Cpu cooler???

Gamble19

Gamble19

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Have a h50 in a rig I've managed to get a hold of, think I need to upgrade (i7 3770k?) I've been looking at the h100 but with mixed reviews...

Is it worth it?

Or if not should I move toward air cooling such as the Noctua???
 
Uncle Petey said:
The K2 isn't 'lots' better. It's about the same.
They're both great options. Pick the one you like the look of best.

I'd recommend a Phanteks or a Silver arrow, but your ram won't play nice with those.
Not 100% on the D14 clearing your ram, but the K2 will. You'll have to raise the front fan a little too.

Other than that, look at maybe a H80i with an eye on replacing the fans with Scythe GT's at a later date.
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Ive just bought 2 sp120 fans instead :)
 
Uncle Petey said:
^ Completely agree.
I'll also add that the Scythes are better. Quieter too. Not as nice to look at though.
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I wont be running them at full whack so i doubt i see much difference,

I really am still unsure :/, All the air Coolers are very big and it seems just easier to get a Corsair/Thermaltech/Coolmaster closed loop system, makes the case look a lot tidier too,

Any preference between the

H80/H80i/H100/H100i/Thermaltake 2.0/CM Seidon or anyothers??
 
Uncle Petey said:
Hey man, I'm an air cooler guy. But if you prefer the look of CLC then who am I to tell you different? :)

I'd personally take a K2 or D14.

Of the CLC's you're looking at, I'd probably go with an H80i/H100i if you put a gun to my head.
There isn't much between them, so I'd probably take the H80i.

Do some research into the issues and firmware problems that some users are suffering. I don't know what has and hasn't been sorted out yet.
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Yer i know, I have been and this is my first look into CLC... I think the air coolers are just getting too big!!
 
Just the Phantom full tower, i know they will fit in just im just not sure i want to buy something that may not allow me to use all the RAM in my board, :/
 
Uncle Petey said:
The K2 will fit as I said. You'll just have to raise the front fan a little. If you prefer, you can run centre and rear fans instead of front and centre.
Better yet, get a better fan like a Thermalright TY147 (£5.99!), run it in the centre and replace both of them with no performance loss.

Other than that, and failing the H80i/H100i. fancy a H110 or a Kraken X60?
You could run a couple of nice, quiet 140mm fans on those if the stock fans aren't great.
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They look great, I just cant seem to find one in my price bracket :/,
 
I havent tested it yet as Im waiting for it from the guy i got the PC off, i mean it shouldnt be, but i wasn't convinced in the reviews,

I basically just want a good Cpu cooler that will let me push it at 3.9-4ghz preferably pretty cold,
 
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