Cooler for SB 2600k/2500k

Achingfanatic5 · Jun 18, 2011

Hey guys, I'm currently putting a system together looking at the i5 2500k/i7 2700k, now I've never overclocked a cpu before, so I will be starting off gently

with lots of advice from this forum

Anyway to my question, the Cooler that usually comes with these Cpu's aint generally good to say the least.
So what would you suggest from this link with a price range of £25

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Crap Daddy · Jun 18, 2011

I'd say this:

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Socket 775, 1156,1155...

DanishDevil · Jun 18, 2011

That site is horribly laid out, and I don't really want to search through 10+ pages of unsorted coolers, but whatever you get should have heatpipes of some sort, have support for socket 1155 (or 1156, the mounting holes are the same), and should have good reviews.

Edit: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus Socket 775, 1156,1155...

The Hyper 212+ is a really great performer for the price!

WhiteNoise · Jun 18, 2011

For air coolers I have a couple Xigmatek. My Xigmatek dark knight cools my E8600 @ 4.32GHz nicely. Can't go wrong with them and they have fantastic prices.

3dsage · Jun 21, 2011

Ive been running my 2500k for over 3months @ 5ghz 1.38v on the Scythe Mugen rev. 2b..Temps rarely ever go above mid 60's C..

Kenshai · Jun 21, 2011

Going to agree with other on the Hyper 212+ for the price it's hard to beat. I run my 2500k under a Xigamtek Gaia, keeps it well within reason at 4.5 ghz.

JATownes · Jun 21, 2011

3dsage said:
Ive been running my 2500k for over 3months @ 5ghz 1.38v on the Scythe Mugen rev. 2b..Temps rarely ever go above mid 60's C..

I also run a Scythe Mugen 2, and I can vouch that it is a beast of a cooler for cheap. But be warned, it is a pain in the ass to mount.

3dsage · Jun 22, 2011

JATownes said:
I also run a Scythe Mugen 2, and I can vouch that it is a beast of a cooler for cheap. But be warned, it is a pain in the ass to mount.

That is definately true, I had bloody knuckles by the end of it all :laugh:

System Name	Old Fart / Young Dude
Processor	2500K / 6600K
Motherboard	ASRock P67Extreme4 / Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 DDR3
Cooling	CM Hyper TX3 / CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	16 GB Kingston HyperX / 16 GB G.Skill Ripjaws X
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 1050 Ti / INNO3D RTX 2060
Storage	SSD, some WD and lots of Samsungs
Display(s)	BenQ GW2470 / LG UHD 43" TV
Case	Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced / Thermaltake Core v31
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D1/Denon PMA500AE/Wharfedale D 10.1/ FiiO D03K/ JBL LSR 305
Power Supply	Corsair TX650 / Corsair TX650M
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 100 / Rival 110
Keyboard	Sidewinder/ Steelseries Apex 150
Software	Windows 10 / Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Big Devil
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard	ECS P67H2-A2
Cooling	XSPC Rasa \| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 \| XSPC X2O 750 \| 2x ACF12PWM \| PrimoChill White 7/16"
Memory	2x4GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic White 1600MHz CL9
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 780 ACX SC
Storage	Intel 520 Series 180GB + WD 1TB Blue
Display(s)	HP ZR30W 30" 2650x1600 IPS
Case	Corsair 600T SE
Audio Device(s)	Xonar Essence STX \| Sennheisser PC350 "Hero" Modded \| Corsair SP2500
Power Supply	ABS SL 1050W (Enermax Revolution Rebadge)
Software	Windows 8.1 x64 Pro w/ Media Center
Benchmark Scores	Ducky Year of the Snake w/ Cherry MX Browns & Year of the Tiger PBT Keycaps \| Razer Deathadder Black

Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Motherboard	AsRock X670E Phantom Gaming Lightning
Cooling	Be Quiet! Dark Rock 4
Memory	G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo DDR5-6000 32GB (2 x 16GB)
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Storage	Samsung 980 PRO Series 1TB, Samsung 980 PRO Series 1TB, Crucial P3 NVMe M.2 2TB
Display(s)	LG OLED55G2PUA
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL ROG Certified
Audio Device(s)	Digital out to high end dac and amps.
Power Supply	EVGA GQ 1000W
Mouse	Logitech G600
Keyboard	Logitech G413 Carbon
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1, Oculus Rift S, Quest 2, Quest 3
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	5GHZ_STAR
Processor	Core i5 2500K 5GHZ 24/7 1.38Vcore
Motherboard	Asrock P67 Extreme6
Cooling	Scythe SCMG-2100 REV. B
Memory	2x2GB GSkill Ripjaw X 1600 CL7
Video Card(s)	4850 XFIRE
Storage	500GB + 1TB NAS
Display(s)	I-INC 28" LCD 1920x1200
Case	Antec P180
Power Supply	Thermaltake TR2 TRX-650
Software	Seven Ultimate 64-bit

System Name	Current
Processor	i5 2500k @ 4.5
Motherboard	ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Cooling	Xigmatek Gaia
Memory	2x4G G-skill Sniper
Video Card(s)	GTX 680
Storage	128 Crucial M4, 1 TB Seagate Baracuda
Display(s)	Shimian Achieva 27"
Case	Corsair 400R
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsais HX-620
Software	Windows 7

Cooler for SB 2600k/2500k

Achingfanatic5

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Crap Daddy

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WhiteNoise

3dsage

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Kenshai

JATownes

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3dsage

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Processor	Ryzen R9 5950x
Motherboard	MSI Meg X570s Ace Max
Cooling	D5 Pump, Singularity Top/Res, 2x360mm EK P rads, EK Magnitude/Alphacool Blocks
Memory	32Gb (4x8Gb) Corsair Dominator Platinum 3600Mhz @ 16/19/20/36 1.35v
Video Card(s)	MSI 3080ti with Alphacool Block
Storage	2 x Corsair Force MP400 1TB Nvme; 2 x T-Force Cardea Z340; 2 x Mushkin Reactor 1TB
Display(s)	Acer 32" Z321QU 2560x1440; LG 34GP83A-B 34" 3440x1440
Case	Lian Li PC-011 Dynamic XL; Synology DS218j w/ 2 x 2TB WD Red
Audio Device(s)	SteelSeries Arctis Pro+
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 850G3
Mouse	Razer Basilisk V2
Keyboard	Das Keyboard 6; Razer Orbweaver Chroma
Software	Windows 10 Pro