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I need a new cooler, the stock one isn't pushing it anymore plus the fan header is broken - it rubs on the plastic and is making an annoying clicking noise. Plus the fan temps aren't great. Can someone recommend a good CPU cooler/AIO (would water cooling be worth it with this price range?). 

 

I really am not fussy about noise - but the clicking is really annoying.

 

Budget

£70

~ $90.

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What is your CPU? 

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2 minutes ago, mattonfire said:

I need a new cooler, the stock one isn't pushing it anymore plus the fan header is broken - it rubs on the plastic and is making an annoying clicking noise. Plus the fan temps aren't great. Can someone recommend a good CPU cooler/AIO (would water cooling be worth it with this price range?). 

 

I really am not fussy about noise - but the clicking is really annoying.

 

Budget

£70

~ $90.

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i5 4690k - I'll get you the case in a sec hold on.

I'd recommend the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo then.

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Just now, mattonfire said:

The £20 one?

Yep

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Just now, mattonfire said:

I have a budget of £70, this one will do the same or better performance than a Noctua NH-D15 for example?

The NH-D15 will be slightly better.  

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4 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

The NH-D15 will be slightly better.  

What really? @mattonfire NH-U14S is better then

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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1 minute ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

What really? @mattonfire NH-U14S is better then

Is it worth it though, I don't want to get it if it's only going to give me 1 degree or so more. My temps rocket to about 80 right now under load. I just want to take it down a lot - is it a worth while investment in buying a more the Noctua?

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1 minute ago, mattonfire said:

Is it worth it though, I don't want to get it if it's only going to give me 1 degree or so more. My temps rocket to about 80 right now under load. I just want to take it down a lot - is it a worth while investment in buying a more the Noctua?

Noctua:Performs like gold, looks like This and this 

 

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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2 minutes ago, Ellyroo said:

i LOVE YOUR AVATAR!!! :D

 

also yes a NH-D15 will be a much nicer cooler and a lot quieter, you can set the fans to a silent mode, get good temps and have basically no noise from them

Thanks you <3

3 minutes ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Noctua:Performs like gold, looks like This and this 

 

Okay I looked at quite a few benchmarks and the Noctua performed 10-20 degrees cooler. I am going to go with it.

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Just now, mattonfire said:

Thanks you <3

Okay I looked at quite a few benchmarks and the Noctua performed 10-20 degrees cooler. I am going to go with it.

Just found this:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Noctua/NH-D15/6.html

 

Personally Nh-D15 is the way to go for me as well.

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Even though in generall it's by a slight margin, Water cooling is not that much better then air cooling.

Science studio explained it in a scientific manner that paints a good picture of the flaws in AIO cooling.

I would say anything above the hyper t4 is good for cooling good OC's.

 

check my PC build here: https://valid.x86.fr/jyjc2n

b350 tomhawk arctic h.51 bios, Corsair LPX ram running at 3200mhz

case is a 35$ Zalman Z3 plus white with a cooler master 10$ (15MIR)hyper t4 cooler

20$ EVGA 450w bt (black cables)

150$ 1060 3gb@2.1ghz

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Just now, Vacras said:

Just found this:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Noctua/NH-D15/6.html

 

Personally Nh-D15 is the way to go for me as well.

Will @mattonfire's case fits? I think U14S is better (for dimension)

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

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@tim11111111 also how they die can damage other components

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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2 minutes ago, Vacras said:

You are right! 

The case supports 160mm cooler max and the NH-D15 has a height of 165mm.

 

 

So @mattonfire the U14S is smaller but almost equivalent to NH-D15S

Edit: so I found out the Specs of the cooler that I thought it's smaller and I think NH-U12S is also great (But not great for 4790K because that CPU is a volcano)

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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