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Question about Coolers vs. Heat Sink (New Computer)
Good afternoon, all.
My gaming computer went the way of the dinosaur, so I am building a new one. I am still figuring out what parts to put in it, I haven't bought any parts yet.
My friend suggested getting an after market cooler for my CPU (Intel i7 8700). The case (full tower) comes with three fans (two 140mm intake fans and a 140mm exhaust fan. I am adding four more fans, two more 140mm fans up top and two 120mm fans on the bottom.
My friend also suggested having two video cards since I game and watch Netflix at the same time: A gaming card and a multimedia card. If I have that many fans in the machine, could I just use the heat sink that comes with the chip, or with the extra video card, would the after market cooler be ideal?
Thanks for your input.