Why do 99% of your builds have this stupid awkward piece of shit in it?
I have one of these on the way.
How long till I destroy my motherboard trying to install it?
Because the price to performance ratio is breddy gud and hard 2 beat senpai
>>51936329
Because they're good at what they do.
>>51936329
Because it's a great cooler and it costs like $25
>>51936329
I don't know anon.
People seems to love to have a fucking brick that leverages on your cpu socket so that you're forced to mount a super backplate to avoid breaking everything.
Because it's cheap and good. Ain't nothing stupid about it.
>>51936368
Also it's great that it takes up 1-2 ram slots.
>>51936344
Make sure to take the mb out of the case and be prepared to cut yourself on the fins.
>>51936344
Friendly reminder: Wear gloves.
>>51936413
>>51936425
I was never warned about this before. Thank you gentlemen.
I usually recommend Cryorig.
>>51936368
>implying they are heavy and made from lead
>>51936329
For many years, this was the absolute best air cooler you could get at a cheap price, and find in-store anywhere. There are better options these days, especially since components just don't run as hot as they used to. But still, this product has a long following and more information and benchmarks done with it than any other cooler out there, and that counts for a lot.
>>51936468
>We have to project a new cpu heatsink
>This new design is going to give us super low temperatures
>Wow Pajeet you're a genius
>Mass production
>Put the mobo in the case for the first time
>ohshit we forgot that most cpu cases are towers that stand vertically
>shiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeetttttttt
I'm not hating this cpu heatsink in particular, I just hate this kind of heatsinks model.
When my motherboard blew out on my two year old build, I couldn't quite remember what exactly about taking my computer apart and putting it back together again was the most irritating thing.
Then I tried reinstalling the pictured cooler. Fuck that thing. I had to retry at least 3-4 times because of that piece-of-shit bracket would never align correctly. And the best part is that the replacement motherboard was a B75 that didn't even support overclocking, so it's just a big hunk of useless metal keeping my CPU at room temperature for no reason.
Someone recommend me a cooler that is the easiest to put on. For my next build, my criteria for picking a cooler will begin and end with ease of assembly.
>>51936655
dh-15 senpai
Corsair 200r case, installing this fan was a breeze, didn't need to remove the mobo or anything actually. Already have LP RAM so it wasn't an issue either. My only annoyance was the bracket doesn't clip to the fan so it slides around when installing. Plus it was only 20 bucks with the rebate.
>>51936802
Moubting bracket doesn't clip to the cooler base is what I meant, not the fan itself.
>>51936329
I installed one of these the other day on a mid tower without taking the mobo out of the case. The only hard part was lining up the screws to place it on the processor. Took about maybe 5 minutes of lining up.
Had to rma this because it was too big for my case. What should I get instead?
>>51936854
Did you not think of that before buying it?
>>51936543
Gammax 300 looks pretty good for the price here.
>>51936875
I measured it out beforehand, but when I got it I found out that it's just a little too big to fit in my fucking case.
>>51936916
>door on case
get out normie.
Because its cheap af and better than the stock cooler
Get on my level, this thing weights over 1kg and almost touches the other side of the case. I went through a super cooling craze when I built my last machine (3770), never again.
>>51936911
Not as good as the 212, but still great value for what you're getting in my opinion.
>>51936916
Case side fans didn't fit?
Case modding is a thing, homie
>>51936655
Start looking at the newer Noctua and Scythe models. Noctua if you have money to blow, Scythe if you do not.
>>51936964
step it up pleb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPk7VilpqH0
>>51937959
I would buy this and stick it on a pico itx computer if AMD made pico itx APUs.
>>51936329
Because it's cheap, reliable and cools well. But you aren't looking for serious answers, are you?
>>51936329
Because they haven't heard of the Cryorig H7
>>51936413
>Make sure to take the mb out of the case
Depending on what kind of case you have it may be easier to install inside instead of taking it out, Fractal R4 has a huge cutout which make it easier to install/remove with the motherboard secured down.
