

I'd recommend a Cryorig R1 Ultimate for that CPU, rather than an H7. For two reasons.

First of all, you've got an overclockable CPU and an overclocking motherboard. Why not also have an overclocking CPU cooler, and actually do some overclocking? The 8700K was born to overclock, running it stock strikes me as a tragic waste of potential.

And secondly, it's weird and counter-intuitive, but the quietest coolers on the market are also the biggest. Because they've got a huge surface area, giant coolers are super efficient and don't need much Fan RPM to work. And since RPM is the biggest contributor to noise, that makes them very quiet indeed. Almost silent, in fact.

And finally - they're not radiators, they're heatsinks. There's a massive difference; a Noctua D15 has twin heatsinks, not twin radiators. Heatsinks are a dry system that uses metal conductivity to cool your CPU, Radiators are a wet system that uses liquid coolant.

[LordBob0619]

Well should I use it for a later build, my mom won’t let me give it to this kid I know named Andy who wants or wanted to build a new pc that’ll replace his crappy r9 390 pc that runs GTA 5 at 50 FPS which is not lit at all...

[Arya]

Originally posted by BOBthePCBuilder:

Well should I use it for a later build, my mom won’t let me give it to this kid I know named Andy who wants or wanted to build a new pc that’ll replace his crappy r9 390 pc that runs GTA 5 at 50 FPS which is not lit at all...

Definitely. It's a great cooler and it'll still be a great cooler for years into the future. Spare parts like that are always worth keeping around.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Originally posted by Wolfıe:

And finally - they're not radiators, they're heatsinks. There's a massive difference; a Noctua D15 has twin heatsinks, not twin radiators. Heatsinks are a dry system that uses metal conductivity to cool your CPU, Radiators are a wet system that uses liquid coolant.

Freudian slip, was thinking about AIOs when I wrote this.

I doubt that Cryorig R1 will fit into his case though, he said in other offtopic thread that he has Corsair - SPEC-01 case and I dont think it has enough clearance for this heatsink.

[Arya]

Originally posted by Rumpelcrutchskin:

Originally posted by Wolfıe:

And finally - they're not radiators, they're heatsinks. There's a massive difference; a Noctua D15 has twin heatsinks, not twin radiators. Heatsinks are a dry system that uses metal conductivity to cool your CPU, Radiators are a wet system that uses liquid coolant.

Freudian slip, was thinking about AIOs when I wrote this.

I doubt that Cryorig R1 will fit into his case though, he said in other offtopic thread that he has Corsair - SPEC-01 case and I dont think it has enough clearance for this heatsink.

Ahh. Well that's a bummer.

[Hare+Guu!]

I'd recommend: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Scythe/Fuma/6.html
Cheaper and performs better once overclocked. It's also 1mm shorter than the case max cooler limit mentioned in this thread. The only ones that beat it are aio and those are more expensive.

[LordBob0619]

there's just one problem I forgot to tell you guys, my PC is ATX but skinnier which means bigger heatsinks such as Cryorig R1 Ultimate probably won't fit