Enermax ETS-T40-TB vs Hyper 212 EVO

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I was recently told by a few people that the Enermax ETS-T40-TB outperforms the Hyper 212 EVO for the same price at newegg, and that it's more quiet as well. Is this true? What are your opinions?

[harrynowl]

The 212 is the tried and true option. I'd just get whichever one takes your fancy.

[unSatisfied]

The 212 is the tried and true option. I'd just get whichever one takes your fancy.

 

Thanks for the reply, i would go with the Noctua NH-D14/15, however i still cannot stand how ugly it looks, and i will be building my new system in a NZXT H440, so i want something that looks somewhat decent.

[harrynowl]

Thanks for the reply, i would go with the Noctua NH-D14/15, however i still cannot stand how ugly it looks, and i will be building my new system in a NZXT H440, so i want something that looks somewhat decent.

You might want to look at the Dark Rock Pro 3 then if you're after looks

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You might want to look at the Dark Rock Pro 3 then if you're after looks

 

I heard that CPU heatsink is a pain in the ass to install, and i really don't want to waste 2 hours of time everytime i want to re apply thermal paste or remove the cooler for whatever reason.

[harrynowl]

I heard that CPU heatsink is a pain in the ass to install, and i really don't want to waste 2 hours of time everytime i want to re apply thermal paste or remove the cooler for whatever reason.

depends how big your hands are

 

I have a hyper 412s (which is same price as 212 evo where I am). It performs the same but looks better (nice textured aluminium top-plate and nickel plated heatpipes) than the 212 (enough to hold my 4690k @ 4.7ghz/1.31v @ ~80c) 

 

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I think i'm going to go with the Enermax ETS-40-TB or the Dark Rock Pro 3, does anyone know how i can find out which RAM won't have compatibility issues with it (RAM Height)?