Best Cooler for 2500k

BurntWookie · Apr 17, 2012, 12:05 AM

After looking at reviews for the Be Quiet Dark Rock Advanced, Zalman CNPS9900MAX, and the Corsair H60/H80, I'm at a loss for what cooler would be most effective for a 2500k. I'm looking for quietest, yet most thermally effective (I know that's a catch, but I'm looking for middle ground).

Other specs to consider:
Mobo: Asus Maximus V Gene
Case: Silverstone FT03

sneekypeet · Apr 17, 2012, 12:10 AM

Thermalright silver arrow?

ChristTheGreat · Apr 17, 2012, 12:16 AM

Noctua NH-D14?

Personnally, I have a CNPS10X Extreme, which I removed the stock fan, and put a xspc xinruilian 120mm 1650rpm, and it does a great job, silent (if at 1650 it's not enought, reduce speed via fanmate)

I have my i5 2500k @ 4.7ghz 1.32/1.34v 100% BOINC everyday, maxcore 67C while GPU running BETA WCG..

Vulpesveritas · Apr 17, 2012, 12:35 AM

There's the Coolermaster TPC 812 that's coming out early next month. And the Phanteks dual-tower coolers that beat the Noctura NH-D14 while giving you color options.

Shurakai · Apr 17, 2012, 01:05 AM

Well I currently use a 212 EVO for my 2500K at 4.5ghz, can't hear it over my other fans (unless stress testing), but I would definitely recommend anything from Noctua, everyone's opinion on them seems to be great performance and great noise levels (if you don't mind funny coloured fans)

mrthanhnguyen · Apr 17, 2012, 01:07 AM

I got cooler master hyper tx3 with 2x92 geild fan with my side panel open on 2500k@4.5ghz 1.35v. prime 95 about 68-73, gaming 58-63, can't hear shit from that 2 fans.

Beertintedgoggles · Apr 17, 2012, 01:21 AM

I've had very good results with the Corsair A70. Do some searching and you should be able to find it for a little over $30

micropage7 · Apr 17, 2012, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChristTheGreat

Noctua NH-D14?

Personnally, I have a CNPS10X Extreme, which I removed the stock fan, and put a xspc xinruilian 120mm 1650rpm, and it does a great job, silent (if at 1650 it's not enought, reduce speed via fanmate)

I have my i5 2500k @ 4.7ghz 1.32/1.34v 100% BOINC everyday, maxcore 67C while GPU running BETA WCG..

yep that noctua performs pretty well and thats kinda nice choice for anyone who want best air cooler based

Vulpesveritas · Apr 17, 2012, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by micropage7

yep that noctua performs pretty well and thats kinda nice choice for anyone who want best air cooler based

Except these outperform it for more or less the same price, and give you color options; ($5 less on newegg for silver version, $5 more for colored)
Phanteks PH-TC14PE 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating Bal...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating ...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_OR 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating ...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating ...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating ...

Anusha · Apr 17, 2012, 04:38 AM

I was looking at TR True Spirit 140. Seems decent, comes within couple of degrees of Archon yet costing half the price.

lyndonguitar · Apr 17, 2012, 04:59 AM

Corsair H series would be my bet. Quiet and works well

Anusha · Apr 17, 2012, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by lyndonguitar

Corsair H series would be my bet. Quiet and works well

I beg to differ. One thing they are not is quiet.

HammerON · Apr 17, 2012, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anusha

I was looking at TR True Spirit 140. Seems decent, comes within couple of degrees of Archon yet costing half the price.

Nice cooler and should work well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anusha

I beg to differ. One thing they are not is quiet.

Have you owened one? Just curious because I thought they were pretty quiet. Can always replace the fan(s).

Anusha · Apr 17, 2012, 07:09 AM

I have a kuhler 620 which every reviewer says is much quieter than corsair h series. 620 is too loud for me. Nuf said.

