can your cpu use the stock cooler?

Now I'm not a gamer, but I think a good rule of thumb is probably if you upgrade your graphics for gaming, you're probably working your cpu harder, along with introducing addition heat to the case; so although they seem unrelated, if you upgrade your graphics for gaming, you should probably consider a better cpu cooler.

And as I said, I'm not a gamer, but that makes sense to me.

But if you're just going to do the standard email, web surfing, etc, then the stock cooler should be adequate for the life of the computer.

Hi Benjamin I use my stock cooler along with 6 six 120 mm fans for cooling and I am a big gamer I play games like Borderlands 2, B.F.3 ect and have never had a problem but then I don't overclock my CPU and that makes a big difference.

Hope this helps.

Stock coolers are adequate for everything unless your going to overclock the CPU. Then you will need aftermarket cooling.