Cooler for i5 2500K

[nemesiszero]

Hey guys just built a new pc running an i5 2500K for my friend. He's using the stock cooler but his temps are getting around 40 idle and 70-80c Load. So he needs a new cooler but hes only got £30 so I need a good cooler for the price so far I have found the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. So can you guys recommend better or should he spend more.

 

[HeaT]

One of the best air coolers on the market is the NH D14. They cost around £60.

I have heard good things about the 212 evo, so if you friend doesn't have the money for the D14 I would recommend the 212 evo.

 

[Josh Weston]

I've only heard good things abou the Evo for its price point, so I think it would be a good choice.

 

[airdeano]

for your budget, the cooler master 212 series would be the best bang for the buck..

airdeano

 

[Ru5ty_t00l]

if he's going to overclock it higher than 4.0 -4,2 ghz he will need a more efficient cooler .
if not then cm master 212 is a great choice

 

[nemesiszero]

Well thanks for the help guys I have ordered the CM 212 now and from the research I did last night the benchmarks and reviews were crystal clear saying its outstanding cooler for the price point. My friend wont be overclocking (probably doesn't even know what overclocking is) its just for gaming.

[ CPU: i5 2500K | Cooler: CM Hyper 212 Evo | Motherboard: Gigabyte SKT Z77X-D3H | RAM: Corsair LP Vengeance 8GB | GPU: Asus HD7850 DC2 2GB | PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W | Storage: WD Caviar Black 1 TB | Case: NZXT Phantom 410B ]

Anyways built and installed W7U yesterday he played a few steam games max setting at 1080p getting over 60fps and he was blown away by the graphics and speed, long story short he loves it and it is his first build costing £700 not bad if ask me. If I get chance will also post some pictures of the build. So gang THANKS..........