Difference between these Air Coolers?

[thunderbeast]

I have been searching quite a lot the past couple days about air coolers (available to me). I have listed some coolers below by performance based over reviews. But the benchmarks between reviewers vary so much to the point that i am getting very confused.

So is there a noticeable difference in between the coolers, 4-5+ degrees being noticeable, and which would you recommend (noise performance included).

As of now i am leaning towards the noctua nh u12s as its super low noise (most quiet?) and has a good mounting mechanism the ensures proper cooling.

 

The cooler will be used to cool 5820k in productivity tasks (100% load).

(these 3 being slightly better over the bottom 3)

1.Scythe ninja 4

3.Scythe Mugen Max

3.Scythe Fuma

(while these from what i saw , are nearly the same)

4.Noctua NH u12s

4.Be quiet Dark Rock 3

4.Scythe Mugen 4

[anybodykek]

Yeah, definitely a NH U12S. Also, for a 5820K you might want to invest in an AIO liquid cooler..?

[MoonlightSylv]

The Dark Rock 3 cools the best, looks the best, and is really low noise, go for that.

[WoodenMarker]

59 minutes ago, ShadowTechXTS said:

The Dark Rock 3 cools the best, looks the best, and is really low noise, go for that.

It doesn't cool the best. 

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7593/scythe-ninja-4-scnj-4000-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html

 

The best of the list are the Ninja 4 and Fuma which are both very similar and are in the same tier as the NH-D14. 

The rest perform pretty similarly and are in the same tier as the Kotetsu or Shadow Rock Slim. 

The quietest of the coolers disregarding performance would be the DR3 or NH-U12S.

[thunderbeast]

9 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

It doesn't cool the best. 

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/7593/scythe-ninja-4-scnj-4000-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html

 

The best of the list are the Ninja 4 and Fuma which are both very similar and are in the same tier as the NH-D14. 

The rest perform pretty similarly and are in the same tier as the Kotetsu or Shadow Rock Slim. 

The quietest of the coolers disregarding performance would be the DR3 or NH-U12S.

Ok, good, so essentially I was on the right track.

Also would you say the ninja 4/fuma are noisy coolers, since the system would work while i sleep and sound is important in the situation :|. I haven't had aftermarket coolers before to use as reference for the benchmarks, as to why i am asking you guys for advice.

[WoodenMarker]

9 hours ago, thunderbeast said:

Ok, good, so essentially I was on the right track.

Also would you say the ninja 4/fuma are noisy coolers, since the system would work while i sleep and sound is important in the situation :|. I haven't had aftermarket coolers before to use as reference for the benchmarks, as to why i am asking you guys for advice.

Neither of them are noisy and they are at worst, not quiet. If you keep fan speeds low, they can be very quiet. 

[thunderbeast]

Wonderful. Gotta say, Thank you! Really nice answer, very helpful for me.