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[Solved] 212 evo with 2 120mm good for 4ghz on a i5 2500k?

Forum Overclocking : Heatsinks & Air Cooling [Solved] 212 evo with 2 120mm good for 4ghz on a i5 2500k?

Best answer from joemama069.

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just curius im willing to go a bit more over the price of it but id perfer to stay in boundries of 50 or lower

i have the evo with 2 120's on my 2500k @ 4.5ghz and it is awesome! under full load ive never seen over 70c which is perfectly safe and normal stress (i game alot) i RARELY see over 60c its usually mid 50's. results will vary depending on how thermal compound is applied and what kind of compound it is (i used included cooler master compound) also i thought i would say i used this fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103069 which is identical to the one that comes with the cooler only it is not transparent. good luck!
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i have the evo with 2 120's on my 2500k @ 4.5ghz and it is awesome! under full load ive never seen over 70c which is perfectly safe and normal stress (i game alot) i RARELY see over 60c its usually mid 50's. results will vary depending on how thermal compound is applied and what kind of compound it is (i used included cooler master compound) also i thought i would say i used this fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835103069 which is identical to the one that comes with the cooler only it is not transparent. good luck!

------------------------------ I5-2500k - 4.5ghz/CM hyper 212+ evo/Intel DZ68BC/8gb corsair xms3 ddr3-1333/2x300gb WD raptors raid 0 - OS/WD black 1tb storage/PNY 560ti/750w ultra psu/win 7 ult. 64bit
Reply to joemama069

i picked a red led coolermaster fan to add on, ill be using artic silver 5. how did you apply yours the dot a few lines or spread it with a card?

Reply to robthatguyx

i spread mine with a card a bit thicker than the thickness of a sheet of paper

------------------------------ I5-2500k - 4.5ghz/CM hyper 212+ evo/Intel DZ68BC/8gb corsair xms3 ddr3-1333/2x300gb WD raptors raid 0 - OS/WD black 1tb storage/PNY 560ti/750w ultra psu/win 7 ult. 64bit
Reply to joemama069

law of thermodynamics prove that the thinner the better just as long as the surface is covered without holes

Reply to tralawar

what would happen if there was holes?

Reply to robthatguyx

well that i could have imagined but with the air heating up wouldnt pressure build up in the hole?

Reply to robthatguyx

thanks for the reply, but ive massivly upped my budget since here lol, just wondering tho how does that thermal paste perform vs artics5?

Reply to robthatguyx
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