Should my plans include a aftermarket cooler

[Innocent159]

Why should I buy a aftermarket cooler or h80? Is there a benefit if I just use the pc for gaming, internet browsing?
specs:
MSI - Intel H61M-S20G3
Intel Core i3 3240 - 3.40GHz Dual Core
KINGSTON HYPERX BLU 4GB 1600
WD CAVIAR BLUE 500GB SATA3
SAPPHIRE RADEON R9 270X VAPOR-X 2GB
Corsair VS550 Watt
Bitfenix Prodigy Mini Itx White Chassis

 

[barnsley]

an aftermarket cooler makes a world of difference for noise and temps, even for stock clocked cpus. for your i3 I'd say go for a coolermaster hyper 212 evo. Excellent bang for buck .

 

[Feronix]

Mind you, you're not going to fit that mATX board inside an mITX case!!

For your set-up, the stock cooler will do. It will make a little more noise as an aftermarket solution (as Barnsley mentioned) if that doesn't bother you too much, the money is better spent on an i5 or another 4GB of RAM. Temps will be absolutely fine.

 

[Davva2004]

I love it when people say "I only use my PC for gaming"... that's pretty much one of the most intensive uses of a PC! You'll certainly be maxing out your graphics capacity whilst gaming, and also putting the CPU under a heavy load. So yes, if you're going to be gaming, you should fit an aftermarket air cooler. If you're going to be overclocking and gaming, then fit an all in one water cooler. And if you're going for epic overclocks, fit a custom watercooling loop.

 

[barnsley]

I love it when people say "I only use my PC for gaming"... that's pretty much one of the most intensive uses of a PC! You'll certainly be maxing out your graphics capacity whilst gaming, and also putting the CPU under a heavy load.

Game dependent obviously

 

[Feronix]

I love it when people say "I only use my PC for gaming"... that's pretty much one of the most intensive uses of a PC! You'll certainly be maxing out your graphics capacity whilst gaming, and also putting the CPU under a heavy load. So yes, if you're going to be gaming, you should fit an aftermarket air cooler. If you're going to be overclocking and gaming, then fit an all in one water cooler. And if you're going for epic overclocks, fit a custom watercooling loop.

Intel Core i3 series cannot overclock since Sandy Bridge mate. Besides, looking at the spec list this is a budget build and watercooling would cost the same as the entire PC.

 

[Innocent159]

Intel Core i3 series cannot overclock since Sandy Bridge mate. Besides, looking at the spec list this is a budget build and watercooling would cost the same as the entire PC.

^^What he said^^
I would go for a h80 but my supplier don't stock much aftermarket coolers and I don't trust spending so much over the internet (online shopping)

I really love the prodigy and pretty much that's the only case i'm going with if i build a matx gaming pc

 

[barnsley]

I really love the prodigy and pretty much that's the only case i'm going with if i build a matx gaming pc

you need the matx version then. Not the mITX version.

 

[Innocent159]

you need the matx version then. Not the mITX version.

surprisingly no one has notice that in my other thread. thank you

 

[barnsley]

surprisingly no one has notice that in my other thread. thank you

Feronix did earlier

Mind you, you're not going to fit that mATX board inside an mITX case!!

.

 

[Innocent159]

surprisingly no one has notice that in my other thread. thank you

Feronix did earlier

^^^^^