PO3-620-Query regarding - Cooling and CPU upgrade.

I looked over the posts and I don't think my specific question has been answered.

Looking to upgrade my CPU. I would like a i9-10850K because I seem to get the performance of a i9-10900K or KF for less money. But of course it's 125W, my current one at 65W. So that means different cooling considerations.

I know I can go to the i9-10900. Just slap a Noctua NH-U9S from what I see in other posts.

Does anyone know if I can get away with a Noctua and a i9-10850K?

Any chance the Noctua isn't enough even for a i9-10900 for extend periods of intense CPU use?

The reason I'm asking is because I am starting to do some data science and I will be running the CPU hard with parallel processing for longer durations. Due to the case size I could only do a 120MM AIO liquid cooler which isn't really any better then the Noctua. I mean I could cut out the top mesh and mount a radiator outside but that's getting ridiculous.
Thanks for any help.

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Arris

I suppose, I should also ask if anyone knows of a better air cooling CPU that will fit.

billsey

Well, not surprisingly, my first question is going to be "what computer do you have?" :) There have been a lot of different Predator models over the last 17 years since the model line was introduced… Your full model number is usually on the same sticker as your serial number, it should look something like POxxx-xxx-xxxx. I'm guessing, since it seems to have been looking into this already, that your system is a 10th gen Intel based model. So likely one of the PO3-620, PO3-630, PO5-615s, PO7… Well heck, just tell us which it is. :)

Arris

PO3-620. Thank you for responding.

billsey

Pretty much what I expected, there are a lot more of the PO3s out there than the larger models. Your system uses the Comet Lake chipset, so should work with any of those 10th gen CPUs, though as you expect you are going to have to jump through some hoops to get the cooling working with the 125W chips instead of the 65W versions. The stock cooling is marginal, but functional, with the 65W chips and works very well with the Noctua installed, but I'm not positive that the Noctua will provide enough extra for to handle the 125W load. Why are you even thinking of a CPU upgrade? You are likely to see minimal overall performance change, unless you are running our of threads in a specific multithreaded application. Note also that the BIOS doesn't have support for any of the "K" extra features, so a "K" chip will act just like the non-"K" chip. Maybe we should be looking at the rest of your system first, so see if there are changes that will directly impact performance before spending money on a CPU.

Arris

I've already maxed out the RAM to hold my data.

In the context of the data science I mentioned , it's financial modeling. Processes like large-scale portfolio optimization, Monte Carlo simulations, and backtesting algorithms, rely heavily on parallel computations. They would benefit the most from having more threads.