HammerON · Apr 17, 2012, 07:13 AM

The question is are you going to over clock and what are you looking for in 24/7 clocks?

BurntWookie · Apr 17, 2012, 11:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HammerON

The question is are you going to over clock and what are you looking for in 24/7 clocks?

I hope to get at least 4.6-5.0ghz on the Max V Gene.

These are all great suggestions, and I wish I could go with the phanteks, but my cooler limitation is 167mm

BurntWookie · Apr 18, 2012, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vulpesveritas

Except these outperform it for more or less the same price, and give you color options; ($5 less on newegg for silver version, $5 more for colored)
Phanteks PH-TC14PE 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating Bal...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_RD 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating ...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_OR 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating ...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BK 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating ...
Phanteks PH-TC14PE_BL 140mm UFB (Updraft Floating ...

Would these cause any problems with the stack effect cooling?

Vulpesveritas · Apr 18, 2012, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BurntWookie

Would these cause any problems with the stack effect cooling?

Other than needing low profile RAM? Not really to my knowledge, which is sadly limited to reviews, but the Phanteks coolers have beaten the Noctura in every review I've read.

Apr 17, 2012, 12:05 AM	#1
BurntWookie Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 4 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Best Cooler for 2500k After looking at reviews for the Be Quiet Dark Rock Advanced, Zalman CNPS9900MAX, and the Corsair H60/H80, I'm at a loss for what cooler would be most effective for a 2500k. I'm looking for quietest, yet most thermally effective (I know that's a catch, but I'm looking for middle ground). Other specs to consider: Mobo: Asus Maximus V Gene Case: Silverstone FT03

Apr 17, 2012, 12:10 AM	#2
sneekypeet Unpaid Babysitter Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18,983 (7.32/day) Thanks: 3,032 Thanked 5,481 Times in 3,947 Posts System Specs	Thermalright silver arrow? __________________ Hers: ASUS Maximus V Gene / i7 3770K / Swiftech H220 / 4X8GB Corsair Dominators / ASUS GTX660 / Corsair AX-760 / Windows 7 64bit / Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 Test: Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 / i7 2600K / A lot Of Coolers / Ripjaws Currently / HIS HD7950 IceQ Turbo / Silverstone SST-ST85F-G / Windows 7 64bit / InWin D-Frame Limited Edition

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Processor:	Intel i7 3770K Cooled with Swiftech Apogee Drive II
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Extreme
Cooling:	Swiftech MCR-320 Cooled With Corsair SP120 Fans
Memory:	4X4GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 2666 C11
Video Card:	Asus GTX680 Direct Cu II TOP
Hard Disk:	Corsair Force GT 180GB / Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB
Optical Drive:	- - - - - - -
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 40" 120hz LCD
Case:	SilverStone Temjin TJ11
Sound Card:	Realtek on board > Sony receiver > Cerwin Vega's
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64

System Name:	CTG Computer
Processor:	Intel i5 2500k @ 4.7ghz 1.32/1.34v
Motherboard:	Asus P8P67 Evo
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS10x Extreme modded
Memory:	2x 4gb Kingston HyperX Genesis PnP 1.5v 1600mhz
Video Card:	MSI HD7950 TFIII Boost edition (960/1250)
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 64gb(OS) \| Crucial M4 256GB(Games) \| RAID 1 Western Digital Black 1TB 32mb
Optical Drive:	LG DVD-Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Asus VE228H
Case:	CoolerMaster CM690 Advanced II + USB3 TOP
PSU:	OCZ Z-Series 850w GOLD
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

