Cooling Why is it not recommended to overclock with a low profile cooler?

Damascus

Master of Cramming
Feb 27, 2018
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The cooler has low mass and very few heat pipes, it simply isn't good enough for most overclocked CPU's
 

loader963

King of Cable Management
Jan 21, 2017
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That big shuriken could handle a bit of oc if you delidded. I had one with a 6700k ( not delidded) at 4.5 in a silverstone rvz02. But I know kaby runs a bit warmer than sky lake. But yeah, at these sizes they can only handle so much heat. What case are you using?
 

ng4ever

Chassis Packer
Original poster
May 28, 2017
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ng4ever

Chassis Packer
Original poster
May 28, 2017
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Could you mount a 120x25mm fan to the shuriken? That would help quite a bit I’d imagine.

I did. Actually a 140 or 150x25mm fan just earlier!

It has mount holes for 120mm! So it worked!

Not sure if it helped a lot because I forgot what temps were before with the 120x15mm fan lol.

I know in Prime95 2.6.6 it only went up to 81C
 

loader963

King of Cable Management
Jan 21, 2017
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Well if that’s it in benchmarks, surely you are 15C cooler in normal uses. Why not run a mild oc and see how it does. If you have hwinfo64 or another sensor program you can monitor your temps and make sure you are safe.