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Hello, first of all, I'm sorry if this is considered the wrong forum to ask, but I would rather not ask in just air cooling or water cooling because of the nature of my question.

 

Basically, I want to know what the quiet, most efficient cooling for a cpu is for under $100 CAD; be it air cooled, or water cooled (preferably closed loop). 

 

If I go with water cooling, my case will only allow for a 120mm radiator. 

 

Thank you for answering if you do.

 

Edit: Max height my case can take is 155mm (6.1 inches)

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 A picture of my PC to give an idea of the limitation's I'm dealing with. (disregard the wiring. I took a picture just after everything was in. I have since cleaned the wiring up.)
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Corsair H60?

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NH-D15 or dark rock pro 3 if you want black

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Corsair H60?

air coolers like the NH-D15 perform a lot better while still being quieter

uless you want AiO for looks, anything under a 240mm radiator is not really worth it compared to air coolers

NEW PC build: Blank Heaven   minimalist white and black PC     Old S340 build log "White Heaven"        The "LIGHTCANON" flashlight build log        Project AntiRoll (prototype)        Custom speaker project

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Corsair H60?

 

EDIT: Did not see the quiet part, I only saw the efficient. Disregard unless you are planning on getting quiet fan(s) and this was supposed to go on my earlier post lol :)

Build: CPU: i7-4790k @4.4 GHz 1.2v | GPU: Sapphire R9 380 Nitro | Memory: 16GB Evga SSC | Storage: 250GB 850 Evo, 1 TB Toshiba HDD | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  | Cooling: Aigo T120 RGB | Case: NZXT S340 | PSU: Antec HCG 520w | OS: Windows 10 | Keyboard: Corsair K70, Cherry MX Reds | Mouse: Logitech G600 | Monitor: LG 27UD58-B | Headset: Audio-Technica M40x w/ Modmic and Bravo Audio V2 Tube Amplifier 

 

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air coolers like the NH-D15 perform a lot better while still being quieter

uless you want AiO for looks, anything under a 240mm radiator is not really worth it compared to air coolers

My CPU temp never goes above 52 degrees when folding 24/7 overclocked to 4.37 GHz with a H60

Build: CPU: i7-4790k @4.4 GHz 1.2v | GPU: Sapphire R9 380 Nitro | Memory: 16GB Evga SSC | Storage: 250GB 850 Evo, 1 TB Toshiba HDD | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  | Cooling: Aigo T120 RGB | Case: NZXT S340 | PSU: Antec HCG 520w | OS: Windows 10 | Keyboard: Corsair K70, Cherry MX Reds | Mouse: Logitech G600 | Monitor: LG 27UD58-B | Headset: Audio-Technica M40x w/ Modmic and Bravo Audio V2 Tube Amplifier 

 

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My CPU temp never goes above 52 degrees when folding 24/7 overclocked to 4.37 GHz with a H60

well thats because you have an AMD CPU and 52C is normal

a NH-D15 is still a lot better than a H60

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Ryzen 3950X | AMD Vega Frontier Edition | ASUS X570 Pro WS | Corsair Vengeance LPX 64GB | NZXT H500 | Seasonic Prime Fanless TX-700 | Custom loop | Coolermaster SK630 White | Logitech MX Master 2S | Samsung 980 Pro 1TB + 970 Pro 512GB | Samsung 58" 4k TV | Scarlett 2i4 | 2x AT2020

 

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well thats because you have an AMD CPU and 52C is normal

a NH-D15 is still a lot better than a H60

ok

Build: CPU: i7-4790k @4.4 GHz 1.2v | GPU: Sapphire R9 380 Nitro | Memory: 16GB Evga SSC | Storage: 250GB 850 Evo, 1 TB Toshiba HDD | Mobo: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 7  | Cooling: Aigo T120 RGB | Case: NZXT S340 | PSU: Antec HCG 520w | OS: Windows 10 | Keyboard: Corsair K70, Cherry MX Reds | Mouse: Logitech G600 | Monitor: LG 27UD58-B | Headset: Audio-Technica M40x w/ Modmic and Bravo Audio V2 Tube Amplifier 

 

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