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Low-budget air cooling - 30 to 50$

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Hello everyone,

 

I'm looking for an air cooler for my next build. It's for a 4770k CPU, and a light OC (~4.0 Ghz)

 

This is what I'm looking for : 

 

- Somewhat low cost (30 to 50$)

- Quiet (that's a must)

- Easy to install, not too big

 

Here are my specs (so you can have an idea of the clearance)

 

- i7 4770k

- ASUS Z87-A

- Fractal Design Define R4

- Corsair Vengeance RAM

 

Since it's somewhat similar (same RAM size, similar motheroard, same CPU and case) to a build Linus made a few months back, I don't think there would be any clearance issue (he did fit a BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 2 in there without any problem), but we never know.

 

I'm taking the non-windowed version of the Define R4, to take full advantage of the noise dampering effect, and also the left panel is close to a wall, a window would be useless. Thus, I don't mind taking a Noctua heatsink or something like that, it's not pretty but it's not to be seen anyway =P

 

Thanks for your help!

 

 

 

 

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The Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a great air cooler and is only $30USD. Just put some noctua fans on it and you'll be good to go.

 

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You can get 4 ghz just fine on the stock cooler unless your case airflow is terrible.

 

The Hyper 212 Evo is a good cooler for the price and should be able to reach up to 4.5 ghz depending on your chip.

Is it too big for you? http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2

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Hyper 212 evo 

 

 

coolermaster 212 evo :)

I knew this was going to be the number one answer for this question so I tried to be the first to say it.. But I wasn't quick enough.. ^_^

 

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The 212EVO seems like the perfect choice, low price, looking like the right size, thank you everyone! =)

 

I was thinking of getting aftermarket fans too for the case, I don't mind paying ~50-60$ to get a few. I'm really looking for a silent build, so anything that can help with that is more than welcome! I did like the Corsair fans, but it was mainly for the look. I'm hearing negative feedback about them, and I don't want something noisy, even if it looks good.

 

What Noctua fans do you guys recommand? (or any other brand for that matter)

 

Thank you all for your great help

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the fans alone are like 20 each. 

Ya so since he has $50 he can get the 212 EVO and buy 1 Noctua fan with the left over $20 and have push pull configuration for maximum cooling and lowing his temperatures. Also that way he doesn't have to have the fans rpm as loud since theirs 2 fans cooling the fins instead of just one.

 

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CPU:Ryzen 9 5900X GPU: Asus GTX 1080ti Strix MB: Asus Crosshair Viii Hero RAM: G.Skill Trident Neo CPU Cooler: Corsair H110

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I know its not air cooling but i would grab the seidon 120XL ( 40 dollars on pcparts picer) and add a cougar silent hydrolic 120 mm fan for silent operatiokn or if you want to upp the buget a lil get a noctua nff12 and you can oc that baby to at least 4.3 ghz and keep silent operaton , also it looks really nice

If you dont wantliquid cooling go with thehyper 212 evo and a noctua nff12

Hope this helped

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The Xigmatek Dark Knight II Night Hawk Edition. It performs on par with an H100 (if not better), and it's right in your price range (50$)

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xigmatek-cpu-cooler-darkknightiisd1283nighthawkedition

 

Logan from Tek Syndicate also has a review of it, which you can check out

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the fans alone are like 20 each. 

 

And? His budget still allows for that... 

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The Xigmatek Dark Knight II Night Hawk Edition. It performs on par with an H100 (if not better), and it's right in your price range (50$)

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xigmatek-cpu-cooler-darkknightiisd1283nighthawkedition

 

Logan from Tek Syndicate also has a review of it, which you can check out here. 

 

Isn't that a somewhat noisy fan at 30 dba though?

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Isn't that a somewhat noisy fan at 30 dba though?

30db is perfectly fine. In a load situation a noctua fan runs around 34db.

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stock cooler :P nah just kidding i would go with the coolermaster 212 evo 

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Thermalright HR-02 Macho. Way better than the Evo for maybe USD 55.

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