Megahalem vs Phanteks vs Noctua

Altae · 16 Oct 2014 at 12:58

Hi folks,

I'm renovating my current system, moving my i5-750 (modestly OCd to 3.2GHz via BIOS) and Gigabyte P55A-UD3 into a new case (Silverstone FT-02) with far better airflow than my current one.

My five year old Corsair H50 AIO is going be replaced in favour of an air-cooled solution, like the following:

1x Prolimatech Black Megahalems with 2x 140mm Noiseblocker BlackSilent Fan XK2
1x Noctua NH-D15 with 2x NH-A15 Fans
1x Phanteks PH-TC14PE with 2x PH-F140 Fans

My budget is £80. Any thoughts appreciated!

Altae · 16 Oct 2014 at 20:16

Thank you, guys! Input is much appreciated.

Having another look at the Phanteks coolers now!

Altae · 17 Oct 2014 at 09:21

@doyll Do you feel the Noctua is worth the extra premium over the Phanteks, or do they perform similarly?

My CPU runs at 50C at idle, so if either of them can reduce that with minimal noise, I'll be more than happy!

Altae · 17 Oct 2014 at 21:39

I have x4 Kingston Hyper X 2Gb 1333MHz modules with the thin blue/silver heatsink... fingers crossed that's considered 'low profile'!

Thank you for all the helpful comments, everyone - wasn't expecting any at all, so it's nice to be proved wrong.