Silent/ well not loud not to heavy air cooler

[Duda777]

Well I was wandering is there are any air coolers that are not absoulty massive (dont like putting that weight on mobo) that still perform very well or would it just be better to get a h80i, only reason I want to go with air cooler is to save a bit money

Thanks for any help

[Hirad123]

most of the good ones are pretty big. I'd go h80i if you don't want a massive one

[bartekxx12]

You can get any decent air cooler and put a Noctua NF-F12 fan on it to make it silent ;)

[Samdb]

You have to get a big cooler in order for it to run cool and quiet, buy a H80i.

[Gullerback]

I mean, Tower coolers have backplates for a reason, But if you are still concerned about weight, I'd say an H80i as well

[MrSuperb]

If you want to save some money get an H60i

[Exo]

If you want to save some money get an H60i

^ don't buy the H60 (2013), I had it for a few months - performed poorly for the price. Go H80i or H100i if you can fit it into your case.

[Haggis_]

Get a CM 212 evo if you want to save money, best value air cooler i know.

But i would get a H80i instead.

[RoboPrawn1]

Xigmatek dark knight night hawk. I own one, its amazing. If you want to make it super silent, throw on a NF-F12. 

 

Its cheap and preforms better than a CM Hyper 212 evo.

[Kayn]

I would suggest getting a 212 Evo and switching the Stock fan with a high quality fan like Noctua's NF-F12.

[John haswell]

Get a silver arrow and some tape to support the cooler

[John haswell]

Nhd-14 running passively would be silent

[mgsstar]

The H80i will be a good choice for your cpu cooler. If you want a cheaper liquid cooler, the Zalman LQ310 would be a good choice. A good budget air cooler would be the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo.