Intel Core i5 3570K - CPU Cooler

Harl0

Harl0

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Hi - I'm looking for a new CPU cooler for my system.

Mainly used for gaming, running on the stock clock.

I'm currently using a Corsair H60 since I built my rig couple of years ago now. However, recently the pump has gotten noisy so it's time to replace it.

No real preference on water/ air but It needs to be efficient and quiet!

So far, I've short-listed the following:
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1 x Be Quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 CPU Cooler £65.99
1 x Noctua NH-D14-2011 Dual Radiator CPU Cooler with PWM Fans £64.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H75 Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £59.00
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler £24.97
Total : £224.56 (includes shipping : £8.00).




The darkhorse here being the Cooler Master, but I've heard and read it should be more than adequate for my use?

Thanks!
 
They'll all be just as good and the Phanteks PH-TC14PE should get a look in too. If you can find an Alpenfohn K2 Mount Doom, that would be ideal.

I'd personally get one of the above 2 or the Corsair H60/80/100 - they'll all do the same job.
 
Thanks - I don't really want to spend more than the most expensive I've already listed if I can help it.

Do you rate the H60 over the H75?
 
if you do go for those air coolers make sure your ram heatsinks wont hit it

I would always choose big air cooler over an all in one watercooler,they just last longer

d14 is decent and the thermalright silver arrow
 
You are running stock, so a £15 cooler would keep temps reasonable. It's just a matter of finding a cooler that comes with quiet fans really. Frankly I think it's disgusting and you should immediately clock your cpu to 4ghz right now at a minimum :p
 
look for Scythe Kotetsu.

I recently bought and installed 2 of them and they are really good. Also the heatsinks aren't huge so will fit most cases. coming down from Thermalright Macho Rev. A as those were touching on GPU PCB and that started to annoy me so had to go. Also when populated all 4 slots with RAM on mobo, it had clearance issues even with LP sticks. No such thing with Scythe.

Hyper 212 Evo is similar (size, pricing), but the fan on that is crap compared to Scythe.
 
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Haha I have experimented with the OC, just never kept it as the CPU isn't stressed that much in the games I'm currently playing. Albeit that will change when GTA is finally released!

The above air coolers are hailed as 'quiet', plus I would like scalability so when I do apply an OC I know the cooler can handle the increased temps. I guess not many go for the closed water cool systems?

kefan77 said:
look for Scythe Kotetsu.

I recently bought and installed 2 of them and they are really good. Also the heatsinks aren't huge so will fit most cases. coming down from Thermalright Macho Rev. A as those were touching on GPU PCB and that started to annoy me so had to go. Also when populated all 4 slots with RAM on mobo, it had clearance issues even with LP sticks. No such thing with Scythe.

Hyper 212 Evo is similar (size, pricing), but the fan on that is crap compared to Scythe.
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Doesn't seem like there is much between the Scythe Kotetsu and the Hyper 212 Evo, except the Sycthe set up seems more focused on slower fan RPM and therefore lower pressure to achieve a quieter ambience. How do you find it under load?

Thanks for the feedback chaps!
 
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it's silent even under load (but I do have sound optimized case, which helps). but my CPU doesn't overclock so can't comment on that scenario.

I had 212+ in past and the fan just broke after few months (started to rattle) CM's heatsinks are relatively good, but fans lack big time. I would only buy it if i had a spare fan to replace CM's stock.

I also hated those gaps between pipes on the heatsink base where it touches CPU, so difficult to clean, Kotetsu's base is 1 piece.
 
I went for a Cryoirg r1 ultimate (I have the same chip as you at 4.5ghz oc ) but make sure it clears your ram. The fans are a bit wooshy sounding at full speed but I use a fan controller anyway. The phanteks PH-TC14PE is something to consider too, but if you want the quietest sounding cooler then you can't go wrong with the dh14 or the more expensive (newer ) dh15.

All these can easily cool at stock or overclocked speeds.
 
Get 212 and replace the stock fan with Noctua F12 PWM fan

works out around £42.Extremely good combo and obv its silent until you place it under load when overclocked
 
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Get 212 and replace the stock fan with Noctua F12 PWM fan

works out around £42.Extremely good combo and obv its silent until you place it under load when overclocked
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This is a good idea - Think it would keep up after a decent OC of 4.5ghz or so?
 
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This is a good idea - Think it would keep up after a decent OC of 4.5ghz or so?
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If temps are going to concern you at a high overclock then the best thing you can do is to delid your CPU, remove the stock TIM and replace it with CLP. You'll drop by 10 degrees c minimum. ;)
 
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This is a good idea - Think it would keep up after a decent OC of 4.5ghz or so?
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Yup

I have this setup and run my 4670k at 4.4ghz,in cpu intensive gaming max temps are around 67/68c.In Realbench/x264 encoding max temp is 74/75c.
 
Thanks all - I've ordered a Corsair 212 Evo, just seemed too good value to miss!

I have a high static pressure fan current attached to my closed loop cooler which I'm going to replace the stock 212 fan with.

If that doesn't work out, I'll be oredering a Noctua F12.

I'll post up my findings!
 
Installed the 212 Evo earlier, bit of a pain to fit but didn't take too long.

With Prime95 running for some time, temps are solid with a max of 68c on core 3, remained virtually silent throughout which was impressive!

All in all very happy, thanks all for your input.
 
Got a Evo on mine and got 4.4ghz with 1.35v iirc, not bad and with Intel Burn Test it hits 100c, my VRM' are hitting the limits at that point.
 
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