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Best budget air cooler for i5 9400

Stevers108
By Stevers108
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Hi all!

 

I'm building a budget build for my friend and I was originally going to water cool his i5 9400, but he opted for air cooling. Since he's on a budget, I'm trying to figure out the best CPU cooler for a budget build! The case I'm using is a NZXT h500. I was originally going to go with a Noctua Air Cooler, but when I put in a Noctua NH-U14S in the same case during a different build, it BARELY fit. So I'm trying to avoid it due to space.

 

Here are the ones I was looking at:

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HPXZF2I/ref=psdc_11036281_t4_B07BYP9S95

 

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-212S-20PK-R1-Contact-Silencio/dp/B07H25DYM3/ref=sxin_2_ac_d_pm?keywords=cpu+air+cooler&pd_rd_i=B07H25DYM3&pd_rd_r=85aedda0-cff5-4809-98c9-0b2586eb874d&pd_rd_w=6ZbXV&pd_rd_wg=2rfBh&pf_rd_p=64aaff2e-3b89-4fee-a107-2469ecbc5733&pf_rd_r=B3EGGVKQ9K78TFAQW9MX&qid=1561423251&s=gateway

 

https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-RR-212E-20PK-R2-Direct-Contact/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Cooler+Master+-+Hyper+212+EVO+82.9+CFM+Sleeve+Bearing+CPU+Cooler&qid=1561423546&s=gateway&sr=8-3

 

 

Thanks guys!

Cheers

 

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the stock cooler is enough, undervolt if not enough.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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If the noise of the stock cooler is not appreciated, the Hyper 212 black edition is plenty good.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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You don't need more than Cryorig M9i, if that's available for you.

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