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Best, not too overpriced CPU cooler, fan and thermal paste

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Hi guys I need help deciding a heat-sink for a 4790k on a Asus Z97 Pro WiFi AC (I have the CM 212X in my list)

I want the cooler to deliver great performance, have a small profile that will not interfere with RAM and mid standing RAM heat-sinks, Be good quality that lasts long, not be too expensive and be able to handle MILD overclocking on the 4790k if I decide to do it in the future.

 

Also please recommend me some good NON-CONDUCTIVE thermal paste and a good fan to put on the heat sink.

(I'm not looking into water-cooling)

Thanks!

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Thermal paste isn't my expertise(especially conductive vs non conductive) but cheap decent coolers I always just suggest Cooler Master Hyper 212 or Cooler Master Seidon 120(AIO and you said you didn't want watercooling) maybe: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/199523-noctua-nh-l12/ isn't a bad idea but pricings a bit higher... 

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What's your budget? Not too overpriced could mean £100... or it could mean £20

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What's your budget? Not too overpriced could mean £100... or it could mean £20

 

My budget is $100 AUD

Sorry I didn't put that

I meant by budget as in not too over the top for a CPU cooler

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My budget is $100 AUD

Sorry I didn't put that

I meant by budget as in not too over the top for a CPU cooler

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For that CPU I think you'd do good with a single all-in-one liquid cooler instead of the air-type coolers.

 

Maybe this H75 from Corsair, it fits your budget too. You could push your budget a bit to get the H80i - it has a thicker radiator.

You don't need to have a dual 120/140 radiator to cool that and this will do better than most, if not all, air-type coolers.

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For me I start with the "There's no way I'm not gonna spend $1,000 on a system."

Followed by the "Wow I need to buy the OS for a $100!?"

Then "Let's start with the 'best budget GPU' and 'best budget CPU' that actually fits what I think is my budget."

Realizing my budget is a lot less, I work my way to "I think these new games will run on a cheap ass CPU."

Then end with "The new parts launching next year is probably gonna be better and faster for the same price so I'll just buy next year."

 

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For that CPU I think you'd do good with a single all-in-one liquid cooler instead of the air-type coolers.

 

Maybe this H75 from Corsair, it fits your budget too. You could push your budget a bit to get the H80i - it has a thicker radiator.

You don't need to have a dual 120/140 radiator to cool that and this will do better than most, if not all, air-type coolers.

 

I'm scared of water cooling, I know it offers awesome performance and the chance of leaks is very low BUT I am scared as hell if I one day look thru the side window on my case and see water all over my 970...

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Thanks guys for the options you gave me, il look into reviews for all the coolers and il decide which one is right for me :)

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I'm scared of water cooling, I know it offers awesome performance and the chance of leaks is very low BUT I am scared as hell if I one day look thru the side window on my case and see water all over my 970...

Well that sure is a possibility, a very remote one albeit.

But I'm no therapist so I can't help you with those liquid cooling fears.

 

Noctua and Be Quiet have outstanding products. NH-D15 and Dark Rock Pro 3, you should check the reviews.

You can bark like a dog, but that won't make you a dog.

You can act like someone you're not, but that won't change who you are.

 

Finished Crysis without a discrete GPU,15 FPS average, and a lot of heart

 

How I plan my builds -

Spoiler

For me I start with the "There's no way I'm not gonna spend $1,000 on a system."

Followed by the "Wow I need to buy the OS for a $100!?"

Then "Let's start with the 'best budget GPU' and 'best budget CPU' that actually fits what I think is my budget."

Realizing my budget is a lot less, I work my way to "I think these new games will run on a cheap ass CPU."

Then end with "The new parts launching next year is probably gonna be better and faster for the same price so I'll just buy next year."

 

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Depending on your price range I would recommend the cryorig r1 universal, which performs very well and it has unlimited ram clearance even though it is a dual tower heat sink. I much less pricy option would be the upcoming cryorig h5.

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Depending on your price range I would recommend the cryorig r1 universal, which performs very well and it has unlimited ram clearance even though it is a dual tower heat sink. I much less pricy option would be the upcoming cryorig h5.

 

Thanks! il look into it.

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I'm scared of water cooling, I know it offers awesome performance and the chance of leaks is very low BUT I am scared as hell if I one day look thru the side window on my case and see water all over my 970...

I think you should get a NH-U14s as it performs amazingly for a single tower cooler (very close to a h100)

It's single tower so you can get any ram you want.

It is worlds quieter than any AIO on the market.

Comes with NT-H1 thermal comp which is some of the best stuff around.

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I think you should get a NH-U14s as it performs amazingly for a single tower cooler (very close to a h100)

It's single tower so you can get any ram you want.

It is worlds quieter than any AIO on the market.

Comes with NT-H1 thermal comp which is some of the best stuff around.

 

Yeah thanks I looked into that cooler a bit 

:D

I might get it

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Yeah thanks I looked into that cooler a bit

:D

I might get it

Yeah it's definatly my faviourate upgrade ever

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Fan:

aerocool DS fans or AP123

Cooler: Some noctua thing and replace the noctuas with obove fans

Paste: The stuff that comes with the noctua cooler

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Doesn't the NH-D14 allow more clearance for ram and have close enough performance to the NH-D15?

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I would go hyper 212 evo. I have one on my 3570k and it is really nice.

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I'm pretty sure the NH-D14 is on sale right now, but I'm not sure if it is for Australia.

 

Doesn't the NH-D14 allow more clearance for ram and have close enough performance to the NH-D15?

I thought it was the NH-D15 that had more ram clearence... Didn't they build it especially for that?

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The NH-D14 has 44mm of ram clearance while the NH-D15 has 32mm in a dual fan setup. Of course you can move the fan up a bit but the entire cooler is 165mm tall so you may run into issues with space in your case. If you only use 1 fan on the D15 you have 64mm of ram clearance but then you are only using 1 fan. If you have a large enough case the NH-D15 would be better otherwise I would just go with the NH-D14.

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for $100 bucks you can buy any cpu cooler that I am aware of, the most expensive Noctua cooler is only like $79

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