Question Any good air cooler for a 12600k?

[Indus]

I see that the hyper 212 evo isn't compatible so I'm curious what is as good or better than that.

$50 is about my budget on a tower cooler.

 

[Tech Junky]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09FDXJV3M/ $45

I went with one of these on my 12700K and it keeps things at room temp but I used a graphite pad instead of paste with it.

 

[UsandThem]

https://noctua.at/en/nh-u12s-redux

Under specs, Noctua says this cooler comes with the LGA 1700 mounting kit since Q4 2021.

As long as the retailer has properly rotated their inventory, you should get one of the updated versions (both Newegg and Amazon state it compatible with LGA 1700).

 

[igor_kavinski]

A500 Dual Fan CPU Cooler (corsair.com)
ELITE Series Retention Kit (corsair.com)

I know that's more than double your budget BUT a cooler like that will let your CPU boost higher while keeping temps low. Just tempting ya 😛

 

[Heartbreaker]

A500 Dual Fan CPU Cooler (corsair.com)
ELITE Series Retention Kit (corsair.com)

I know that's more than double your budget BUT a cooler like that will let your CPU boost higher while keeping temps low. Just tempting ya 😛

GN tested that cooler and called it "Impressively bad":

 

[igor_kavinski]

GN tested that cooler and called it "Impressively bad":

You are right. This is better: Amazon.com: DEEP COOL Assassin III CPU Cooler/7 Heatpipes/Premium Twin-Tower/Dual 140mm with PWM : Electronics

 

[Tech Junky]

You are right. This is better: Amazon.com: DEEP COOL Assassin III CPU Cooler/7 Heatpipes/Premium Twin-Tower/Dual 140mm with PWM : Electronics

If you need to pay twice as much to feel good then get it.

 

[doyll49]

Another vote for ID-Cooling SE-226-XT. Great cooling, compact and looks good too.

 

[Tech Junky]

Another vote for ID-Cooling SE-226-XT. Great cooling, compact and looks good too.

And it's cheap in comparison to like coolers at 50% of the price.

 

[doyll49]

And it's cheap in comparison to like coolers at 50% of the price.

Indeed! Only coolers I know at similar price to performance are Thermalright on Amazon.com. Normal prices are quite good and they often run specials that are even better, but sadly that is USA market, not Argentina. 😕