ARCTIC Alpine 11 Plus vs. Stock

[Chowski14]

So I just bought all of my PC parts and I didn't even think about overclocking (very new to PCs). However I was looking for something that would look nice in my build, keep my CPU (i5 4690k) cooler than the stock, and maybe let me OC it up to 3.7/8ghz. Since I have the MSI Krait Z97 mobo (the fan would look nice), would this do the job or should I look at an uglier but better air cooler. I want to stay away from water because again, I am new to pcs and I don't want to screw anything up with it. Even though they look the best. I probably won't be overclocking for the next year or two or maybe not at all.

 

[Tchota]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr910htx3g1

this one would be much better, about 20ºc, http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Arctic-Alpine-11-PLUS-CPU-Cooler-Review/1607/6

the arctic you mentioned only make some sense when you buy a tray CPU that does not come with stock cooler, and even in this case, taking in account price and performance it make very little sense.