“How hot can this stock CPU run? I'm not looking to overclock, as I don't have the proper cooling solution, but I was wanting better performance over my i5-9400f. I have 6 case fans and a bigger than stock CPU fan. Is this CPU recommended for my build?”
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Are you having overheating issues with your 9400f? And how much RAM are you running? What type of performance gain are you looking for? Your PC specs (RAM speed and capacity, motherboard model/ chipset, GPU, PC case model) as well as what you use your PC for would help. If your 9400f is not having overheating issues I don't see the point in upgrading. The 9600k is faster but for the price to performance increase you might be better off upgrading your RAM or GPU, especially for gaming. GPU will perform the bulk of your processing for games along with your RAM. If your current CPU is overheating look into re-applying your thermal paste and cleaning any dust out of your pc and heat sinks and make sure your fans are set up to pull cool air in from the front of your case and exhaust (push) hot air out of the back and top of your case.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi IronSevenX, if you are looking to improve performance over your current Intel Core I5-9400F I would recommend looking at the Intel Core I7-9700K which will give higher clock speeds and with the Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility which is a free download and has built-in temperature monitoring systems and will alert you when critical levels are reached, and when safeguards are activated. And for even better performance without compromise check out the Intel Core I9-9900K which not only gives you more cores but added hyperthreading as well and can be found on Best Buy's website here https://www.bestbuy.com/site/intel-core-i9-9900k-9th-generation-8-core-16-thread-3-6-ghz-5-0-ghz-turbo-socket-lga-1151-unlocked-desktop-processor/6302019.p?skuId=6302019 Thank you for choosing Intel.
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