Best $100 cooler for overclocking?

QuadRings

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Hi! I'm creating a build for myself to get later in the year, but I can't seem to find a good cooler for it. I'll be running a 650W EVGA gold PSU, a GTX 960, and a 4690k I want to oc to about 4.3- 4.5 GHZ, all on an MSI SLI krait z97 board. Can anyone recommend me a good cooler? Air or Water, just not Noctuas. I realize they're some of the best, but I hate that s*** brown color. So, $100, no Noctua, 4.5 GHZ on a 4690k. Help?



Edit: just for clarification, i am using a phantom 630, so not many size restrictions
 

hamzahfelix

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If you just want to oc to 4.3-4.5 Ghz, an air cooler like the hyper 212 evo or a raijintek aidos will be sufficient for $30 or under. If you want an aio liquid coller, cm sedion120xl is nice for around $60. The quietest air cooler you could get for $50 would be the be quiet dark rock 3. For under $100, the h90 is nice, though slightly noisier and for an air cooler, the cryogr1ultimate will be the ultimate