Whats the money is no object, best air cpu cooler?

[atavax]

only realistic limitation is my case only supports up to 190mm.

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, atavax said:

only realistic limitation is my case only supports up to 190mm.

What case? What CPU?

[kurtstir]

3 minutes ago, atavax said:

only realistic limitation is my case only supports up to 190mm.

http://www.cryorig.com/r1-universal_us.php Probably the best available air cooler which still looks aestetically pleasing

[atavax]

Lian Li's PC-V33B

[Guest]

Noctua NH D15 is only 160mm max

Also Be Quite! Dark Rock Pro 3

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, atavax said:

Lian Li's PC-V33B

Supports 240mm radiators, so get a 240mm radiator, possibly a master liquid 240m whatever, you'd get the best cooling that way

[kurtstir]

4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Noctua NH D15 is only 160mm max

Also Be Quite! Dark Rock Pro 3

I agree Noctua's are powerful but the colors are pretty ehh

[Guest]

Just now, kurtstir said:

I agree Noctua's are powerful but the colors are pretty ehh

Then Dark Rock Pro 3. They all black

[Energycore]

2 minutes ago, kurtstir said:

I agree Noctua's are powerful but the colors are pretty ehh

Deepcool Assassin II (mostly a copy, red and silver)

[19_blackie_73]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Dark Rock Pro 3

this^^

very good performance, low noise and very asthetically pleasing (did i spell it right?  )

[Guest]

Just now, 19_blackie_73 said:

this^^

very good performance, low noise and very asthetically pleasing (did i spell it right?  )

Aesthetically

[atavax]

3 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Supports 240mm radiators, so get a 240mm radiator, possibly a master liquid 240m whatever, you'd get the best cooling that way

 

am definitely thinking about an all in one as well. But figured i want to know the best air cooler options as well. Also, the impression i've gotten is that all in ones tend to be louder then the premium air coolers.

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, atavax said:

 

Also, the impression i've gotten is that all in ones tend to be louder then the premium air coolers.

That is correct

[Guest]

[Streetguru]

13 minutes ago, atavax said:

 

am definitely thinking about an all in one as well. But figured i want to know the best air cooler options as well. Also, the impression i've gotten is that all in ones tend to be louder then the premium air coolers.

Not exactly, all that matters is the fans on your cooler, water coolers have a pump, but that's generally not loud as well

also biggest the fans, slower they can spin to move the same amount of air, less noise from that if I'm not mistaken
 

 

[SCHISCHKA]

cryorig seems to come out on top in benchmarks for air cooling

[19_blackie_73]

10 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Aesthetically

well ok  almost got it, isn't my native language  

[WoodenMarker]

Best in what sense? 

What cpu are you cooling?

 

[atavax]

56 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Not exactly, all that matters is the fans on your cooler, water coolers have a pump, but that's generally not loud as well

also biggest the fans, slower they can spin to move the same amount of air, less noise from that if I'm not mistaken
 

 

So with my case, a radiator would have no larger than 2 120mm fans. Plus there would be the pump noise. If I got a premium air cooler it would be 2 larger fans and no pump noise.

[atavax]

53 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

Best in what sense? 

What cpu are you cooling?

 

Cooling then reliability then noise. Another reason I'm leaning towards not an all in one is potentially more parts to fail. 

 

As for CPU, idk yet, going to wait for Zen to shake things up. Probably either a Zen or an i7.

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, atavax said:

Cooling then reliability then noise. Another reason I'm leaning towards not an all in one is potentially more parts to fail. 

 

As for CPU, idk yet, going to wait for Zen to shake things up. Probably either a Zen or an i7.

Do you already have the case? if you're waiting to buy you'll probably find another case by that time

[WoodenMarker]

1 minute ago, atavax said:

Cooling then reliability then noise. Another reason I'm leaning towards not an all in one is potentially more parts to fail. 

As for CPU, idk yet, going to wait for Zen to shake things up. Probably either a Zen or an i7.

If you could get your hands on a Silver Arrow IB-E Extreme, that would probably be the best in performance. Whether you want more performance with moderate noise or moderate performance with minimal noise would determine the fans. 

If maximum cooling is the first priority with no regards to cost, liquid cooling would be the answer.

[atavax]

17 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Do you already have the case? if you're waiting to buy you'll probably find another case by that time

Yes, I have a computer with that case already, will be replacing 6 year old CPU, Mobo, ram, and CPU cooler.

[atavax]

30 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

If you could get your hands on a Silver Arrow IB-E Extreme, that would probably be the best in performance. Whether you want more performance with moderate noise or moderate performance with minimal noise would determine the fans. 

If maximum cooling is the first priority with no regards to cost, liquid cooling would be the answer.

What fans would you recommend for either scenario? 

 

The problem with water cooling is the installation outside of all in one's and all in one's really don't seem to perform better than air.

[WoodenMarker]

Just now, atavax said:

What fans would you recommend for either scenario? 

The problem with water cooling is the installation outside of all in one's and all in one's really don't seem to perform better than air.

For high performance, Gentle Typhoons would probably be the answer. For as low noise as possible: NF-S12A's. The middle of the road would be 140mm's like NF-A15's or SW3's.