this post was submitted on 24 Dec 2025
9 points (90.9% liked)

Buildapc

5258 readers
20 users here now

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
Lemmenmo@lemmy.world
9
What to do for upgrading cpu (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 hours ago by DarkDiamondK@lemmy.world to c/buildapc@lemmy.world
6 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I currently have a Intel Core i5-12400F (bought a pre built from Starforge) and am thinking of upgrading to an Intel i9-14900K or KF and I'm wondering what steps I need to take in regards to preparation and during installation

I bought a bit of thermal paste a while back that was a corsair one that I saw in Walmart for cheap, but if I need better I'll get better, I also have a Arctic Freezer 36 Air Cooler

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 hours ago

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/236773/intel-core-i9-processor-14900k-36m-cache-up-to-6-00-ghz/specifications.html specifies Max TDP during Turbo Boost as 253W while https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/arctic-freezer-36-review says that your cooler is good for 219W.

Depending on your planned use you can end up thermal throttled. I have no idea how your air flow in the case is either, if that's bad then a good cpu cooler won't save you.