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ok i want a good sugestion on what cooler to get for my 4690K. i am going to overclock it to its limit when i get a better PSU then my 500W one i have right now and i want my processor not to go poof and go all "blue smoke of death" on me as it might with the stock intel CPU cooler that was in the box. i really want to water cool it but thats just way to much money for me, and having a case that basicaly some 2000's metal box currently with no side panel nor fornt panel (xD) i dont think i could really mount something like an AIO if i could even afford one :/ and then thermal paste, does it matter that much or is something cheaper also ok? any replies and any help would be nice :)

 

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Hyper 212

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Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or Cryorig H7

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There's the Coolermaster 212 Evo and the Shadow Rock (I think, when it's on sale) that are especially good for the money.

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i like my dark rock advanced C1, but the price goes up and down between $50 and $150..

pick it up if you can find it at the low end of that range.

 

you'll only cut yourself a few times while installing, the mounting hardware is a headache.

 

but it looks nice and performs really well, and is dead silent, even at 100% fan speed.

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ok i want a good sugestion on what cooler to get for my 4690K. i am going to overclock it to its limit when i get a better PSU then my 500W one i have right now and i want my processor not to go poof and go all "blue smoke of death" on me as it might with the stock intel CPU cooler that was in the box. i really want to water cool it but thats just way to much money for me, and having a case that basicaly some 2000's metal box currently with no side panel nor fornt panel (xD) i dont think i could really mount something like an AIO if i could even afford one :/ and then thermal paste, does it matter that much or is something cheaper also ok? any replies and any help would be nice :)

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be quiet shadow rock's are pretty decent and not much more than a 212 evo and the same can be said for the cryorig H5.

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Pure Rock? Basically a nicer looking hyper 212 evo for $5-10 more. And quieter.

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BeQuiet! Pure Rock for sure

Or Cryorig has some good choices

 

 

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