Posted November 2, 2015 Planning on a build in the Lian-Li PC-O6X and I will be using - i5-4690K - Corsair Dominator Platinum DDR3-2400 16GB (4x4GB) I need to know if the Noctua NH-L9i or the Phanteks PH-TC12LS are enough to cool a 4690K overclocked to ~4.0Ghz in a compact case like the PC-06X (So-Cal resident, so please take summer temperature into consideration). Play LoL, CS:GO, Overwatch, Payday2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2015 both should manage, but why Platinums? I'd just go with HyperX Fury's they're considerably cheaper with no performance loss. can't guarantee 4GHz, there's a tiny chance you'll get a poor overclocking chip. Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 > 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360 "The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+ "Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2015 both should manage, but why Platinums? I'd just go with HyperX Fury's they're considerably cheaper with no performance loss. can't guarantee 4GHz, there's a tiny chance you'll get a poor overclocking chip. this silicon lottery is a bitch, but the 4690Ks tend to be easy to reach to 4.4+ GHz. and this person won it Check out my guide on how to scan cover art here! Local asshole and 6th generation console enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2015 Author both should manage, but why Platinums? I'd just go with HyperX Fury's they're considerably cheaper with no performance loss. can't guarantee 4GHz, there's a tiny chance you'll get a poor overclocking chip. Since it is a Lian-Li and I'm using an EVGA GTX960, I want the components to match. Is the Noctua or Phanteks better? I'm leaning towards the Phanteks one for the same reason I'm going with Dominators: it looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2015 Since it is a Lian-Li and I'm using an EVGA GTX960, I want the components to match. Is the Noctua or Phanteks better? I'm leaning towards the Phanteks one for the same reason I'm going with Dominators: it looks better. I agree with the Phanteks, but how about the Cryorig C7? (if you can find it of course) Aftermarket 980Ti >= Fury X >= Reference 980Ti > Fury > 980 > 390X > 390 >= 970 > 380X > 380 >= 960 > 950 >= 370 > 750Ti = 360 "The Orange Box" || CPU: i5 4690k || RAM: Kingston Hyper X Fury 16GB || Case: Aerocool DS200 (Orange) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate || Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB + WD Black 1TB || PSU: Corsair RM750 || Mobo: ASUS Z97-A || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+ "Unnamed Form Factor Switch" || CPU: i7 6700K || RAM: Kingston HyperX Fury 16GB || Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv Mini ITX (White) || Cooler: Cryorig R1 Ultimate (Green Cover) || Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 1TB || PSU: XFX XTR 550W || Mobo: ASUS Z170I Pro Gaming || GPU: EVGA GTX 970 FTW+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2015 Author I agree with the Phanteks, but how about the Cryorig C7? (if you can find it of course) I wish I could find the C7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 2, 2015 I have the Noctua NH-L9i and it's a nice small form factor cooler but I wouldn't overclock with it. It does perform better than the stock cooler does but it's not that much better. Although with this sort of form factor cooler they're all going to be like that. How constrained are you in terms of height? Because there are other options even from Noctua. Just a quick search and I've found the Noctua NH-D9L (90mm dual tower) and the Noctua NH-L9x65 (almost identical to the L9i just 28mm thicker) Fools think they know everything, experts know they know nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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