New cooler needed

[Gazgul]

I'm looking for a new cpu cooler, my specs are Antec one hundred, i7 3820 oc'd, asrock extreme 4 x79 2011 mobo.

I have looked at looooaads of coolers and they seem to either be to big or not 2011...

IT MUST BE QUIET, IF NOT SILENT (this is key)

I have narrowed it down to

BeQuiet Dark Rock 2

and the

Thermalright Archon SB-E

Can you tell me if they would fit my case or not, as i tried measuring and i cant seem to get a good indication of true width inside the case.

What air cooler would you recommend if you dont like those two.

thanks for the help guys,

Gaz.

[Toby]

Supposedly the Antec One Hundred has 155mm for CPU coolers, which means the Archon is iffy. The Xbit labs review places it at exactly 155mm tall.

I'd probably go with the Dark Rock 2, just to be safe.

[Barodil]

The DRP2 is something like 165mm tall. So it would not fit if you have only 155mm of space...

[Gazgul]

The DRP2 is something like 165mm tall. So it would not fit if you have only 155mm of space...

Are you talking about the dark rock pro 2? im talking about the dark rock 2, not the pro

Thanks for reply.

[Gazgul]

so the dark rock 2 is 97 x 138 x 166

and my case is only 155mm of cpu cooler room? DAMN, wich cooler should i buy???

[Toby]

Supposedly the Antec One Hundred has 155mm for CPU coolers, which means the Archon is iffy. The Xbit labs review places it at exactly 155mm tall.

I'd probably go with the Dark Rock 2, just to be safe.

My bad. The first couple of links I looked at showed it as 135mm, but apparently that wasn't measuring the entire cooler.

[Blake]

Look most good and quiet air coolers are tall. that is where your case is the issue, in which case just get a corsair h80 or something, they are about the same performance as the larger air coolers, actually the larger air coolers are slightly better, but they wont fit in your case.

Also if you do decide to upgrade your case down the road your can use the water cooler to cool your GPU with an adapter (they cost about $10), and then get one of the massive and quiet air coolers.

[Gazgul]

Look most good and quiet air coolers are tall. that is where your case is the issue' date=' in which case just get a corsair h80 or something, they are about the same performance as the larger air coolers, actually the larger air coolers are slightly better, but they wont fit in your case. Also if you do decide to upgrade your case down the road your can use the water cooler to cool your GPU with an adapter (they cost about $10), and then get one of the massive and quiet air coolers.[/quote']

thankyou,

Are water coolers quiet? since that is the key.

and what about h100 vs h80 etc etc....

[Toby]

If you care about quiet, you'd probably want to use your own fans anyway. I suppose you could always get one of Noctua's top-down coolers...You need to ask Noctua for a 2011 mount for the NH-C14, but I think the NH-L12 comes with one.

[Gazgul]

If you care about quiet' date=' you'd probably want to use your own fans anyway. I suppose you could always get one of Noctua's top-down coolers...You need to ask Noctua for a 2011 mount for the NH-C14, but I think the NH-L12 comes with one.[/quote']

Sweet,

What about these zalman coolers?

http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=607

and

http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=416

[urworstnit3m3r]

Here is what I usehttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835106150 it is farly large so i am unsure if it will fit, but it is an exelent cpu cooler, i only have one of the 2 fans attached and on the lowest speed which is quieter then my harddrives and idle temps are 35c and gaming is about 40-50, room temp is about 70F

[Toby]

If you care about quiet' date=' you'd probably want to use your own fans anyway. I suppose you could always get one of Noctua's top-down coolers...You need to ask Noctua for a 2011 mount for the NH-C14, but I think the NH-L12 comes with one.[/quote']

Sweet,

What about these zalman coolers?

http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=607

and

http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=416

The MAX *should* fit, but the DF would be cutting it a bit close. I seem to remember the DF wasn't particularly impressive and I'm finding conflicting reports on the MAX...One of the big complaints being it's noise level. Depends whether performance or aesthetics are your priority.