I’ve been needing to upgrade my CPU and was thinking of a 14700k. I’m currently using a ID-Cooling ZoomFlow 360 XT 360mm to cool my 12600kf with no issues and was wondering if that would still be fine for the 14700k? What are peoples thoughts? Thanks.
Honestly I would run a 360 AIO my recommendation is the EK Nucleus 360
https://youtu.be/514mX8Onxqc?si=3KpYIjpuWfJFvTlR
Literally anything
Just go into bios and put an appropriate limiter on it instead of the unlimited stock nonsense
Thank you! People don’t do any research and act as if this chip is hell on earth, ir isnt…
No, they do. All the initial research that can be found at first indicates that these CPUs will darn near overload circuits because it makes great clickbait, and few people tend to dig further than the surface
It takes being in the right communities or having the hardware yourself for a while along with the willingness to tinker to learn the truth about the matter
The problem is that most people don’t build PCs all the time: They shouldn’t build PCs all the time. But that means they’re not in those communities, especially people building on ~5 year cycles with a bit of sanity
Really depends on the motherboard settings for the CPU. Intel’s defaults are 125W to 253W of power to remove but some manufactureres have set the power limits to unlimited so that cooling is the only thing keeping the CPU below thermal throttling limits.
The 12600KF has a power default settings of 125W to 150W as comparison numbers.
You would want another radiator help dump the extra 100W of heat otherwise its high cooling temperatures. Other items are to think about your tubing materials. Some get soft at 60C.
Yeah. That would be me. Unlimited power Sounds like a good idea but isn’t necessarily the best. Even with a 360 AIO in push/pull config, my CPU has a tendency to get toasty. I ha e to ramp my fans up a little bit earlier than I’d like to under specific workloads. I’m thinking about a custom loop but really don’t want to go through the hassle for the extra few degrees I need.
I’m using the linked cooler from Amazon on my 14700K and it can do up to 350W at 97C at 70F ambient 30 minute CB23 run with an anti bend frame and Thermaltake TFX thermal paste. I also added Antec 30MM pull fans on the other side of the radiator.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BWN1D94W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Awesome thermal performance for about 100 USD for all 3 components I bought for this off of Amazon.
I have a 14700knwith a Ek basic 240 and in cinebench multicore it will hit 100c pretty quick and I have contact frame ect
A blast chiller
I’m running an i9 14900K in an NZXT H1 case with a single 140MM AIO w/ a single 120mm noctua fan. Idles around 35C and gaming 65-70C at all P cores running at 5.7Ghz and drawing about 130 Watts.
Your 14700K should be fine with any AIO or any high-end air cooler.
any 360mm radiator will do fine with sufficient fans.
I am thinking of using Deepcool Assasin IV / be quiet new coolers with Thermalright contact frame and Kyronaut thermal grizzly paste
I’m using the ThermalRight Phantom Spirit SE with Arctic MX-6 on my 14700KF and DDR5 running at 7200 MHz via XMP. No Thermal throttling in Cinebench Multicore. It goes to 95°C and uses up to 300 watt, but the Phantom Spirit can handle it.
The two massive fans in my Fractal Design Torrent Compact Black Solid probably help as well.
Try to run y-cruncher or prime 95 small ftt , and report back if the cooler can handle it, cinebench is not even that heavy test.
I kept hitting 100c instantly in cinebench. Idle temps were 37c average. Deepcool AK620 air cooler 240w.
I installed a 360mm with thermal plate and I don’t go higher than 84c now in cinebench. Idle temps are also around 28-32c.
I haven’t undervolted yet either.
I would HIGHLY recommend a 360mm, I couldn’t believe the difference it made for my 14700k anyway.