Best Air cooler?

[TheGerman]

Im searching for the best air cooler possible? And to which kind of Ghz can you oc with a air cooler (i5 4690k) would I be able to oc too his maximum ?

[Archangel1994]

NH-D15

 

You can bet that thermals will not be the limit in OC'ing with this thing

[Guest Kloaked]

What case do you have, OP?

[C0LL0SS0S]

Have you already OCed the CPU to its Thermal limit ?

[TheGerman]

I dont even have pc yet but the case is the coolermaster 690 III

[GuruMeditationError]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Akasa-AK-CC4010HP01-Venom-Medusa-Cooler/dp/B00BQ8A6HW

 

2 towers, eight heat pipes, amazing performance fans fitted as stock.

 

Edit: Also, not for silent computing and completely pointless unless you're going to overclock.

[Nikolithebear]

Noctua NH-D15, the thing is a BEAST.  

[GuruMeditationError]

Noctua NH-D15, the thing is a BEAST.  

 

4 heat pipes. The Medusa has 8. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Akasa-AK-CC4010HP01-Venom-Medusa-Cooler/dp/B00BQ8A6HW

 

;0)

[RazrLeaf]

Im searching for the best air cooler possible? And to which kind of Ghz can you oc with a air cooler (i5 4690k) would I be able to oc too his maximum ?

You're going to be limited by the architecture of the chip and the crappy TIM in between the die and the IHS than your CPU cooler choice.

 

Most dual tower heat sinks are not worth it (e.g. NH-D15) because they're expensive, they have compatibility issues with cases, RAM, and PCIe slots, and they put a lot of load on your motherboard.

 

If it's available in your market, I suggest the Scythe Kotetsu. Small, simple, budget friendly, and surprisingly effective. Though if you hit a sale on one of the flagship dual tower coolers, and you have the case/RAM/mobo for it, they won't disappoint. And @GuruMeditationError there are many more important things to a heatsink's performance than heat pipe count.

[GuruMeditationError]

@GuruMeditationError there are many more important things to a heatsink's performance than heat pipe count.

 

Well in essence that's the universal answer to every question ever. ;0)

[RazrLeaf]

Well in essence that's the universal answer to every question ever. ;0)

Then I shall provide a less universal answer.

 

Influencers on typical heat sink performance, in order of impact:

1. Quality of contact between heat sink and CPU.
2. Quality of contact between heat sink base and heat pipes.
3. Quality of contact between heat pipes and fin array.
4. Other things.

If you can't get the heat from the CPU to the cooler/heat pipes, it doesn't matter how many heat pipes you have. And if you can't get the heat from the pipes to the fins, it doesn't matter how many fins or heat pipes you have.

[NJHourigan]

Cryorig R1

[TheGerman]

Thank you all

[Sargent Mustard]

CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO for stock and mild overclocks.

 

Noctua NH-D15 for medium to high overclocks

 

Closed loop water cooling if you're insane.