Top products from r/Folding
We found 2 product mentions on r/Folding. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Holmes Window Fan with Twin 6-Inch Reversible Airflow Blades, White
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Dual-blade operation for a powerful, cooling breezeTwo speed settings and manual-reverse airflow controlWater-resistant motors are safe to use during rainy weatherDesigned to fit most double-hung and slider windows. Ideal for large rooms up to 500 sq. ft.Adjustable extender screen and extender panel...
2. Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, 4 CDC Heatpipes, 120mm PWM Fan, Aluminum Fins for AMD Ryzen/Intel LGA1200/1151
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Air flow: 82.9 CFM; Noise level:36.0 decibelsFan Dimensions:120 x 120 x 25 millimeter (4.7 x 4.7 x 1 inches)Heat sink Dimensions: 116 x 51 x 159 millimeter (4.6 x 2 x 6.2 inch)
Stock intel cooler is NOTORIOUSLY awful. I mean, it's laughed it for how bad it is. Honestly, you would be best off just buying a Hyper 212 Evo. It is THE value budget cooler, and it performs great. You have a 4690k, so it's unlocked for overclocking... why not get a cooler that can allow it to do that competently?
The cooler will allow it to stay at the overclock when folding, and have pretty decent temps to boot. Additionally, you may eliminate some throttling in gaming that you may never know you had.
Regardless of any of this, CPUs generally like to be kept at the lowest temp possible, and if you are planning on helping the Folding@Home cause (which you should!), you are gonna want a beefier cooler to prevent any possible lifespan shortening, no matter how rare that may be with modern CPUs today. It will be quieter too, which I always find is a major plus.
Good luck!
You can buy window fans like this to help exhaust the hot air. A portable AC system would work as well, but be much more expensive upfront and in energy costs.