Which cooler to choose?

Devon68 · Apr 14, 2014

For some time now I've been thinking about changing out my stock FX cooler since last summer while playing NFS Hot pursuit 2010 my cpu reached 68 degrees Celsius and the safe limit it 70 degrees Celsius.

I already know where I want to buy the cooler, just not which one.I've been thinking about one of these ones:
1. Cooler master hyper T4 it's about 44$
http://www.winwin.rs/racunari-i-kom...er-master-hyper-t4-rr-t4-18pk-r1-1162469.html
2. Cooler master hyper 212 EVO it's about 51$
http://www.winwin.rs/racunari-i-kom...er-hyper-212-evo-rr-212e-16pk-r1-1144271.html
3. Thermaltake NIC F4 it's about 54$
http://www.winwin.rs/racunari-i-kom...e-nic-f4-2x12cm-pwm-hdt-180w-tdp-1169100.html
4. Cooler master hyper 412S it's about 56$
http://www.winwin.rs/racunari-i-kom...aster-hyper-412s-rr-h412-13fk-r1-1146429.html
5. RAIJINTEK Pallas it's about 62$
http://www.winwin.rs/racunari-i-kom...1-am3-fm2-raijintek-pallas-140mm-1188850.html

Since my motherboard is not made for OC-ing I don't plan to OC my CPU.
Thinking about getting the Cooler master hyper 212 EVO but since my motherboards VRM has no cooling I'm a bit worried it might get hotter if I chose the Hyper 212 EVO, that's the only reason I am considering the RAIJINTEK Pallas since it's similar to the stock cooler and blows directly on the motherboard.

Now playing games with the stock cooler the CPU temp and VRM temp's are the same, or sometimes the VRM is a degree or two more.

What do you guys think I should choose?

And yes this is the only shop I plan on buying from since it's close and if anything goes bad I can just replace it quick.

Jetster · Apr 14, 2014

CM 212 EVO will be fine

xenocide · Apr 14, 2014

If you're not planning on OCing whichever is cheapest. But the CM 212 is always a great pick.

micropage7 · Apr 14, 2014

like the other 212 is nice
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-EVO-CPU-Cooler-Review/1407/8
but NIC F4 is nice too
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/thermaltake_nic_f4/5.htm

Devon68 · Apr 30, 2014

Would it be stupid of me for considering the Noctua NH-D14? The only reason why I'm considering it is for future proofing my cooling. I could probably use it on my next system when i upgrade in a few years.

sneekypeet · Apr 30, 2014

I would consider the D15 at this point

Norton · Apr 30, 2014

Devon68 said:
Would it be stupid of me for considering the Noctua NH-D14? The only reason why I'm considering it is for future proofing my cooling. I could probably use it on my next system when i upgrade in a few years.

Better to use a HDT/heatpipe direct touch cooler on an AMD. Try this one and add the second fan:

http://www.winwin.rs/racunari-i-kom...55-2011-am3-fm2-xigmatek-gaia-ii-1179814.html

I have the Xig Night Hawk w/2 fans keeping the temps manageable while crunching 24/7 on an FX-8150. The Gaia would only be 1-2C different than the Night Hawk.

Devon68 · May 1, 2014

I would consider the D15 at this point

I would but it does not fit in my case. Only coolers up to 160 mm.

EDIT: Thanks to everyone who tried to help. After I had some time to think this was my final choice:

System Name	Ryzen 2023
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Motherboard	Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	G Skill Flare X5 2x16gb cl32@6000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro + gaming Oc
Storage	WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB 64MB 7k SATA600 Blue WD10EZEX, WD Black SN850X 1Tb nvme
Display(s)	LG 27GP850P-B
Case	Corsair 5000D airflow tempered glass
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-850W
Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard	Genius KB-G255
Software	Windows 10 64bit

System Name	Juliette // HTPC
Processor	Intel i7 9700K // AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Motherboard	ASUS Prime Z390X-A // ASRock B550 ITX-AC
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12 Black // Stock
Memory	Corsair DDR4 3600 32gb //G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600
Video Card(s)	ASUS RTX4070 OC// GTX 1650
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO NVMe 1Tb, Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB // Samsung 1Tb SSD
Display(s)	ASUS VP348QGL 34" Quad HD 3440 x 1440 // 55" LG 4K SK8000 Series
Case	Seasonic SYNCRO Q7// Silverstone Granada GD05
Audio Device(s)	Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 // HDMI to Samsung HW-R650 sound bar
Power Supply	Seasonic SYNCRO 750 W // CORSAIR Vengeance 650M
Mouse	Cooler Master MM710 53G
Keyboard	Logitech 920-009300 G512 SE
Software	Windows 10 Pro // Windows 10 Pro

Processor	Intel i7-10700k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aurorus Ultra z490
Cooling	Corsair H100i RGB
Memory	32GB (4x8GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR4-3200MHz
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming Trio X 3070 LHR
Display(s)	ASUS MG278Q / AOC G2590FX
Case	Corsair X4000 iCue
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM650x 650W Fully Modular
Software	Windows 10

System Name	micropage7
Processor	Intel Xeon X3470
Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

System Name	Ryzen 2023
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 7700
Motherboard	Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
Memory	G Skill Flare X5 2x16gb cl32@6000 MHz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro + gaming Oc
Storage	WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB 64MB 7k SATA600 Blue WD10EZEX, WD Black SN850X 1Tb nvme
Display(s)	LG 27GP850P-B
Case	Corsair 5000D airflow tempered glass
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-850W
Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard	Genius KB-G255
Software	Windows 10 64bit

Which cooler to choose?

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System Name	EVA-01
Processor	Intel i7 13700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Maximus Z690 HERO EVA Edition
Cooling	ASUS ROG Ryujin III 360 with Noctua Industrial Fans
Memory	PAtriot Viper Elite RGB 96GB @ 6000MHz.
Video Card(s)	Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3090 24GB OC EVA Edition
Storage	Addlink S95 M.2 PCIe GEN 4x4 2TB
Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT OLED PG42UQ
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 TG
Audio Device(s)	Realtek on board > Sony Receiver > Cerwin Vegas
Power Supply	be quiet DARK POWER PRO 12 1500W
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Keyboard	ROG STRIX Scope TKL Electro Punk
Software	Windows 11

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Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
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