Ha, i have been on liquid so long i have never owned one of these or encountered them. Last week i put my brothers rig together and it had the heatsink pictured. I almost put a shotgun in my mouth trying to decode the fucking picture manual. Dies nobody at cooler master know how to write words?
>>51937959
I kinda want one of these beasts for my Xeon. Getting it to fit inside my case though will be undoubtedly interesting.
>>51936329
I think mine has the stock intel. Either that or a cheap ass Rosewill. Don't overclock and don't give a shit.
>>51939825
They can't help it if you have a room temperature iq.
because no one wants to spend 100 dollars more on a water cooler for 15% decrease in temps, unless your an autistic tryhard.
also the noctua air cooler is just as good temp wise as any water cooler you throw at it.
water cooling is a meme
>>51936396
only if youre a gaymer underage b& faggot who needs freaking heatsinks on ram and leds everywhere, theres enough room for normal size ddr3 sticks in there
The first one I did I used it, after that, no, no point. Not a significant change in temperature to bother with it and the stock Intel cooler was plenty good.
because it does the job
fits in mine fine, whisper quiet, sick temps
noice
>>51940046
Are you assholes really serious? This thing took me like 30 minutes to put in the first time I ever put together a computer and I was taking an especially long time because I was packing TIM in the grooves between the direct contact pipe surface.
Now I'm using an nh-d14... Get on my level, plebs
>>51937985
If AMD made pico itx you'd need it.
>>51940154
It didn't take me too long the first time around. Just a matter of watching how-to videos in preparation, I suppose.
Upgraded regardless.
>>51940154
>>51939938
CLC watercooling is definitely a meme
>>51936329
20bux and youll max your cpus OC potential while staying within reccomended temp ranges
dats y
>>51940019
Is it physically possible for you to talk without the rampant wanton use of memes?
>>51936329
because people only know cheap recommendation (212) or expensive recommendation (noctua)
they don't understand orientation, why to use a different size, how many fans for what application, or how even to get a stable overclock in the first place
>>51936329
>>51940468
my athlon 750k @ 4.6ghz stable using a hyper 212+ disagrees with u
>be poor
>read reviews
>cheap as fuck heatsink
>breddy good
>wait for sale (cause your poor)
>buy meme heatsink
that's what I did
>>51940326
No, I'm serious - for people that overclock, the alternative are chintzy "all in one" units that cost more for the same level of performance with pumps that aren't serviceable. An old fashioned tower cooler has no moving parts and will work forever unless you smash it. The fans might wear out, but they're really replaceable (and the all on one water cooling units run fans too).
>>51940491
it's not that it's the best heatsink ever manufactured.
it's just that it's cheap as fuck and quite gud
>>51936329
They're cheap and very good.
The only bad thing about them is the installation part.
Basically no big deal because you only have to deal with that once or twice (twice if putting new paste on 5 years down the line)
>>51940563
damn dude.
i'm the poor fanboi of meme heatsinko and even I renew my tim every year or so... well, i'm 12months late but w/e...
>>51940632
Why?
You don't need to replace your paste that often.
>>51940632
>>51940667
>>51940563
>5 years
>12 months
>not using mx-4
baka tbqh familias
Its a meme cooler.
>>51940667
really?
I'm fairly certain that I read it was good practice to change it yearly. Well, it usually comes along with some dust bunny genocide, so maybe, there's that.
which way do you guys face your evo's? i keep hearing the standard way is not the best...
>>51940750
back-to-front with the rear case fan used as an intake will probably yield better temps, at the cost of case temperature
because they can't handle the glorious brown and beige utopian future
>>51940731
The sink is firmly pressed down on it.
If you put the paste and the sink on correctly, then no dust can get to it.
If you mean dust on the sides, you shouldn't have paste there anyways - that can be blasted away with compressed air.
>>51940775
>that can be blasted away with compressed air.
I mean the dust on the sides; not paste that is accidentally put there.
Get on my level
>>51940775
no son.
I'm not that filthy.
I simply meant that when I do a thorough case clean up I also take the chance to change the tim. Something i've read long ago and took at face value as being good practice. Don't read much into it.
