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What would be the best cou cooler on a reasonable budget for a 12900k?

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You'll want a 280 or 360 AIO ideally.

The Arctic Liquid Freezer II line is a good choice. It's $110 for the 280 and $140 for the 360. The performance difference between the two isn't huge so the 280 would be good depending on case comparability.

Here’s an excellent 360mm aio:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2PFKHx/arctic-liquid-freezer-ii-360-563-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-acfre00068a

Since you seem to be at least a bit budget conscious, why are you going with a 12900k instead of a more reasonable 12700k? Just wondering what the use case is.

Thanks for the suggestion! I Won the 12900k in a raffle

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Are you overclocking?

The logic here isn't quite sound, I'm not sure why you would want a budget anything with a 12900k which is a budgetless CPU.

You should be shopping top end coolers like NHD15 or 280/360mm AIOs. Getting the largest cooler you can fit in your case would be ideal if you intend on overclocking.

Best CPU cooler on a reasonable budget.

Best budget options are usually air coolers.

https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Peerless-Assassin-Aluminium-Technology/dp/B0982VWQN1/

Thermalright Peerless Assassin PA120 for $41 is hard to beat.

Then you have the well known coolers like NH-D15 and Dark Rock Pro 4 if you want the brand power and higher thermal capacity.

I just finished my build and have a 12900k on a Z690 MB with a 3080 suprim. I use a 240mm deepcool and I was worried about temps but honestly unless you're rendering you'll be fine with a 240mm aio

I am a blender animator so what do I do?

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