New cooler

sreeve1993 · 13 Dec 2015 at 20:59

Hey guys,

I have been thinking to upgrade my cooler and would like some advise if it is worth it.
Currently I have a Gelid Tranquillo rv2:
http://gelidsolutions.com/products/index.php?lid=2&cid=12&id=64

The fan died on it and I know I probably should get a new fan but I have been in two minds to upgrade my cooler anyway and I think this may be a sign haha.

My current clock is 4.2ghz and I'm happy with it but maybe push for 4.5ghz soon. So out of these 4 coolers which one would you choose?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cooler-master-hyper-212-evo-cpu-cooler-hs-035-cm.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-ph-tc12dx-cpu-cooler-black-hs-012-pt.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acx-evga-cpu-cooler-black-120-mm-hs-002-ea.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-ph-tc14s-140mm-cpu-cooler-hs-015-pt.html

I'm really liking the look of the second Phantek cooler at the moment. I want to make sure if I do buy a new cooler it will be an upgrade from my current one so your guys opinions will help as I don't know much about air cooling.

Budget: Around £40

Im open to other suggestions too

FL630 · 13 Dec 2015 at 21:31

Budget?

sreeve1993 · 13 Dec 2015 at 21:34

About £40

Klunt Bumskrint · 13 Dec 2015 at 21:49

I had a Thermalright True Spirit 140 (I think it was called) best air cooler i ever had.

FL630 · 13 Dec 2015 at 21:50

Sorry, missed it in your original price.

The Hyper 212 is a good safe bet for minimal money. If you can justify any more and want to stick with air cooling then something like this: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/noctua-nh-u12p-se2-dual-fan-quiet-cpu-cooler-hs-010-nc.html

Will cool better than the 212 and be noctua quiet.

doyll · 13 Dec 2015 at 21:57

What Klunt said. While not the very best, the TRUE Spirit 140 rev. A or TRUE Spirit 140 Power are both very good. At a little over £40 are hard to beat. Another often overlooked cooler is the SilverStone HE01 for about £45

FL630 · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:27

Wow, the tweak town review puts that at not much worse than a NH-D15, quieter to boot!

Klunt Bumskrint · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:28

Klunt Bumskrint said:
I had a Thermalright True Spirit 140 (I think it was called) best air cooler i ever had.

I also had push/pull on it. That might have helped a bit. I sold it to a mate and he's still using it.

sreeve1993 · 13 Dec 2015 at 22:49

Thanks for the suggestions. I will take a look at the thermalright.
Im staying away fro noctua because it wouldnt fit my colour scheme of my rig and would just look too ugly

doyll · 14 Dec 2015 at 00:04

If you really what more performance out of a TRUE Spirit 140 get the Power version and use a TY-143 fan instead of the TY-147. Assuming you improve case airflow to keep up with the 130cfm TY-143 can move you can see even better temps with same noise levels up to 1300rpm

sreeve1993 · 14 Dec 2015 at 01:24

The case I have is phantek pro m with 5 phantek 140mm fans. Two front, 3 exhaust

olivier renault · 14 Dec 2015 at 03:21

Thermalright makes very good coolers. Quiet and efficient. Macho (Rev B) or True SPirit 140 (Power).

Matterhorn Pure Black looks good, good performance and cheap.

I use a Dark Rock 3 (non-pro). Very quiet, and good cooling, and looks great. Like an up-market Matterhorn, with slightly better everything (noise, looks, temps).

I'm aiming more for noise than pure performance though. Aiming at mid-range OC (4.4GHz).

doyll · 14 Dec 2015 at 06:35

Then the TRUE Spirit 140 Power or Macho would be my choice. Performance like NH-D14 and slightly quieter. D14 performance is legendary. With same fans as D15 it performs as good or slightly better than D15.

Matterhorn Black is also good, but not as good as TRUE Spirit 140 or Macho, and definitely not as quiet.. The TRUE Spirit 140 Power comes with TY-147 black and white fan idles at 550-600rpm, not 800rpm. The TY-140 in grey & tan colours was replace with TY-147 a few years back. Same fan, different colours.

