Intel Budget Gaming PC Build: CPU Cooler
While all of the components we are selecting here today are what we would go with, and priced from vendors we trust, it is always a good idea to shop around as deals on these, or other good options, pop up from other reliable vendors all the time. With that said, let’s dive right into the next order of business.
CPU Cooler
Intel Thermal Solution Free*
60 FPS
- Solid Value As It Is Included
- No RGB Solution For Those That Want It
30 FPS
- Noisy At Full Tilt
- Not Great Performance Compared To Other Included Options
- No RGB Solution For Those That Want It
When it comes to cooling our Intel selections there are, of course, a million offerings on the market. However, with a budget of just $500-600 using an All In One Liquid CPU Coolers (AIO), or high-end conventional HSF, is out of the budget. However, the good news today is that our processor selections don’t leave us in a pickle of trying to shoehorn in something here as they both include a HSF in retail.
So, we have the option of using the included coolers with our processors today. While these are not the highest performing air coolers on the market, in fact, Intel coolers are somewhat more suspect than AMD’s it seems, they do a good enough job to keep your systems running at stock clock speeds. Certainly, when going lean on a processor the temptation to overclock might be greater to eek out that last little bit of performance. Which is a bit of a pickle as the included HSF is rather useless in overclocking. That said, if you are pushing just a little bit, the included HSF might work for a short period of time. So, this makes for a place to save a bit of cash on this particular build.