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Hello, I am going for a purple themed build and right now I have a h100i but I want to have a air cooler since I have a corsair air 540. I want one that would kind of go with my build. the only one I found was the cooler master v8 GTS then put Corsair SP 120 LED Purple instead of the normal fans. Should I do that or get a different 1

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You could get a noctua nh-d14 and replace the stock fans with the corsair ones. They would perform a little worse than the stock fans but would match your build.

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Noctua NH-D15

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Noctua NH-D15 or 14.

 

You could change the fans on them to fit your purple theme.

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Noctua NH-D15 or 14.

 

You could change the fans on them to fit your purple theme.

 

 

You could get a noctua nh-d14 and replace the stock fans with the corsair ones. They would perform a little worse than the stock fans but would match your build.

 

 

Noctua NH-D15

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So would the 14 or 15 be better over for cooling also what thermal paste should I get?

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So would the 14 or 15 be better over for cooling also what thermal paste should I get?

The 15 is slightly better, Arctic MX-4 is amazing thermal paste but the NH-D15 comes with NT-H1 which is also very good paste

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So would the 14 or 15 be better over for cooling also what thermal paste should I get?

The D-15 is better and it comes with good thermal paste in the package.

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So would the 14 or 15 be better over for cooling also what thermal paste should I get?

 

15 is slightly better, but they both have different compatibility issues so I'd research them both extensively and compare with what other stuff you already have.

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15 is slightly better, but they both have different compatibility issues so I'd research them both extensively and compare with what other stuff you already have.

 

 

The D-15 is better and it comes with good thermal paste in the package.

 

 

The 15 is slightly better, Arctic MX-4 is amazing thermal paste but the NH-D15 comes with NT-H1 which is also very good paste

Thinking about this should I just save up a little for and just do a custom loop?

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Hello, I am going for a purple themed build and right now I have a h100i but I want to have a air cooler since I have a corsair air 540. I want one that would kind of go with my build. the only one I found was the cooler master v8 GTS then put Corsair SP 120 LED Purple instead of the normal fans. Should I do that or get a different 1

You're going to pretty much find the NH-D14 and NH-D15 at the top of the charts pretty consistently.  

 

It's going to have great performance at low noise levels.  

 

Clearance is sometimes an issue, but based on the air 540, you're going to have ZERO problems with that. 

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You're going to pretty much find the NH-D14 and NH-D15 at the top of the charts pretty consistently.  

 

It's going to have great performance at low noise levels.  

 

Clearance is sometimes an issue, but based on the air 540, you're going to have ZERO problems with that. 

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So would the 14 or 15 be better over for cooling also what thermal paste should I get?

 

The nhd15 performs better but uses 140mm fans if I recall correctly. I don't know if there are 140mm fans that match your colour scheme.

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The nhd15 performs better but uses 140mm fans if I recall correctly. I don't know if there are 140mm fans that match your colour scheme.

Im gonna use Corsair SP140 LED Purple

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Thinking about this should I just save up a little for and just do a custom loop?

 

No. People make a custom loop because they want a custom loop. It looks awesome and they want to put money and effort into something they're passionate about. They don't make custom loops because of their cooling capabilities. The effort would be unwarranted if that were the lone motivation.

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Im gonna use Corsair SP140 LED Purple

 

Then sure, it should work just fine and outperform the d14 :)

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No. People make a custom loop because they want a custom loop. It looks awesome and they want to put money and effort into something they're passionate about. They don't make custom loops because of their cooling capabilities. The effort would be unwarranted if that were the lone motivation.

 

 

Then sure, it should work just fine and outperform the d14 :)

I would only do it for it for the looks and money isnt that big of a problem

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I would only do it for it for the looks and money isnt that big of a problem

 

OK. But if you do make sure that you absolutely know what you're doing before hand. The amount of kit you stand to destroy if you don't is quite terrifying.

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OK. But if you do make sure that you absolutely know what you're doing before hand. The amount of kit you stand to destroy if you don't is quite terrifying.

yolo?

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yolo?

 

We're talking about the risk of having to throw away all your computer parts and all the components of your loop, make sure that's acceptable to you...

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We're talking about the risk of having to throw away all your computer parts and all the components of your loop, make sure that's acceptable to you...

I know but I really dont care tbh gives me something else to do

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I know but I really dont care tbh gives me something else to do

 

Then go for it :) it would still be sad if you broke anything so make sure you read all you can about custom loops before you attempt it. There are a couple of excellent threads pinned in the watercooling section of the forum that can help you a lot.

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Im gonna use Corsair SP140 LED Purple

Honestly make sure you're getting the Corsair fans for the look.  They are actually poor performing fans for pressure and airflow.  The frame design leaks a ton of air. 

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Honestly make sure you're getting the Corsair fans for the look.  They are actually poor performing fans for pressure and airflow.  The frame design leaks a ton of air. 

Im using them since they go with my build I dont care about overclocking so it should be fine

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