I just bought Intel® Core i5-3570K Processor, is the fan that comes with it good?

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Hi, I just bought an Intel® Core i5-3570K Processor Socket-LGA1155, Quad Core, 3.4GHz, 6MB, 77W, HD4000, Boxed w/fan and

 ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77, Socket-1155 ATX, Z77, DDR3, 2xG3+1xG2-PCIe-x16,SLI/CFX, Lucid Virtu, HDMI, DP, UEFI

I was just wondering if the fan that comes with the i5-3570k is any good or should i buy a better one?

 

Thanks.

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The stock fan is alright if you don't want to overclock. If you haven't installed it yet, remove the thermal pase that comes pre applied and put some on yourself, after watching logan's thermal paste video.

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^ +1

If you want to OC, you do need a better one. If not, your fine.

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Alright, thanks.

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if you can buy a oc mobo buy a oc fan :P

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The stock fan should perform decently in most applications as long as you're running the CPU at stock speeds, but if you're running more demanding applications (things like video rendering or 3d modeling) then you're probably going to want to go with a better cooler. I've seen Intel CPUs go over 80C in Prime 95 stress tests with the stock heatsink and fan, which can be dangerous.

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As long as you do not OC keep the stock cooler to save a little money.