AbhiSharma

I am planning to run i7 8700K. I am located in India, and building my PC for primarily gaming and software development. I have never done overclocking before, so looking to try out my hands over it as well. I am not particular about any cooler, I am just looking for a cooler that can suffice my requirements. As per reviews online I zeroed in on only these two products as they fit in my budget. My budget is Rs. 5000 (Indian rupees) I am shopping from following websites: 1. Amazon.in 2. Mdcomputers.com

Thanks for suggesting H7, wasn't aware of it. As per reviews it looks better than 212. But may I know the reason why you called H45 junk? Because I haven't seen any review suggesting it is not performing good or any other issues reported with it other than noise.

I was planning to buy Cooler Master Hyper 212 but while I going through its specs - it is 160 mm in height while my cabinet (https://www.corsair.com/ww/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Carbide-Series®-SPEC-04-Tempered-Glass-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Case-—-Black-Red/p/CC-9011117-WW) says maximum CPU cooler height could be 150 mm. That's why I am not really sure whether this fill fit or not. So I was looking for alternative to this cooler and find out Corsair H45 which is close to this budget, but as it is an entry level liquid cooling solution, I am not sure whether this will be at par with 212. If Corsair H45 can deliver same performance as 212, then I think due to cabinet constraints I can go with it. Kindly suggest which one should I buy?