Noctua NH-D15S or Corsair H115i Pro RGB

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Hi,

I currently have an X99 system with the i7-5820K, 16GB Quad-Channel RAM and the GTX 1080Ti. The air cooler has worked beautifully but it's a tight squeeze to install the GPU in he first slot (EATX). In theory, I could opt for another X8 slot, but isn't ideal. Also, I'm using the Evolv ATX TG Edition and the Noctua doesn't match the build's black theme and covers up the black memory. To be clear, performance/noise is key but it would be nice to have an aesthetically pleasing machine.

I was wondering if it's worth the current sale price of £115 to get the Corsair H115i Pro RGB? I've been avoiding CLCs due to monstrous fan speeds but this model appears to be focused on silence with ML fans.
 
Yeah, Tend to have more confidence in air as the only point of failure is the fan. I like the BeQuiet design and prefer copper but doesn't seem to soar ahead of the competition and the 3 year warranty is disappointing.
 
Yeah, the Chromax stuff is really overpriced, but I'm guessing they will come down a fair bit. After doing some research, it seems I'm best sticking with the Noctua cooler. Yes it might not be the most beautiful thing to look at, but it works damn well. Plus there's no annoying pump whine, risk of leaks of consistent pump failures I keep hearing about CLCs. I'd consider the BeQuiet Silent Loop due to the copper radiator and Alphacool parts but it's probably not worth spending the money when I already have the Noctua. Probably stick with my current setup and wait for the Chromax to get cheaper before using the add-ons.
 
TheVoice said:
I've got the Corsair mentioned, I've been very happy with it. It's near-silent, the fans are particularly quiet and it keeps temperatures very low. Also looks good in a windowed case. It was a bit of an indulgence for mine, I have no current intention of overclocking but I'm very happy with it.
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At stock settings, it will probably just relaxing :p Nice to hear it's quiet though, far too long CLCs have used crap fans.
 
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