Do keep in mind TRUE Spirit 140 Power is a rather wide and tall cooler (155mm wide and 171mm tall)

TRUE Spirit 140 rev.A cools the same, Has TY-147A 300-1300rpm fan and has same cooling, but fin pack is offset for better PCIe clearance and not as tall. It is 69mm center CPU toward PCIe socket and 165mm tall.

sreeve1993 · 14 Dec 2015 at 11:18

Well I'm convinced to get the Thermalright at the moment.
Found out my Phantek Pro M clearance of CPU cooler is 194 mm (7.6 in). I also know it can fit the Phantek tc14pe.
I do use my PCIe socket as well as it has my sound card, and its the only one. My Gelid tranquilo is about 1cm clearance

EDIT: @doyll what do you mean that fin pack is offset for better PCIe clearance?

humax · 14 Dec 2015 at 12:46

sreeve1993 said:
Well I'm convinced to get the Thermalright at the moment.
Found out my Phantek Pro M clearance of CPU cooler is 194 mm (7.6 in). I also know it can fit the Phantek tc14pe.
I do use my PCIe socket as well as it has my sound card, and its the only one. My Gelid tranquilo is about 1cm clearance

EDIT: @doyll what do you mean that fin pack is offset for better PCIe clearance?

You wont be sorry. I have the Macho X2 and its a great cooler

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doyll · 14 Dec 2015 at 13:18

sreeve1993 said:
Well I'm convinced to get the Thermalright at the moment.
Found out my Phantek Pro M clearance of CPU cooler is 194 mm (7.6 in). I also know it can fit the Phantek tc14pe.
I do use my PCIe socket as well as it has my sound card, and its the only one. My Gelid tranquilo is about 1cm clearance

EDIT: @doyll what do you mean that fin pack is offset for better PCIe clearance?

This:

Notice the TRUE Spirit 140 Power is 77.5mm center CPU towared PCIe socket with CPU centered under the fins while the TRUE Spirit 140 Rev. A is 69mm center CPU towared PCIe socket with heatpipes and fins offset over the base so the left side of fin pack is closer to CPU / farther away from PCIe socket.

Edit: I think Tranquillo is 125mm wide, meaning 62.5mm center CPU toward PCIe socket.
Sorry it is small. If you have problems let me know and I can put up bigger image. This is what I have in cyberworld image host site, but I have larger drawings on computer. Problem is OcUK does not host images and I normally upload to forums direct from computer, not for host site.

sreeve1993 · 14 Dec 2015 at 13:27

I'm also interested in this cooler https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-ph-tc14s-140mm-cpu-cooler-hs-015-pt.html

It has a very good review on this site, and I like how compact it is

Im stuck on what to choose as I need to becareful of my PCIe slot. My motherboard heatsinks are quite tall as well

sreeve1993 · 14 Dec 2015 at 13:33

@doyll, thats great help! Image is fine, I can zoom into it

I understand what you mean now, clearly shows it on the image. The True power is identical on both sides whilst the Spirit Rev A isnt. They also do a smaller version, but after seeing results. The true 140 outperforms the 120

EDIT: Yeah the gelid is 125mm wide. Would this mean the Thermalright true power rev A should fit?

doyll · 14 Dec 2015 at 13:43

sreeve1993 said:
I'm also interested in this cooler https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-ph-tc14s-140mm-cpu-cooler-hs-015-pt.html

It has a very good review on this site, and I like how compact it is

Im stuck on what to choose as I need to becareful of my PCIe slot. My motherboard heatsinks are quite tall as well

It's cute, but no near as good as the TRUE Spirit 140 coolers, and is 140mm wide, meaning 70mm from center of CPU toward PCIe socket.

doyll · 14 Dec 2015 at 13:47

sreeve1993 said:
@Doyll, thats great help! Image is fine, I can zoom into it
I understand what you mean now, clearly shows it on the image. The True power is identical on both sides whilst the Spirit Rev A isnt. They also do a smaller version, but after seeing results. The true 140 outperforms the 120

EDIT: Yeah the gelid is 125mm wide. Would this mean the Thermalright true power rev A should fit?

Depends how much room you have between your Tranquillo and back of GPU. You need about 6.5-7mm