GTX 1060 with stock cooler

So, just like the title says—I'm really curious to see what kind of temperatures I’m looking at with this cooler, or if I should just bite the bullet and pick up an aftermarket one instead.
My case is a Z3

Maybe look into an aftermarket cooler. It’ll probably be quieter and keep your CPU a bit cooler. This stock one hasn't been great, I guess

Just grab a decent cooler, and you can get it done for under $33, problem solved. Of course, if you’ve been stretching your budget thin lately—which I can tell from your posts—and you're fighting for every dollar just to make ends meet, you might have to stick with the stock cooler. It'll hold up, technically speaking. But the moment that CPU hits a heavy load, especially with turbo technology enabled, it’s going to be loud (spinning north of 3000 RPM, even at idle) and temps might hit 60°C—likely higher during sustained loads like rendering, stress tests, or even gaming

So, if you decide to stay on the stock cooler, disabling turbo might help a little (nothing groundbreaking), and you should definitely look into undervolting; there is plenty of headroom there. That’ll help bring those processor temperatures down

Then just pick up a better cooler later on

Heh, well, you caught me! I definitely did. 😁
About a month ago, I ended up cramming both an aftermarket cooler and a tiny Z1 case into my rig—and now I’m stuck having to pick one to toss out. Talk about a self-inflicted headache, right? -_-#

I really wanted to order some parts from Nine, but man, the distance is such a pain—he's over in Monterey and I'm all the way out here in Salina.

Plus, you get free shipping 🤣

By the way, prices fluctuate quite a bit. A lot of components have seen a slight uptick lately, mostly due to high demand and/or the strength of the dollar)

I hear you, I really do—but whenever my gear starts acting up, I just have to ship it off to Monterey

Anyway, I finally pulled the trigger and decided on a build (it’s about time!)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Gigabyte DS3P
EVGA R7 265
Crucial 4GB
Toshiba 500GB
Corsair CX 430W
Zalman Z3

In a year or so, I'll probably grab some extra RAM and maybe an aftermarket cooler

And yeah... thanks everyone! 😉

Look, honestly, in a town like Salina, you probably don't have much of a choice anyway. No matter where you buy it, if you need to file a warranty claim, you're going to have to ship it off to another city regardless. The main thing is just making sure the shop isn't a headache to deal with, and these guys are solid.

I went ahead and placed my order through the admin portal