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Normally I would recommend Hyper 212 Evo. Max OC though is at 4.4 after that you need something better.

 

Alternatives are 

 

Phanteks U-Type Dual Tower Premier CPU Cooler Black Edition

Notua NH D14

Enermax ETS T40 BK

EVGA ACX CPU Cooler

 

If you wanna stretch the money a wee bit further : Cryorig R1 Ultimate (currently running this cooler on a 4670K at 4.5 Ghz. This cooler can efficiently cool a 4.4  at 1.224 Max temp 58/ 4.5 at 1.26 Max Temp 67 / 4.6 at 1.30 Max temp 71 Although this is with a de-lidded 4670K + CLU.

 
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hello, i'm doing a gaming rig on the 1150 socket with the i5 4690k and i want to overclock it, what would be the best possible cooler? i am willing to spend $60 ( but prefer to stay around $40) if it means i will get the best possible overclock on my cpu. ANd please no cooler master hyper 212 evos. Thank You!

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sorry, just bad experiences with it in the past (bad cooler + i7 4790k = dead processor)

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The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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sorry, just bad experiences with it in the past (bad cooler + i7 4790k = dead processor)

It's not a bad cooler.. Did you not apply thermal paste or mount it incorrectly?

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sorry, just bad experiences with it in the past (bad cooler + i7 4790k = dead processor)

Im not sure how that happened. Runs my system cool at 1.275V

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mounted it correctly, applied thermal paste, had proper cooling, but when i went into a game to benchmark its performance to compare it to my old 2500k (the game was crysis 3) it studdered, then the pc turned off. tried turning it back on again but  it would not turn on. tried it on my friends rig and the pc would not turn on so i just returned the cooler, and put back in my 2500k (always had stock cooler) and now im looking to upgrade to i5 4690k. the i7 4790k i still have it in my closet near my pile of old processors.

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The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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can i just get a good cooler recommendation?

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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Normally I would recommend Hyper 212 Evo. Max OC though is at 4.4 after that you need something better.

 

Alternatives are 

 

Phanteks U-Type Dual Tower Premier CPU Cooler Black Edition

Notua NH D14

Enermax ETS T40 BK

EVGA ACX CPU Cooler

 

If you wanna stretch the money a wee bit further : Cryorig R1 Ultimate (currently running this cooler on a 4670K at 4.5 Ghz. This cooler can efficiently cool a 4.4  at 1.224 Max temp 58/ 4.5 at 1.26 Max Temp 67 / 4.6 at 1.30 Max temp 71 Although this is with a de-lidded 4670K + CLU.

 

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Im going with the evga acx one, Thank You!

Rigs I've Built

The Striker i5 4590 @ 3.7 ||  MSI GTX 980 Armor X2 || Corsair RMX 750 || Team Elite Plus 8 GB || Define S || MSI Z97S SLI Krait

The Office PC i3 4160 @ 3.6 || Intel 4600 || EVGA 500B || G.Skill 8 GB || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M Pro4

The Friend PC G3258 @ 4.3 || Sapphire R9 280X Tri-X || EVGA 600B || 8 GB Dell Ram || Cooler Master N200 || ASRock H97M- iTX/ac

The Mom Gaming PC A10-7890K @ 4.4 || iGPU + ASUS R7 250 ||  8 GB Klevv DDR3-2800 Mhz

 

 

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