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so I have been struggling to decide on a cpu cooler for my i5 6600k which I will be doing some overclocking on,  first off I'd like to say that I want a very quite cpu cooler and I'm aiming for top price of about $80 cad (about $60 usd) and it needs to look good, I personally hate the look of the noctua fans, so here are the two picks I'm trying to decide between

 

Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3: I love how it looks but it only has one 135mm fan so is it worth the price? and I hear its a nightmare to install.

 

Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK: looks pretty awesome and has 2 140mm fans.

 

I also love the look and price of the Cryorig h7 but its not available in Canada sadly otherwise id pick it up without a doubt.

 

do you guys have these cpu coolers? what temps are you getting on base clocks and or overclocks?

do you guys have any coolers you think I should take a look at?

 

btw I'm using the fractal design r5 so it was 180mm cpu cooler clearance. 

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a closed loop liquid cooler may be able to out perform both

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At that point I'd just get liquid cooling.

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6 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

a closed loop liquid cooler may be able to out perform both

6 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

At that point I'd just get liquid cooling.

Good luck finding a 240mm AIO for $80 CAD. All you're gonna find in that price range are 120mm AIOs which have terrible performance for your money. Both coolers will outperform them.

 

@BlondeEskimo, the Phanteks PH-TC14PE slightly edges out the beQuiet! cooler so I'd get that instead.

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Just get the Dark Rock Pro 3. It has 2 fans and is easy to install. Make sure your RAM can fit under it though. To give you an idea of how low it hangs, my GSkill sniper sticks have <1mm of clearance.

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If you like everything about the Noctua NH-D14 or 15 aside from the poop-colored fans, consider that you can buy a cheaper single-fan version, then use the all-gray Noctua Redux NF-P14R to take both slots. It does add about $30 US to the cost of an already-expensive cooler, though.

 

Between the two options you've got up there, I'd go with the Phanteks. beQuiet makes some wonderful fans and coolers, but the Phanteks cooler you have up there just flat outmuscles the Dark Rock 3.

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25 minutes ago, HKZeroFive said:

Good luck finding a 240mm AIO for $80 CAD. All you're gonna find in that price range are 120mm AIOs which have terrible performance for your money. Both coolers will outperform them.

 

@BlondeEskimo, the Phanteks PH-TC14PE slightly edges out the beQuiet! cooler so I'd get that instead.

no but a 140 AIO should do well

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19 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

If you like everything about the Noctua NH-D14 or 15 aside from the poop-colored fans, consider that you can buy a cheaper single-fan version, then use the all-gray Noctua Redux NF-P14R to take both slots. It does add about $30 US to the cost of an already-expensive cooler, though.

 

Between the two options you've got up there, I'd go with the Phanteks. beQuiet makes some wonderful fans and coolers, but the Phanteks cooler you have up there just flat outmuscles the Dark Rock 3.

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i had looked at the AIO water coolers but they are in most cases a fair bit louder unless you go for the higher end ones

 

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1 hour ago, GDRRiley said:

no but a 140 AIO should do well

Still pales in performance in comparison to either. 240mm should be the minimum if you're going for an AIO.

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So I decided to just go the extra $60 and pick up the Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler and I'm replacing the fans with 2 corsair af140 quite edition.

 

My other option on fans was Fractal Design GP14-WT 68.4 CFM 140mm so I could have all fans match but I hear the af140s are better 

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2 minutes ago, BlondeEskimo said:

So I decided to just go the extra $60 and pick up the Corsair H110i GTX 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler and I'm replacing the fans with 2 corsair af140 quite edition 

Consider different fans if you're going to replace them. There are better fans out there at the same price, like Cougar or Fractal, for instance.

Aerocool DS are the best fans you've never tried.

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