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Best cooler for 4.5ghz 24/7....

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/best-cooler-for-4-5ghz-24-7.145689/

rahulbalmuri
rahulbalmuri Original post #1
Aug 28, 2011 at 1:21 PM
My friend has this rig same as mine...

Core i5 2500k @ 3.3ghz
Asus P8Z68-V
MSI R6970 Lightning
Corsair Vengeance 4gb*2=8gb
Cooler Master Elite 430

now he wants to overclock to 4.5ghz running 24/7...

suggest the best cooler which fits into the cabby....

he looked for Noctua NH-D14 but over budget.... and also nt sure whether it fits into the cabinet

moreover the best cooler CM N620 isn't available in India due to technical issues...

now he's left with hyper 212+ or Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler @ TheITWares - One Stop for all Gizmos!Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler - TheITWares

which is the best among the two.... Hyper 212+ comes around 2800 with fan and TIM....

Consider the facts that he has a GPU tunning @ 90% load and has huge price diff. b/w the two...... ???

Other Suggestions are welcomed :)
Tenida
Tenida #2
Aug 28, 2011 at 1:31 PM
NH D14 will not fit with vengence in asus z68 boards.My suggestion will be
NOCTUA NH USP12 SE2 @3.8k from itwares.

And bundle thermal paste is very good.
rahulbalmuri
Aug 28, 2011 at 3:06 PM
NH D14 will not fit with vengence in asus z68 boards.My suggestion will be
NOCTUA NH USP12 SE2 @3.8k from itwares.

And bundle thermal paste is very good.

you sure dat it will out perform Hyper 212+ in my case???
Tenida
Tenida #4
Aug 28, 2011 at 3:11 PM
you sure dat it will out perform Hyper 212+ in my case???

Yes 100% Check this thread for further info.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/cpu-motherboards/142397-cpu-cooler-guide-sandy-bridge.html