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KearneyMC
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Im thinking about overclocking my rig to squeeze some extra frames out but I Need a new cooler. Looking for a cooler under £40 

Regards,

  • CPU: AMD athlon  860k
  • Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A58M-HD2
  • RAM:2x4gb HyperX Fury
  • GPU: XFX R9 380 4gb
  • Case: NXZT S340
  • PSU: EVGA 650G
  • Display: BenQ GL2460HM
  • Cooling: Hyper 212 Evo
  • Keyboard: Corsair k60 
  • Mouse: Steelseries Rival 300 (white
  • Sound Logitech g430
  • Operating System: Windows 10 64bit
     
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1 minute ago, KearneyMC said:

Im thinking about overclocking my rig to squeeze some extra frames out but I Need a new cooler. Looking for a cooler under £40 

Regards,

Hyper212 EVO.

ASU

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Just now, Hackentosher said:

Hyper212 EVO.

After a lot of performance charts, that's what I went with and it works great.

[CPU: 4.7ghz I5 6600k] [MB: Asus Z170 Pro G] [RAM: G.Skill 2400 16GB(2x8)]

[GPU: MSI Twin Frozr GTX 970] [PSU: XFX Pro 850W] [Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo]
[Storage: 500GB WD HDD / 128GB SanDisk SSD ] [Case: DeepCool Tessaract]

[Keyboard: AZIO MGK1] [Mouse: Logitech G303] [Monitor: 2 x Acer 23" 1080p IPS]

 

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Yeah for cooling performance for your money you really cant beat the hyper 212

my work in progress

i5 6600k  //  16gb g.skill ddr4 3000  //  evga gtx 980

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I would avoid the Evo 212 if I was you, its out done by the Cryorig H7 for less and is on par with the M9i which costs almost 10 pounds less. Its also done out by the Be Quiet! Pure Rock which also costs less. For your budget I would go with a Cryorig H7 if you have to stay under 40 or if you can spare a few more pounds I would go for a Phantek TCDX12. Also I hate to break this to you but you would want a better board for overclocking, that one is lacking a vrm heatsink and has a low power phase count, not something you want for overclocking.

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1 hour ago, vagabond139 said:

I would avoid the Evo 212 if I was you, its out done by the Cryorig H7 for less and is on par with the M9i which costs almost 10 pounds less. Its also done out by the Be Quiet! Pure Rock which also costs less. For your budget I would go with a Cryorig H7 if you have to stay under 40 or if you can spare a few more pounds I would go for a Phantek TCDX12. Also I hate to break this to you but you would want a better board for overclocking, that one is lacking a vrm heatsink and has a low power phase count, not something you want for overclocking.

How do the acoustics compare though? I've installed a couple 212 EVOs for friends and I can't hear them over the case fans at load. 

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21 minutes ago, Deil Grist said:

How do the acoustics compare though? I've installed a couple 212 EVOs for friends and I can't hear them over the case fans at load. 

The H7 and Pure Rock and the Phantek cooler are all quieter than the Evo 212.

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6 minutes ago, vagabond139 said:

The H7 and Pure Rock and the Phantek cooler are all quieter than the Evo 212.

Source?

 

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11 minutes ago, vagabond139 said:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/beQuiet/Pure_Rock/7.html

 

Good stuff, though the Pure Rock averages ~$5 more stateside when you include shipping. I'd say it's worth it considering the noise difference. 

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1 minute ago, Deil Grist said:

Good stuff, though the Pure Rock averages ~$5 more stateside when you include shipping. I'd say it's worth it considering the noise difference. 

Yup plus it has better performance and it isn't a Evo 212 that is in so many builds and imo looks better.

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I'm a fan of the Shadow Rock Slim when it comes to value + acoustics with good performance. Put it around 8V load 7V or less idle for great results. You might also want to consider top flow coolers if you have inadequate cooling on your motherboard 

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