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spartin503
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So I am in the market for a nice heatsink and fan for my i7-3770k. I am not looking to OC, but I am looking for a very quiet system because right now the stock heatsink/fan is easily the loudest thing in my system. My budget is about 50USD and I have a 1155 socket mobo.

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I would get the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo and use the remaining money to buy quiet fans.

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If you're not looking to OC then this is a great choice at only $14 after MIR. Paul from newegg is a big fan of this Zalman cooler. [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118128]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118128[/url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118128]

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I've also been looking up a new cooler and it seems to be that the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus keeps getting recommended by everyone, everywhere.

Case: Fractal Design R4 (x2 Noctua 140mm Fans, x2 Fractal Design Fans)            Processor: Intel Core i7 3770k @4.2GHz (Hyper 212 Evo)             Audioengine A5+ Black Speakers

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3                                           Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1080 SC                                               Corsair K65 RGB Cherry MX Red

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 4X4GB DDR3-1600                                                     Power Supply: OCZ Z-Series Semi Modular Gold 850W                 ASUS & LG 21.5 Monitor (Dual monitor arm)

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like random_austrailian said the coolermaster hyper 212+ but instead get the EVO edition
but the plus edition has the option of setting 2 fans up?

Case: Fractal Design R4 (x2 Noctua 140mm Fans, x2 Fractal Design Fans)            Processor: Intel Core i7 3770k @4.2GHz (Hyper 212 Evo)             Audioengine A5+ Black Speakers

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 ATX LGA1155 Z77 DDR3                                           Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1080 SC                                               Corsair K65 RGB Cherry MX Red

Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X 4X4GB DDR3-1600                                                     Power Supply: OCZ Z-Series Semi Modular Gold 850W                 ASUS & LG 21.5 Monitor (Dual monitor arm)

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I've also been looking up a new cooler and it seems to be that the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus keeps getting recommended by everyone, everywhere.
It's because the performance per dollar is amazing. One of the cheapest coolers yet performs up there with some of the more expensive ones.
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