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6 minutes ago, IO Studios said:

I am looking for a higher OC, I am probably also going to delid.

The only heatsink upgrade I'm seeing that would fit and is reasonably priced is the NH-U12S. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wjmLrH/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu12s

It's not a big upgrade though. 

Scythe's Fuma and Mugen 5 are good alternatives if you can find them on sale. 

A MasterLiquid Pro would be a bigger upgrade but might not fit depending on your motherboard: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/z9Z2FT/cooler-master-masterliquid-240-667-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlx-d24m-a20pw-r1

Unless you absolutely need the upgrade, I'd recommend just sticking with the H7. You should already squeeze most of the chips performance with delidding.

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Hi,

I am currently running an i7-7700k overclocked to 4.8GHz with a cryorig H7.

I want to improve temps though, whats the best air cooler I can get?

I'm looking for something around 100$CAD. Not one of noctuas crappy looking

brown CPU coolers though. Any suggestions? Also, how much of a temp improvement

do you think ill get?

Thanks guys :)

 

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phanteks big air cooler is pretty decent, practically identical to noctuas nh-d14 but with nicer colors

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Noctua has introduced some alternate colors in their fan lines, though it would mean buying another fan... Noctua is the leader in air cooling.

 

http://noctua.at/en/products/product-line-chromax

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What case and ram do you have?

What are your temps?

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6 minutes ago, IO Studios said:

Ballistix Sport LT 16GB Single DDR4 2400 MT/s

Corsair Carbide Series 100R Case

I7-7700k Overclocked to 4.8GHz max load temp is 75C

75c is perfectly fine. Are you looking to push for a higher oc? Is your current cooler too noisy?

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6 minutes ago, IO Studios said:

I am looking for a higher OC, I am probably also going to delid.

The only heatsink upgrade I'm seeing that would fit and is reasonably priced is the NH-U12S. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wjmLrH/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu12s

It's not a big upgrade though. 

Scythe's Fuma and Mugen 5 are good alternatives if you can find them on sale. 

A MasterLiquid Pro would be a bigger upgrade but might not fit depending on your motherboard: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/z9Z2FT/cooler-master-masterliquid-240-667-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlx-d24m-a20pw-r1

Unless you absolutely need the upgrade, I'd recommend just sticking with the H7. You should already squeeze most of the chips performance with delidding.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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8 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

The only heatsink upgrade I'm seeing that would fit and is reasonably priced is the NH-U12S. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/wjmLrH/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu12s

It's not a big upgrade though. 

Scythe's Fuma and Mugen 5 are good alternatives if you can find them on sale. 

A MasterLiquid Pro would be a bigger upgrade but might not fit depending on your motherboard: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/z9Z2FT/cooler-master-masterliquid-240-667-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-mlx-d24m-a20pw-r1

Unless you absolutely need the upgrade, I'd recommend just sticking with the H7. You should already squeeze most of the chips performance with delidding.

Okay thanks man, I'm going to stick with the h7 and just delid then! That was a lot of helpful information! :D

Have a good day :) 

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i will say Noctua NH-U14S

"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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17 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

i will say Noctua NH-U14S

It's too tall for the case.

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2 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

It's too tall for the case.

didn't know the case sorry

"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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