System Name:	Computer MkVIII
Processor:	2500K @ 4.5ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS Sabertooth P67
Cooling:	CPU: 212+ EVO GPU: Stock
Memory:	8gb G.Skill Ares @2133mhz
Video Card:	EVGA GTX 680 SC
Hard Disk:	2x Crucial M4 128gb SSD 1x Samsung S2 1TB
Optical Drive:	1x Samsung BR R/DVD RW
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Asus VE248 + 17" LG L1750SQ
Case:	Corsair Carbide 300R
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Corsair HX-650
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Apr 17, 2012, 12:16 AM	#3
ChristTheGreat Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montreal Posts: 696 (0.32/day) Thanks: 409 Thanked 231 Times in 131 Posts System Specs	Noctua NH-D14? Personnally, I have a CNPS10X Extreme, which I removed the stock fan, and put a xspc xinruilian 120mm 1650rpm, and it does a great job, silent (if at 1650 it's not enought, reduce speed via fanmate) I have my i5 2500k @ 4.7ghz 1.32/1.34v 100% BOINC everyday, maxcore 67C while GPU running BETA WCG..

Apr 17, 2012, 12:35 AM	#4
Vulpesveritas Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: USA Posts: 378 (0.88/day) Thanks: 18 Thanked 84 Times in 73 Posts	There's the Coolermaster TPC 812 that's coming out early next month. And the Phanteks dual-tower coolers that beat the Noctura NH-D14 while giving you color options.

Apr 17, 2012, 01:05 AM	#5
Shurakai Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia, SA Posts: 232 (0.11/day) Thanks: 61 Thanked 19 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	Well I currently use a 212 EVO for my 2500K at 4.5ghz, can't hear it over my other fans (unless stress testing), but I would definitely recommend anything from Noctua, everyone's opinion on them seems to be great performance and great noise levels (if you don't mind funny coloured fans)

Apr 17, 2012, 01:07 AM	#6
mrthanhnguyen Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 151 (0.24/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	I got cooler master hyper tx3 with 2x92 geild fan with my side panel open on 2500k@4.5ghz 1.35v. prime 95 about 68-73, gaming 58-63, can't hear shit from that 2 fans.

Processor:	Intel core i5 2500k @4.5ghz 1.35v
Motherboard:	Asrock z68 pro3-M
Cooling:	Cooler master Hyper TX3 with 2 gelid fan
Memory:	2x4gb Gskill Ripjaw 1600mhz
Video Card:	1 Asus GTX 670 DirectCuII TOP
Hard Disk:	2x120gb corsair force 3 gt RAID 0 ,1x750Gb Seagate
Optical Drive:	2 Asus dvd burner 24b1st
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer S230HL 23"
Case:	Raidmax Seiran White
Sound Card:	Creative SB X-fi Titanium Pro
PSU:	Seasonic X850

Apr 17, 2012, 01:21 AM	#7
Beertintedgoggles Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 692 (0.25/day) Thanks: 63 Thanked 194 Times in 144 Posts System Specs	I've had very good results with the Corsair A70. Do some searching and you should be able to find it for a little over $30

Processor:	2500K @ 4.5GHz 1.28V
Motherboard:	ASUS P8P67 Deluxe
Cooling:	Corsair A70
Memory:	8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance 1600 9-9-9-24 1T
Video Card:	eVGA GTX 470 & GTX275 Co-op PhysX (has a GTS250 onboard)
Hard Disk:	Crucial m4 128GB + Seagate RAID 1 (1TB x 2)
Optical Drive:	Cheap and black DVD RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 19" 1280x1024 nothing special
Case:	Antec 300
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	PC Power & Cooling 750W
Software:	Windows 7 64bit Pro

System Name:	micropage7
Processor:	phenom x4 955 Black Edition @ Stock
Motherboard:	Asrock 990FX
Cooling:	Xigmatek HDT-SD964
Memory:	8Gb Team Xtreem DDR3
Video Card:	Radeon 5570 CrossFire
Hard Disk:	Seagate 160Gb, 250Gb & 500Gb SATA
Optical Drive:	LG DVDRW, Samsung Combo
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 19 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case:	Lian Li PC-7FNW
Sound Card:	Creative Audigy Value
PSU:	VenomRX Red Diamond 650 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit
Benchmarks:	Classified

Apr 17, 2012, 04:38 AM	#10
Anusha Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Japan Posts: 695 (0.25/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 63 Times in 56 Posts System Specs	I was looking at TR True Spirit 140. Seems decent, comes within couple of degrees of Archon yet costing half the price.

