Hi I'm currently looking at upgrading my system and I want to get a new cpu cooler as the one I have at the moment (Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO) isn't quite good enough for the overclocking I want to do. I'd prefer to go air rather than an AIO and my budget is up to about £65. With that in mind the cooler I've been looking at is the Noctua NH-U14 S. What are peoples opinions on this cooler? And would anyone choose any others over it?
This cooler looked good to me as it has slim dimensions and my motherboard is quite tight for space between the CPU and the RAM slots, the RAM I have also has relatively large heatsinks so I think that would be a problem with some coolers. My spec:
RAM: Patriot Intel Extreme masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
MOBO: Asrock Z75 Pro3 Socket 1155 VGA HDMI 7.1 ATX
As for the case I will be purchasing a Fractal design define R5 at the same time as whatever cooler I decide on.
Any help would be much appreciated
This cooler looked good to me as it has slim dimensions and my motherboard is quite tight for space between the CPU and the RAM slots, the RAM I have also has relatively large heatsinks so I think that would be a problem with some coolers. My spec:
RAM: Patriot Intel Extreme masters 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
MOBO: Asrock Z75 Pro3 Socket 1155 VGA HDMI 7.1 ATX
As for the case I will be purchasing a Fractal design define R5 at the same time as whatever cooler I decide on.
Any help would be much appreciated