Best Air Cooler Under 50 Dollars

vito855 · 8 Aug 2017 at 07:27

I am upgrading to the Realan T3. What is going to be the best air cooler under $50? I'm planning on overclocking to the highest my chip is going to let me.

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doyll · 8 Aug 2017 at 17:36

Much depends on what case, motherboard and RAM you are using. Really need to know so we can suggest coolers that will fit.

joelk2 · 8 Aug 2017 at 20:34

having just got the cryorig h7 quad lumi i can highly recomend it

danny77 · 9 Aug 2017 at 22:49

maybe something like this, although with the size of the case it may be too big, although its over 50 dollars

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-shadow-rock-tf-2-cpu-cooler-135mm-hs-019-bq.html

Grandmaster Fap! · 9 Aug 2017 at 23:13

That case is tiny and the cpu is soldered so you are very limited by what you can use, something really thin like a Noctua NH-L9i might fit but you would have to use thermal adhesive to fit it?

doyll · 10 Aug 2017 at 13:47

Assuming 'Realan T3' is the E-T3. it is only 185(W)*44 (H)*197.5(D) mm .. meaning maybe 22-28mm CPU clearance??
Not many coolers that thin.

Pocah · 10 Aug 2017 at 17:30

That case is tiny. As far as I know there is no room for a fan at all, you basically have a large passive cooler and that's that, which really is not going to allow much in the way of overclocking. I would strongly recommend you go for a larger case if you want to overclock.

doyll · 10 Aug 2017 at 19:54

Sorry Pocah, but a any cooler that will fit in that case is about 1/8 the size of a 'large passive cooler.

Pocah · 11 Aug 2017 at 13:36

doyll said:
Sorry Pocah, but a any cooler that will fit in that case is about 1/8 the size of a 'large passive cooler.

Ha ha, yes. I didn't mean large in the normal PC way of things. The ones I have seen for that case are rather like the Noctua mentioned above, they are like a dinner plate with a few fins on and no fan. Not enough room for a fan! A small dinner plate and small fins!!! But yes it's a really tiny case so even the width is limited. As far as I am aware, with all those vents, it's intended as passive. Honestly, I, personally, couldn't be bothered with all that.

doyll · 11 Aug 2017 at 13:41

Can fit the entire case on a dinner plate. More like a small desert plate for cooler. LOL.