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So I am looking to get a new CPU cooler for my intel i5 3570k. The stock cooler is not working well when I am rendering and compressing videos. It reaches temperatures of 80C (sometimes up to 82C). Rendering/Compressing takes 40minutse total each video.. and I would be doing many videos. Normal activity, like browsing net and instant messaging yields 45 C.
Relevant information is:
Asrock z77 extreme4 mobo
G.SKill ripjaw 2x4GB ram
Antec 300 tower
People suggested I get the Noctua NH-D14. However, that thing is one big mofo. I might get the Noctua NH-U12P instead, jsut because its a tad smaller. I don't plan to overclock my CPU right now, as I want to use it for 5-7 years and I heard overclocking might decrease the life span of the CPU.
I would like a cooler where I won't have to remove the mobo if I don't need to or a smaller cooler.
Noctua NH-D14, I might not have to remove the mobo when I install for first time (although I don't mind removing the mobo to install it). The antec 300's side panel allows me to install the steel backplate. Then I'd plug in the 2 CPU fan plugs into the 2 PWR sockets. Then I'd mount it. The only thing I might not be able to do without removing the mobo is latching on the middle fan because there is not that much space at the top of the case to do it. I might not install the middle fan.
It is not that I am lazy. Usually when I dedust, I remove vid card, psu, and every other time the CPU cooler. The motherboard is also a hassle to mount. That actually took me the longest to do while building my comp cause of alignment issues with the hole, insulator and screw.. I just more things can go wrong XD, especially with a giant, sharp heavy piece of aluminum.
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picture of what my insides look like
http://i46.tinypic.com/106zkht.jpg
Relevant information is:
Asrock z77 extreme4 mobo
G.SKill ripjaw 2x4GB ram
Antec 300 tower
People suggested I get the Noctua NH-D14. However, that thing is one big mofo. I might get the Noctua NH-U12P instead, jsut because its a tad smaller. I don't plan to overclock my CPU right now, as I want to use it for 5-7 years and I heard overclocking might decrease the life span of the CPU.
I would like a cooler where I won't have to remove the mobo if I don't need to or a smaller cooler.
Noctua NH-D14, I might not have to remove the mobo when I install for first time (although I don't mind removing the mobo to install it). The antec 300's side panel allows me to install the steel backplate. Then I'd plug in the 2 CPU fan plugs into the 2 PWR sockets. Then I'd mount it. The only thing I might not be able to do without removing the mobo is latching on the middle fan because there is not that much space at the top of the case to do it. I might not install the middle fan.
It is not that I am lazy. Usually when I dedust, I remove vid card, psu, and every other time the CPU cooler. The motherboard is also a hassle to mount. That actually took me the longest to do while building my comp cause of alignment issues with the hole, insulator and screw.. I just more things can go wrong XD, especially with a giant, sharp heavy piece of aluminum.
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picture of what my insides look like
http://i46.tinypic.com/106zkht.jpg
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