CPU cooler corsair H50 or Noctua NH-U12P

matt_griff · 13 Jan 2011 at 20:09

Hi, I'm looking for a CPU Cooler for a i5 2500k overclocked to 4.5GHz. Which one of these coolers would you choose the corsair H50 or Noctua NH-U12P?

Which one is the quietest?

Matt

Kanpai · 13 Jan 2011 at 20:12

H50 is really quiet but not sure about the noctua, I'd say go for the H50 at that overclock though.

C64 · 13 Jan 2011 at 20:13

Thermalright Archon I'd get, it's new and imo the best cpu cooler out there.
Either that or the silver arrow if you can fit it.

SimonMaltby · 13 Jan 2011 at 20:16

H50 for quietness in my opinion.... i'm very happy with mine.

Helios1234 · 13 Jan 2011 at 20:19

The H50 is not quiet. It's far from it. I'd go with the Silver Arrow or Archon. The fans that come bundled are very quiet.

DragonQ · 13 Jan 2011 at 20:19

The fans that come with the U12P are very quiet - my case and GPU fans drown them out. Also, if you're not doing a mega overclock you could use the low noise or ultra low noise adapters too if you wanted.

Helios1234 · 14 Jan 2011 at 14:12

The u12p is old and showing its age compared to other coolers. It only has 4 6mm heatpipes and doesn't perform as well as the other coolers I have suggested above.

Skellig · 14 Jan 2011 at 14:19

Quietness is subjective and dependant on your rig. I find Noctua a really good make and I love my current Noctua NH-D14.

Maybe there's a site for comparative decibel levels and temperature?

DragonQ · 14 Jan 2011 at 15:02

Helios1234 said:
The u12p is old and showing its age compared to other coolers. It only has 4 6mm heatpipes and doesn't perform as well as the other coolers I have suggested above.

Indeed but I believe the NH-D14 comes with the same fans as the U12P, does it not?

Helios1234 · 14 Jan 2011 at 15:31

DragonQ said:
Indeed but I believe the NH-D14 comes with the same fans as the U12P, does it not?

The NH-D14 does indeed come with one of the NF-P12s that comes with the U12P but it also comes with a 140mm NF-P14 fan. The NH-U12P isn't a good performer because of the heatsink's performance. Fans are rarely the limiting factor in cooling, it tends to be the heatsinks themselves.

DragonQ · 14 Jan 2011 at 16:02

Ja but the Noctua fans are very quiet, which is what the OP asked about.

Helios1234 · 14 Jan 2011 at 16:04

DragonQ said:
Ja but the Noctua fans are very quiet, which is what the OP asked about.

I realise this but the thermalright coolers are better and quieter. They should be worth considering unless the op is restricted to the two coolers he mentioned.

Geek. · 14 Jan 2011 at 16:06

i would go for the H50 it works well for me

jamesfreddie · 16 Jan 2011 at 15:05

How much space have you got?

jamesfreddie · 16 Jan 2011 at 15:06

Have you got enough space for the H70