Cooler for overclocked 6700k?

[maremp]

I'm looking at cooling options for overclocked 6700k, the overclock is going to be very basic, nothing extreme. I was looking at NH-D14 or Dark Rock Pro 3, are there any other good alternatives? I want my pick to be as silent as possible (with stock fans) and have enough clearance to fit Corsair Vengeance LPX ram (31mm high). 

Or should I throw in an extra 10-15€ to get the NH-D15?

[YongKang]

Tell me your OC and I'll help ya.

[Guest]

H100i GTX?

[Tyler Criswell]

3 hours ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

H100i GTX?

He probably wants an air cooler. This is under the air cooling section on the forums :P.

[Tyler Criswell]

4 hours ago, maremp said:

I'm looking at cooling options for overclocked 6700k, the overclock is going to be very basic, nothing extreme. I was looking at NH-D14 or Dark Rock Pro 3, are there any other good alternatives? I want my pick to be as silent as possible (with stock fans) and have enough clearance to fit Corsair Vengeance LPX ram (31mm high). 

Or should I throw in an extra 10-15€ to get the NH-D15?

If it isn't an aggressive overclock the Cooler Master 212x should be a great cooler, but if you are  going to do an aggressive overclock and want silence the Cooler Master Maker 8 is a great cooler for both performance and silence. It is a huge cooler and you might want to check if it will fit in your case, but the Dark Rock Pro 3 is great just a pain to install onto the CPU.

[maremp]

8 hours ago, YongKang said:

Tell me your OC and I'll help ya.

 

4 hours ago, Tyler Criswell said:

If it isn't an aggressive overclock the Cooler Master 212x should be a great cooler, but if you are  going to do an aggressive overclock and want silence the Cooler Master Maker 8 is a great cooler for both performance and silence. It is a huge cooler and you might want to check if it will fit in your case, but the Dark Rock Pro 3 is great just a pain to install onto the CPU.

The overclock is going to be something along what Asus Z170-A can provide with the 1-click OC option or something in the range, if I'll be willing to play around with the settings myself. 

 

 

8 hours ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

H100i GTX?

 

4 hours ago, Tyler Criswell said:

He probably wants an air cooler. This is under the air cooling section on the forums :P.

That's correct. If I'll decide to do change it for WC, it's going to be a full custom water loop. 

[Tylerr]

cryorig h7.

[Guest]

8 hours ago, Tyler Criswell said:

He probably wants an air cooler. This is under the air cooling section on the forums :P.

Sorry didn't see that (Facepalm)

[BlueLightning]

11 hours ago, Tylerr said:

cryorig h7.

What is the highest clock you think i could get with this cooler?

[nster]

I've never had issues installing Be Quiet coolers, and not something you do very often, so I wouldn't even take that into consideration if I were you. 

 

Mild OC: Shadow Rock Slim 

Medium OC: Dark Rock 3 or Dark Rock Pro 3, Cryorig isn't bad but for silence, BQ is best IMO

High OC: Noctua D15(S)

 

I went with the Dark Rock Pro 3, and replaced the 120mm by a second 135mm fan (you can order one from Be Quiet for 10$ USD free ship) 

[Cyracus]

Either cooler the OP mentioned should do a decent overclock well, I know off hand the d14 will clear the ram and performs nearly as well as the d15