>>51940781
I also had one can of compressed air. It sat on my shelf for 2 years and I decided to freeze some ants cause I was afraid it was going to explode. Never used it on any electronics. Just ants. Poor ants.
>>51936329
Cuz they fell for the amd meme. Maybe they should attach those to the Hoover board s and their shity LiPo batteries instead
>>51940794
that cpu had better be on suicide OC.
>>51940877
20.5
>>51936329
Because they're cheap and work great. Plus push-pull.
>>51940491
Have you tried not being poor?
>>51940563
>five years
>not every thermal Thursday
>>51940981
and why would I do that?
:"<
>>51941025
>>51940185
The instructions included are fucking god-awful, I needed to rely on YouTube videos to show me how to install it.
I'm pretty sure IKEA manuals in Swedish are easier to decipher.
Is there any reason to buy big-ass air cooler instead of a AIO liquid cooler, other than cost? I've heard air cooling is quiter than liquid, but then again I've heard the opposite, too.
>>51941096
Enjoy you are leaks.
>>51936329
best bang for the dollarydoo
>>51941108
Is that really an issue anymore, though? I haven't heard of a AIO leak in ages.
>>51941161
shit wears out, had a family member have his 2 year old water cooler pop at the pump. (on the cpu)
And what am I missing about the hyper 212? I have one and its fins are not sharp, it keeps my cpu below 70*c at 4.4ghz 130watts and cost just $20
>>51941219
You aren't missing anything. Those people are trolls, retards or both. It's very hard to cut oneself on any CPU heatsink. They're made to be handled, unlike an air conditioner's heatsink. Those will fuck you up.
>>51940415
I got a clc for 60 aud, single radiator, replaced the fan with 2 1000rpm fans in push/pull, and my i5 2500 peaks at 51 degrees in ibt.
Considering how hot it gets here sometimes, I'm pretty happy with it.
It's wasn't much more than a cm 212, which was why I got it.
Runs quiet, runs cool.
>>51936329
Because it costs the same as the temp it keeps my cpu at, 35.
>>51936654
Cooler master HAF XB is so nice in some aspects. I just wish the handles were deep enough for my Jimmy Dean™ fingers to carry it comfortably.
>>51936329
Because memes.
Pic related is the best price/performance cooler.
push/pull is a meme you idiots
>spending 20 dollars on a fan and making the cooler even bigger for 1-2 degree's less
muh sides
>>51944142
pc building isn't about cost effectiveness, it's about FUN and lego for adults!
>>51943646
This is the price/performance beast.
>>51941684
>Push pull on radiator
Kek'd m8.
>>51940767
This is what Indians are trying to accomplish, poo everywhere.
>>51936329
>>51943646
So wait, you vent these UP through your case? You're seriously retarded if you're caring about airflow when you're not overclocking. Also, it's 2015, why is that necessary?
>>51940794
i just want to cut out that panel so bad, autistic me want to see that closed with that radiator.
>>51944267
>not using multpile radiators like pic rel
I did it and i soon made it with shitty 1200 rpm, 14 dbi, noctua knokout
i5 @ 4.2 without any noice
IT'S COOLER YOU RETARDS, IT'S Simple technology
>>51944671
What even? My i5 6500 doesn't even produce much heat actually, it would probably even be ok with passive cooling, might as well try it sometime, but right now it runs at room temperature when idle, highest it ever got is 72°C and that was after running BOINC for 2-3 hours (so it was at 100% for 2-3 hours). Now considering the fact that keeping it at 100% for 2 hours is impossible, I think it's bretty gud. It was at 58°C after 4 hours of just cause 3 btw. And my 970 was at 68°C.
>>51944606
>Also, it's 2015, why is that necessary?
Because some people prefer when their offices/living rooms don't sound like server rooms.
>>51936329
mine doesnt
>>51944267
this tBh fAm
>>51944644
Not a radiator
>>51945114
A heatsink is a radiator.
>>51936329
because modern cpus aren't performing well without cooling system
>>51936425
>>51936413
I've installed this 3-4 times now and never even scratched myself
>>51940154
>I was packing TIM in the grooves
>212
>grooves
confirmed for not actually owning one.
>>51937781
Seconding this
