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Hi, I'm looking for a cooler for my brother's PC. He has a Pentium G3258 which I want to overclock. I have a red-black desing in the computer, so i don't want to put anythig too diferent. 

I have some ideas and i want to now which one do you think is the best.

First one is this phanteks cooler http://www.amazon.es/Phanteks-PH-TC12DX_RD-Ventilador-Enfriador-Procesador/dp/B00AXUTKG2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1419422074&sr=8-2&keywords=phanteks+ph-tc12dx.

It match with my computer desing (the white of the fans not too much) and I think it cools well. The only complaint is that their fans are a bit loud. 

Next, is the Noctua NH-U12S, changing the fan to a noctua industrial one. It will match good, but I'm not sure if it's enough for overclocking.

Other one can be the Noctua NH-U14S, changing it's fan by a noctua a14 industrial, but i'm not sure if this fan can be placed on this cooler and, if it will perform less with this fan.

Finally, my last idea was to use a Corsair H75 cooler, who is going to match perfectly, but I don't know if it's a good option.

Thans to all of us, and sorry for my horrible english :unsure: .

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The noctua one is better, as you can run it at lower RPMs and still get great performance. The phantek one isn't bad by any means, the noctua one is just better.

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Either cooler is more than enough and imo almost overkill for oc'ing a G3258.

The two perform similarly but the NH-u12s is quieter. 

The NF-A14 can probably be put on the NH-u14s with additional fan clips you can order from Noctua. There's little difference between the NF-A14 and NF-A15 other than a slight difference in size and a slightly faster NF-A14 would easily match or exceed the NF-A15's performance. 

 

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Thank you so much. 

So, I can order to noctua 140mm fan clips?

This are other shops where I usually buy components

http://www.coolmod.com/index.php

http://www.pccomponentes.com/

Both noctua heatsinks will have good temps overlockig the pentium?

Buying another fan in the future should be a good idea?

I have just looked into the noctua's webpage and A15 and A14 perform the same at 1200RPM

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Thank you so much. 

So, I can order to noctua 140mm fan clips?

This are other shops where I usually buy components

http://www.coolmod.com/index.php

http://www.pccomponentes.com/

Both noctua heatsinks will have good temps overlockig the pentium?

Buying another fan in the future should be a good idea?

I have just looked into the noctua's webpage and A15 and A14 perform the same at 1200RPM

Probably--you can contact Noctua about that although I would just get a different cooler in the first place if you don't like how it looks. 

All of the coolers you mentioned would be more than enough for oc'ing the G3258. I'd consider the NH-u14s to be overkill though.

Despite what the webpage says, the NF-A15 is a bit better--the fan is literally just a bigger version of the NF-A14's.

 

If you already have a good fan with 120mm mounting holes lying around, the Ereboss Core is good: http://www.coolmod.com/disipador-cpu-raijintek-ereboss-core-14-cm-precio?virtuemart_category_id=12

Otherwise, the Pure Rock already comes with a good fan: http://www.coolmod.com/disipador-cpu-be-quiet-pure-rock-12-cm-precio?virtuemart_category_id=

 

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Probably--you can contact Noctua about that although I would just get a different cooler in the first place if you don't like how it looks. 

All of the coolers you mentioned would be more than enough for oc'ing the G3258. I'd consider the NH-u14s to be overkill though.

Despite what the webpage says, the NF-A15 is a bit better--the fan is literally just a bigger version of the NF-A14's.

 

If you already have a good fan with 120mm mounting holes lying around, the Ereboss Core is good: http://www.coolmod.com/disipador-cpu-raijintek-ereboss-core-14-cm-precio?virtuemart_category_id=12

Otherwise, the Pure Rock already comes with a good fan: http://www.coolmod.com/disipador-cpu-be-quiet-pure-rock-12-cm-precio?virtuemart_category_id=

 

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Thank you, I don't use that too much and I didn't know it.

I haven't got any problem with noctua's desing. In fact, I'm using a NH-U9B for my own computer, and I have just ordered 3 NF-F12. The problem is that my brother don't like this colors, but I think noctua have excellent coolers and, these ones are little and perform very well, so I had planned to use the original fan on my own computer, and taking the industrial one to match with his computer desing.

By noctua's information I understand that the only different between them is the RPM and the frame because both fans perform exactly the same at 1200 RPM, with same noise, same air flow and same static presssure.

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I haven't got any problem with noctua's desing. In fact, I'm using a NH-U9B for my own computer, and I have just ordered 3 NF-F12. The problem is that my brother don't like this colors, but I think noctua have excellent coolers and, these ones are little and perform very well, so I had planned to use the original fan on my own computer, and taking the industrial one to match with his computer desing.

In that case, I would just look at cheaper fans like BeQuiet Silent Wings 2 or Akasa Apaches for example. iPPC fans are needlessly expensive for this usage.

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In that case, I would just look at cheaper fans like BeQuiet Silent Wings 2 or Akasa Apaches for example. iPPC fans are needlessly expensive for this usage.

Corsair SP fans can be a good option?

My brother's case is an Obsidian 450D, so this fans are nearly the same. 

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Corsair SP fans can be a good option?

My brother's case is an Obsidian 450D, so this fans are nearly the same. 

SP120 QE's aren't a bad choice.

The case uses lower quality SP140L's so it's not that hard to find a relatively quieter fan. 

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SP120 QE's aren't a bad choice.

The case uses lower quality SP140L's so it's not that hard to find a relatively quieter fan. 

I thinked that the only difference between these fans and "standart" corsair fans was the colour and the changeable rings, but no problem for that, because they already have very similar looking, and SP120 (because there aren't 140mm ones without leds :unsure: ) will match realy well with AF140L and AF120L from the case

So, which fans do you think are the best for both heatsinks? ( u12s and u14s) Does the u14s worth it or u12s is enough?

Thank you for all your help

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I thinked that the only difference between these fans and "standart" corsair fans was the colour and the changeable rings, but no problem for that, because they already have very similar looking, and SP120 (because there aren't 140mm ones without leds :unsure: ) will match realy well with AF140L and AF120L from the case

So, which fans do you think are the best for both heatsinks? ( u12s and u14s) Does the u14s worth it or u12s is enough?

Thank you for all your help

The NH-u12s is already plenty and is borderline overkill for a G3258. The stock fans they come with are already about as good as it gets.

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