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Noctua NH-C14S perform as good as NH-D15S with only 142mm height with fan above the heatsink and 115mm with fan under the heatsink. Good compatibility.

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Im looking for the best CPU Air Cooler with a max height of 155mm
Price doesn't matter.

 

Socket is AM4

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2 minutes ago, ManosMax13 said:

Noctua NH-D15

 

Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 3

both of these are above 160mm and the pro 3 was replaced by the pro 4

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

 

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Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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Just now, lervayy said:

Already saw those ones but they are too heavy.

check out the Dark Rock TF

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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1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

both of these are above 160mm and the pro 3 was replaced by the pro 4

Ohh oops the site in my country does not say about the size or weight.

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Why not a compact watercooler?
A Coolermaster Masterliquid Lite 120 will perform way better than any air-cooler you can cram in 155mm, and if you don't have the 120mm fan slot to put it in you can legit just cram the pump/res/rad combo ontop of the CPU block and it'll take less than the 155mm of space you're looking to keep it under. 

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10 minutes ago, Chronified said:

Why not a compact watercooler?
A Coolermaster Masterliquid Lite 120 will perform way better than any air-cooler you can cram in 155mm, and if you don't have the 120mm fan slot to put it in you can legit just cram the pump/res/rad combo ontop of the CPU block and it'll take less than the 155mm of space you're looking to keep it under. 

You can get Dark Rock TF. 

 

Also you ubderestimate how bad 120mm liquid coolers are.

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Noctua NH-C14S perform as good as NH-D15S with only 142mm height with fan above the heatsink and 115mm with fan under the heatsink. Good compatibility.

My system specs:

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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1 hour ago, Chronified said:

Why not a compact watercooler?
A Coolermaster Masterliquid Lite 120 will perform way better than any air-cooler you can cram in 155mm

Wrong.

 

Reasons not to go with a compact watercooler:

Dark Rock TF:

  • Quieter
  • Better cooling (220w tdp)
  • Fans can be replaced in case of failure
  • Slightly more expensive
  • Will cool motherboard VRMs

Masterliquid Lite 120:

  • Louder
  • Worse cooling (180w tdp)
  • Pump can and will die
  • Risk of leaks
  • Draws more power
  • Slightly cheaper

~Air Cooling Advocate~

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6 hours ago, lervayy said:

Already saw those ones but they are too heavy and tall

Why are they too heavy? Is there a weight limit? If so, why?

What cpu, ram, and case are you using?

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