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Q: Do I Need an after market cooler for Sandy CPU?
Ans: Depends on the CPU:
1. 2600k: Yes, even with stock.
2. 2500K and the else: No, needed only for Oc'ing.
Coolers Preferred:
Upto 2k:
Cooler Master Hyper 212+:
*www.guru3d.com/article/cooler-master-hyper-212-plus-review/
*www.hardwarecanucks.com/reviews/cooling/cooler-master-hyper-212-cpu-cooler-review/
*www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/coolermaster_hyper_212_plus/
2-3k: Cooler Master N620
*www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/cooler_master_n620/
*www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/coolermaster_hyper_n620/
*www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/875
*alienbabeltech.com/main/cooler-master-hyper-tx3-and-n620-review
OR:
Hyper 212+ and 1x Cooler Master Blademaster Xtraflow fan for 600/-
3-4K: Noctua U12P SE2
*www.legitreviews.com/article/1196/1/
*www.overclockersonline.net/reviews/50003461/
*www.clunk.org.uk/reviews/noctua-nh-u12p-se2-cpu-cooler-review.html
*www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/noctua-nh-u12p-se2-cpu-cooler/
4-5K: Noctua NH-D14
*www.guru3d.com/article/noctua-nh-d14-review/
*www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/26613-noctua-nh-d14-cpu-cooler-review.html
*www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/noctua_nhd14/
*www.legitreviews.com/article/1212/
Now, The Horror that is Intel Stock cooler that comes with Sandy Bridge:
The baseplate is anything but mirror:
*i.imgur.com/LVov8.jpg
That's a 2/- coin:
*i.imgur.com/C814w.jpg
*i.imgur.com/kL8qT.jpg
The other side of the cooler, no heatpipe, nothing, its just a hollow metal container:
*i.imgur.com/N7550.jpg
*i.imgur.com/KAmHO.jpg
*i.imgur.com/nBNyA.jpg
The fans happens to be a delta though, surprise, surprise:
*i.imgur.com/i48NR.jpg
*i.imgur.com/Rr02T.jpg