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[Mungri]

There was a metal grill on the stock cooler, but it had to be removed as it collided with the NB cooler. Its not really big, its about the same as a £20 Arctic cooler with 4 heatpipes and a LED fan. It would be a great stock cooler if provided with 2500ks, but its insufficient for any CPU with HT imo.

From reviews I have read, the Phanteks cooler is better than the H2O 920 / Corsair H80 so I should be fine. I'm expecting 85 degrees @ 4.5 Ghz with it for benching, and 50 degrees at 4 Ghz for 24/7 based on comparison reviews to my H2O 620.

I really liked the look of the stock heatsink, but thats all that is decent about it. After removing it, I will leave it attached to its backplate and use it as a desk decoration lol.

Oh, the stock heatsink might have been better if I hadnt used the stock paste too, but i'm running low on MX3. Hopefully the Phankeks cooler will come with a nice big tube of something decent.