Need Advice on Aftermarket Cooling Solutions

[plutoclacks]

Hey everyone!
I'm overclocking my processor (for the first time) sometime soon. Here are my specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz stock
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro4
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 2 x 4GB DDR3-1600
Storage: Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 1GB
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 Mid Tower
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W ATX12V (80+, modular, active PFC)

I am planning on overclocking to maybe 4 GHz? If I do, what sort of aftermarket cooling solutions do you guys think I will need (as much as I'd like, I don't really want to get into water cooling or any of that good stuff )? Also, will I need a better PSU?

Thanks for your help!
pluto

 

[Machiavegli]

Hey everyone!
I'm overclocking my processor (for the first time) sometime soon. Here are my specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz stock
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Pro4
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 2 x 4GB DDR3-1600
Storage: Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 1GB
Case: Rosewill REDBONE U3 Mid Tower
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W ATX12V (80+, modular, active PFC)

I am planning on overclocking to maybe 4 GHz? If I do, what sort of aftermarket cooling solutions do you guys think I will need (as much as I'd like, I don't really want to get into water cooling or any of that good stuff )? Also, will I need a better PSU?

Thanks for your help!
pluto

I'm sure you will get many responses for this thread by people more experienced than me. (FWIW I've done well with CoolerMaster's 212 series.) But measure the final height of the heat sink and make sure it fits in your case. My son's heatsink (a CoolerMaster 212) is so tall that he has to leave his case open.

 

[ehume]

I have had an NH-D14 and an Armageddon sitting on my i7 4770k. The Armageddon's finstack has about the same volume as each of the D14's two finstacks. But I took what I saw (TIM imprint) when I removed the D14 into account when I put the Armageddon down. So now it's cooling a tad better than the D14 did.

Since the D14 is a better cooler than the Armageddon, what made the difference was first putting a heatsink on and down, then learning from that what kind of surface your IHS has, and how it mates with your particular heatsink.

My experience so far with my non-delidded cpu is that it will be OK up to a point, and then it gets really hot. When the temp goes up, inside the chip, an Ivy Bridge or a Haswell become like thermos bottles, and it almost doesn't matter what kind of cooler you have.

So, at bottom, I'd say get a moderate or high-end heatsink, and have the fans respond to need (i.e.--vary with PWM signal). That way they are quiet most of the time. Some people like All-in-One hybrid coolers, but there ain't no free. If you want cooling, you do it with surface area and airflow. The more something cools, the more airflow you need, either through a heatsink or through a radiator.

 

[24601]

Thermalright True Spirit 140

http://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-T...dp/B00629G1PG/

Anything that's an inferior cooling solution to this isn't suited for serious Ivy Bridge or Haswell overclocking imo.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/picture/?src=/images/coolers/gelid-black-edition/zchart_table_big.png

 

[ehume]

Thermalright True Spirit 140

http://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-T...dp/B00629G1PG/

Anything that's an inferior cooling solution to this isn't suited for serious Ivy Bridge or Haswell overclocking imo.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/picture/?src=/images/coolers/gelid-black-edition/zchart_table_big.png

That is a very good heatsink, able to benefit from high-powered fans. There are other heatsinks about as good, and some are better. But in its day the TRUE set the standard for other heatsinks to match.