overclock i5 8600k

[icon_of_sin]

I am plannong on makeing a new pc with a i5 8600k

what sort of cooler will i need to get it overclocked to 4.9ghz?
when looking for a cooler how will i know if its good enough

i dont want to go as fara liquid cooling

[Elon Mosque]

A good beefy tower cooler should be sufficient.
-Cryorig R1 Universal or Ultimate
-Noctua NH-D 15
- Be quiet dark rock pro 4
Those above would meet your requirements imo.

[Malygos]

Noctua tho and this is just me id go for water in case you get one that will clock high

[_I_]

the d15 is as good as a 240mm cl rad

basic oc steps

use bios
stress test 10-15min (til temps level off) eash step and write down restults

stable and cool, bring up cpu multi
unstable and cool, bring up core volrage
stable and hot, bring down core voltage
unstable and hot, go back to last stable and stop

[Malygos]

Messaggio originale di _I_:

the d15 is as good as a 240mm cl rad

basic oc steps

use bios
stress test 10-15min (til temps level off) eash step and write down restults

stable and cool, bring up cpu multi
unstable and cool, bring up core volrage
stable and hot, bring down core voltage
unstable and hot, go back to last stable and stop

Front mounting puts it ahead and id be getting bigger than a 240 pushing over 5ghz without delidding.

[_I_]

hard to front moutn a cl rad, most of their tubes are too short

[vadim]

Why do you want to overclock it? Decent CPUs don't need overclocking.

[_I_]

he has an overclockable cpu and board, why not?
else he could have saved about $100 on non k cpu and non z board

[Malygos]

Messaggio originale di _I_:

hard to front moutn a cl rad, most of their tubes are too short

On what brand? any 240mm and up corsair or kraken is gonna have long enough hoses

[Aliquis Freedom & Ethnopluralism]

Messaggio originale di icon_of_sin:

I am plannong on makeing a new pc with a i5 8600k

what sort of cooler will i need to get it overclocked to 4.9ghz?
when looking for a cooler how will i know if its good enough

i dont want to go as fara liquid cooling

The top end 9000 series CPUs are supposed to be soldered instead resulting in easier cooling. May not be true for 9600K though.

[icon_of_sin]

Messaggio originale di vadim:

Why do you want to overclock it? Decent CPUs don't need overclocking.

An overclocked 8600 frequently gets near highest scores in gameing benchmarks,
only overclocked 8700s usually beat it

sometimes it is better than a 8700

The same is no true of a non-overclocked 8600

and they are much cheaper than both higher end amd and intel cpus

[vadim]

Messaggio originale di icon_of_sin:

An overclocked 8600 frequently gets near highest scores in gameing benchmarks,
only overclocked 8700s usually beat it

OIC. OP cares about scores only. Not about feeling.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I'd look strongly at Noctua NH-D15
Don't like the brown fans? Remove them and use them as Case Fans.
Install good quality Black, or other fans of choice that you prefer, just don't buy cheap ones.
You can buy Noctua Black Fans separately.

[Arya]

Messaggio originale di Bad_Motha:

I'd look strongly at Noctua NH-D15
Don't like the brown fans? Remove them and use them as Case Fans.
Install good quality Black, or other fans of choice that you prefer, just don't buy cheap ones.
You can buy Noctua Black Fans separately.

I would argue strongly against that. Why buy a CPU cooler if you're going to replace the fans anyway? When you could buy another model which has identical performance and black fans from the outset, without having to spend an extra $30-50?

BeQuiet's Dark Rock Pro4 matches the Noctua for performance, silence, build quality and price. And it leaves the factory with black fans.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

I suppose, if its that good sure.

Not much experience with BeQuiet, it's German.
Most countries can't even buy BeQuiet because of that.

[Arya]

Messaggio originale di Bad_Motha:

I suppose, if its that good sure.

Not much experience with BeQuiet, it's German.
Most countries can't even buy BeQuiet because of that.

I own both, and they're about equal on performance. BeQuiet have really impressive build quality, and their cooler blends into a dark case or motherboard much more easily than Noctua's. It's a little bit more expensive than a Noctua, but if you had to change the Noctua's fans that would swing the other way.

They're a hidden gem. And their thumbscrews even have notches for a screwdriver.