Best air cooler to OC a i5 9600k

[Mateus Montemor]

hi, im building a new PC and I plan on getting a i5 9600k. Im thinking of going air cooling in this new PC, so for a good OC (around 5.00 - 5.2GHz) which cooler is good to it, i was looking into the Noctua NH-U12S, is it a good choice?

[Daniel Z.]

NH-D15/14 or Dark Rock Pro if you don’t like the beige and brown colour theme.

[PopsicleHustler]

Noctua NH-U12S or Dark Rock 4 will do nicely. Might aswell get Dark Rock Pro 4 for ultimate air cooling.

[Mateus Montemor]

5 hours ago, Daniel Z. said:

NH-D15/14 or Dark Rock Pro if you don’t like the beige and brown colour theme.

Those coolers are on another price point than the NH-u12s,so is it really necessary to go for them? cant the u12s support the OC? My budget is a bit tight, but if necessary,si i can OC, i will buy those more expensive cpu coolers

[Mateus Montemor]

6 hours ago, PopsicleHustler said:

Noctua NH-U12S or Dark Rock 4 will do nicely. Might aswell get Dark Rock Pro 4 for ultimate air cooling.

I was looking into the dark rock series, but its really hard to find them here in brazil, will the u12s be ok on overclocking the i5 to like 5ghz at 1.4v?

[PopsicleHustler]

42 minutes ago, FazBEBETO said:

I was looking into the dark rock series, but its really hard to find them here in brazil, will the u12s be ok on overclocking the i5 to like 5ghz at 1.4v?

I think it will be ok.

[Fasauceome]

There's also the new NH-U12A, getting glowing reviews. Is it available to you? It is more expensive than the U12S but how much more so might make quite a difference in value.

[hello_there_123]

https://www.kabum.com.br/produto/96813/watercooler-rise-galaxy-gw240-azul-rm-wc-01-bb

[Bearmann]

Well the best would be the Noctua D15.

 

I think something like a Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B (or Thermalright Macho Rev. B) would be fine though.

[Mateus Montemor]

14 hours ago, fasauceome said:

There's also the new NH-U12A, getting glowing reviews. Is it available to you? It is more expensive than the U12S but how much more so might make quite a difference in value.

Its in presale in the only site that sells noctua here in brasil , available in 80 days only and the price the same as the D15,as i said to the other guy, if in order to OC the cpu i need to buy these more expensive air coolers, i will, but do u think the  u12s is able to mantain the 9600k at 5GHZ  around 1.4V? And if not , just going for a 240 mm rad WC wouldn`t be better than the D15 (H100i pro and the D15 are the same price here)

[Mateus Montemor]

14 hours ago, Bearmann said:

Well the best would be the Noctua D15.

 

I think something like a Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. B (or Thermalright Macho Rev. B) would be fine though.

Yeah, im almost convinced to go for the d15 after everybody in here saying its the best option, but i will give a look in the others u said thanks

[Mateus Montemor]

14 hours ago, hello_there_123 said:

https://www.kabum.com.br/produto/96813/watercooler-rise-galaxy-gw240-azul-rm-wc-01-bb

Looking for a air cooler, but thanks for the tip, if i change mi mind i will give a look into it

[Bearmann]

48 minutes ago, FazBEBETO said:

Yeah, im almost convinced to go for the d15 after everybody in here saying its the best option, but i will give a look in the others u said thanks

Well, I'm saying that it's the best air cooler, but you will probably get just as good an overclock with something less expensive like the Mugen or Macho.