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I've been looking for a new CPU cooler for a while, seeing as my old Cooler Master Hyper N520 isn't really doing a fantastic job keeping up with the heat of my OC'd i7. (It's also very hot where I live.) I've narrowed it down to two coolers, but I'd take suggestions. The only problem is, I'd really like to replace the fans on them with the new noctua industrial PPC fans. So, here are the two options I've picked out:

 

Noctua NH-D14 http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-Heatpipe-Bearing-Cooler-NH-D14/dp/B002VKVZ1A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405566582&sr=8-1&keywords=Noctua+CPU+cooler

+ Great cooling

+ Great quality

- I don't really like the regular noctua fans

- Expensive if I were to replace the fans

 

Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK http://www.amazon.com/Phanteks-Heat-pipes-Premium-Patented-PH-TC14PE_BK/dp/B007ZZE63A/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1405548335&sr=8-3&keywords=phanteks

+ Also great cooling

+ Decent Colors (Matches my mobo with black)

- Expensive if I were to replace the fans

 

It would be great if I could find a cooler with just the radiator and no fans, so that I could easily add the noctua industrial fans, but I haven't found a decent one yet. I'm also not too fond of water cooling; I've never had water cooling and have the fear that it would leak out and destroy my system.

Main PC:  CPU - i7-4770k @ 4.2Ghz   Motherboard - MSI MPOWER MAX   GPU - EVGA GTX 780 SC   RAM - 16GB 2400Mhz ADATA   PSU - Corsair RM 850   Storage - Intel 240GB SSD - OS : Samsung 1TB HDD - Games : WD 1TB  HDD - Other : Seagate 3TB HDD - Backup

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Cooler Master TPC 812. 


CPU: Intel i5 4570 | Cooler: Cooler Master TPC 812 | Motherboard: ASUS H87M-PRO | RAM: G.Skill 16GB (4x4GB) @ 1600MHZ | Storage: OCZ ARC 100 480GB, WD Caviar Black 2TB, Caviar Blue 1TB | GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 | ODD: ASUS BC-12D2HT BR Reader | PSU: Cooler Master V650 | Display: LG IPS234 | Keyboard: Logitech G710+ | Mouse: Logitech G602 | Audio: Logitech Z506 & Audio Technica M50X | My machine: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/JoJ

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If you are not worried about looks I would go Noctua if you are keen on an air cooler. But as you want it to match go the Phanteks as they are decent as well. 

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW

Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb

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If you are not worried about looks I would go Noctua if you are keen on an air cooler. But as you want it to match go the Phanteks as they are decent as well. 

 

I honestly would like to replace either of the coolers fans' with noctua industrial PPC fans. 

Main PC:  CPU - i7-4770k @ 4.2Ghz   Motherboard - MSI MPOWER MAX   GPU - EVGA GTX 780 SC   RAM - 16GB 2400Mhz ADATA   PSU - Corsair RM 850   Storage - Intel 240GB SSD - OS : Samsung 1TB HDD - Games : WD 1TB  HDD - Other : Seagate 3TB HDD - Backup

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I honestly would like to replace either of the coolers fans' with noctua industrial PPC fans. 

Well I would just go Noctua then

PC: Corsair C70 Arctic, FX 9370, Corsair H80i, Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3, Corsair Vengence 16gb, Palit JetStream GTX 970, OCZ Vertex 4 128gb and Western Digital Blue 1Tb + 500gb, Antec Gamer 520w

Peripherals: Logitech G19 and SteelSeries Sensei RAW

Toshiba L50-A: i7 4700mq, 8gb, 1TB HDD, GT 740M 2gb

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I honestly would like to replace either of the coolers fans' with noctua industrial PPC fans.

Why?

CPU: i7 3770k@ 4.6Ghz@ 1.23v - GPU: Palit GTX 660ti - MOBO: Asrock Extreme 4 - RAM: Corsair vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz - PSU: OCZ 650watt - STORAGE: 128Gb corsair force GT SSD/ 1TB seagate barracuda 7200rpm

                                                                                         COOLING: NH-U14s/ 3x Noiseblocker blacksilent pros/ Silverstone Air Penetrator/ 2 corsair AF120s

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Cryorig R1 Ultimate is the way to go.

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 .:. Processor: Intel Core i7-4790k @ 4.7GHz .:. Graphics Card: MSI GTX 770 Twin Frozr OC 2GB


Storage: 1x 250GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1x 1000GB WD Blue .:. RAM: 4x4GB G.Skill RipjawzX 2133MHz .:. CPU Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate


Case: NZXT H440 Black/Red .:. PSU: Corsair CX600M .:. Fans: 5x 120mm AeroCool Dead Silence, 1x 140mm AeroCool Dead Silence

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*snip*

 

Buying any CPU air cooler that already comes with the best fans for it and replacing these fans is just a waste of money. Your best option would be to get a good heatsink. FrostyTech has reviewed this one. It comes with fan clips for 2 120mm fans. http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2700&page=5  This with two Noctua IPPC's?

 

This is another good option. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Deepcool/Lucifer/ $50, You could put two 140mm IPPC's on it.

Bert & Ernie before squirting spermie. 

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Cryorig R1 Ultimate is the way to go.

 

I would like to see more on this one, it looks amazing and by a few reviews the temps are good. I can't seem to find a place to buy it though.

Main PC:  CPU - i7-4770k @ 4.2Ghz   Motherboard - MSI MPOWER MAX   GPU - EVGA GTX 780 SC   RAM - 16GB 2400Mhz ADATA   PSU - Corsair RM 850   Storage - Intel 240GB SSD - OS : Samsung 1TB HDD - Games : WD 1TB  HDD - Other : Seagate 3TB HDD - Backup

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I would like to see more on this one, it looks amazing and by a few reviews the temps are good. I can't seem to find a place to buy it though.

 

Where do you stay? US or UK or somewhere else?

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 .:. Processor: Intel Core i7-4790k @ 4.7GHz .:. Graphics Card: MSI GTX 770 Twin Frozr OC 2GB


Storage: 1x 250GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1x 1000GB WD Blue .:. RAM: 4x4GB G.Skill RipjawzX 2133MHz .:. CPU Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate


Case: NZXT H440 Black/Red .:. PSU: Corsair CX600M .:. Fans: 5x 120mm AeroCool Dead Silence, 1x 140mm AeroCool Dead Silence

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Where do you stay? US or UK or somewhere else?

US

Main PC:  CPU - i7-4770k @ 4.2Ghz   Motherboard - MSI MPOWER MAX   GPU - EVGA GTX 780 SC   RAM - 16GB 2400Mhz ADATA   PSU - Corsair RM 850   Storage - Intel 240GB SSD - OS : Samsung 1TB HDD - Games : WD 1TB  HDD - Other : Seagate 3TB HDD - Backup

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I think Newegg is the only place that sold them in the US but they're out of stock now, as is Amazon. Which sucks.

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 .:. Processor: Intel Core i7-4790k @ 4.7GHz .:. Graphics Card: MSI GTX 770 Twin Frozr OC 2GB


Storage: 1x 250GB Samsung 840 Evo, 1x 1000GB WD Blue .:. RAM: 4x4GB G.Skill RipjawzX 2133MHz .:. CPU Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate


Case: NZXT H440 Black/Red .:. PSU: Corsair CX600M .:. Fans: 5x 120mm AeroCool Dead Silence, 1x 140mm AeroCool Dead Silence

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