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I have a Noctua NH-D15 that i bought not so long ago and it got me thinking whether or not i should sell it because if i did i would be able to get a 240mm water cooling AIO. Would it be worth it to swap this cooler?

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I'm pretty sure the performance of the two are similar. Just depends on your taste of form factor.

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Not really, I'd say.

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Probably not, the noctua cooler should do the job just fine, and you'll most likely not see much improvement.

 

Do you need better cooling to achieve higher overclock?

 

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I have a Noctua NH-D15 that i bought not so long ago and it got me thinking whether or not i should sell it because if i did i would be able to get a 240mm water cooling AIO. Would it be worth it to swap this cooler?

Will you get...better temperatures? Probably not. Quieter system? Probably not. More money in your wallet? Probably not. A happier motherboard because there isn't a NH-D15 cantilevered off of it? Probably.

 

Unless you plan on moving your PC around often, I don't think it's worth it.

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