Cooling for i7 7700K

What coolers (on the configuration page) are able to keep a 7700K at a reasonable temperature under load? I would prefer to have one of the corsair liquid coolers though.
 

Oussebon

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I'd say it's irrelevant as you shouldn't be buying a 7700k with the 8700k out now.

What's your budget for the system and your intended use?
 
My budget is no more than £1200 inc vat which is what the i7 7700k system i built is. However an 8700k is more expensive and to build to the same spec is about 100-150 more. My use will be general gaming, and i dont think the 8700k would be worth the extra money for what im using it for.
 

Oussebon

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However an 8700k is more expensive and to build to the same spec is about 100-150 more
It's around £100 more to get an i7 8700k + Z370-P than it is to get an i7 7700k + H110M-R motherboard. The H110M-R would would mean no M.2 slots, no faster RAM, no overclocking, and fewer expansion slots.

An i7 7700k + Z270-P is only ~£50 cheaper than an i7 8700k + Z370-P

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However, the i5 8400 also apparently outperforms the 7700k (by a smidge). A build with an i5 8400 + Z370-P build would be £70-80 cheaper than the i7 7700k + H110M-R (assuming all other components the same ofc). Plus you get the higher end chipset allowing for faster RAM, which I would always recommend for gaming given the modest price difference and the huge benefits it can have in some titles. Plus M.2 slots for faster SSDs etc.

So there really aren't many arguments at all in favour of the i7 7700k at this point. :)


Case
InWIN GT1 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Six Core Processor i5-8400 (2.8GHz) 9MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME Z370-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3000MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070 - DVI, HDMI, 3 x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1[SUP]st[/SUP] Hard Disk
1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply
CORSAIR 550W VS SERIES™ VS-550 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212X (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc DVD & Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price £1,166.00 including VAT and delivery

Unique URL to re-configure : https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z370-pc/y7q4YCch9t/
 
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