CPU cooler advice needed please

[mark 11:11]

The king of the Thermalright air coolers at the moment is the Royal Pretor 130 for around £42. You can read a review here, it's a real beast of a cooler.

yeah that one i was also looking at im going to see if my mate finds it not too errrr overbearing aesthetically
i love my massive over the top looks like the engine from a vintage motorbike almost look of my silly tower cooler but i guess im in the minority on that one lol
but yeah i think im gonna try get him that tbh it is a few mm smaller than mine ............... what more do you want ??? LOL!
i was expecting that to be far more expensive tbf lol

 

[deviation]

yeah that one i was also looking at im going to see if my mate finds it not too errrr overbearing aesthetically
i love my massive over the top looks like the engine from a vintage motorbike almost look of my silly tower cooler but i guess im in the minority on that one lol
but yeah i think im gonna try get him that tbh it is a few mm smaller than mine ............... what more do you want ??? LOL!
i was expecting that to be far more expensive tbf lol

Nope, you're not the only one. The idea of a skyscraper that nearly ***** the side panel glass, maketh a good air cooled build!
I personally love squeezing the biggest hardware into small cases - take your mind out the gutter!

 

[AgedIdiot]

Noctua owner here - very pleased but expernsive !

Would I buy again - yes if like me you are looking for silence (near enough!) and not to have to empty, clean and refill every few months then the noctua is a worthwhile investment.

 

[hornetstinger]

Noctua owner here - very pleased but expernsive !

Would I buy again - yes if like me you are looking for silence (near enough!) and not to have to empty, clean and refill every few months then the noctua is a worthwhile investment.

I like that they supplied a AM5 adapter set to allow me to re-use from my 1366. Although they're available to purchase for a about a tenner they sent me one free of charge.

Either way would be happy to pay the £10 for the adapter set, rather than buying a whole new cooler

 

[mark 11:11]

yeah im a big noctua fan [pun intended] but i also dont think a lot of people get the real benefit of the extra costs
i mean i had a bit of a panic [exaggeration there] when i went to change case to my new corsair frame
wasnt sure if it would fit the cooler because according to the spec sheets i had like a mm either way
i asked them if they had any ideas and got a message saying will reply soon [not those exact words it was far more professional than will reply soon]
a day or so later i get an email saying they had just checked my cooler with the same case as they had both and confirmed it will in fact be fine even with
the fan pushed up a couple of mm to allow for the ram
and also similar experience a few months before when i bought my motherboard and it came without the mouting frame bracket back plate thingy
they sent me one and a noctua keyring at no charge despite me being clear that this is not a warranty thing i purchased a used mobo and fully expected
to pay for it
they sent me like 4 sets of fan clips as well because i mentioned wanting to try the 3rd fan on the cooler
however a lot of users would be better off with the half price options listed in this and other similar threads
i absolutely fully accept that the point of diminishing returns was probably met and some people would benefit more from
having the cash left over for other parts instead
i just like to pretend im posh or something
but yeah noctua the support and help etc is great
i wouldnt say its worth the extra for a lot of people though
the majority of users dont need their hands held like i do lol