Processor:	Intel Core i7 2600k @ 4.5GHz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z68 Extreme4 (UEFI ver. L2.20)
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 4GBx4 @ 1600MHz 9/9/9/24/1T
Video Card:	Palit GTX670 JetStream 2GB
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250GB / Toshiba DT01ACA300 / WD Green WD30EZRX-00DC0B0
Optical Drive:	Toshiba TS-H663B
CRT/LCD Model:	Iiyama Prolite E2773HDS 27" LCD
Case:	Silverstone Raven RV03
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Titanium PCI-E
PSU:	Corsair TX850
Software:	Windows 8 Pro x64 RTM

Apr 17, 2012, 04:59 AM	#11
lyndonguitar I play games Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 1,254 (1.10/day) Thanks: 264 Thanked 262 Times in 182 Posts System Specs	Corsair H series would be my bet. Quiet and works well __________________ Steam - lyndonguitar Origin - lyndonguitar Battlefield 3 Profile Battle.net - lyndonguitar#1663 Diablo III Profile Guild Wars 2 - lyndonguitar.6947

System Name:	Xtreme-III \| Legendary \| Supernova
Processor:	Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.5 GHz \| AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2ghz \| Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1GHz
Motherboard:	Asus P8P67-M \| Asus M4N68T-M \| ECS H61H2-M2
Cooling:	Corsair H50 \| Stock \| Stock
Memory:	Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8gb (dual) ddr3 1600 \| 6gb ddr3 1333 \| 4gb DDR3-1333
Video Card:	AMD Radeon HD 6870 Toxic Edition \| ATI Radeon HD 5750 1 GB \| Nvidia Geforce GT 430 1 GB
Hard Disk:	500 Gb SATA, 1 TB SATA, 1.5 TB SATA, 2 TB SATA \| 500 Gb SATA \| 500 Gb SATA
Optical Drive:	LG DVD Drive \| LG DVD Drive \| LG DVD Drive
CRT/LCD Model:	32" HDTV + 2 X 19" Monitor \| 19" Monitor \| 19" Monitor
Case:	CM Storm Sniper Mesh Edition \| Powerlogic 2000 \| Intex Supernova
Sound Card:	Onboard \| Onboard \| Onboard
PSU:	ST50F-ES 500W Silverstone Strider Essential \| Epsilon 80Plus 600W \| Generic 500W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate \| Windows 7 Ultimate \| Windows 7 Ultimate

System Name:	Cruncher/Gamer
Processor:	i7 970
Motherboard:	ASUS Rampage III Extreme
Cooling:	H2O
Memory:	Patriot Viper Extreme 12GB 2000
Video Card:	2x VisionTek HD 7970's
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 4 256GB x2 in Raid0 + WD 640GB
Optical Drive:	ASUS Blu-Ray
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell UltraSharp U3011 30"
Case:	Corsair Obsidian 800D
Sound Card:	On-board
PSU:	Corsair AX1200
Software:	Win 7 64bit
Benchmarks:	Always changing~

Apr 17, 2012, 07:09 AM	#14
Anusha Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Japan Posts: 695 (0.25/day) Thanks: 14 Thanked 63 Times in 56 Posts System Specs	I have a kuhler 620 which every reviewer says is much quieter than corsair h series. 620 is too loud for me. Nuf said.

Apr 17, 2012, 07:13 AM	#15
HammerON The Watchful Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Cold North Posts: 4,329 (2.81/day) Thanks: 3,962 Thanked 2,868 Times in 1,539 Posts System Specs	The question is are you going to over clock and what are you looking for in 24/7 clocks?

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