Best-looking CPU cooler

[zephyrrct]

I have an Intel Xeon e1231 V3 CPU (so I won't be overclocking), and I'm looking for a quiet CPU cooler in a black and white color scheme. I don't want to spend a ton of money, it just has to be something quiet. I would prefer air cooling, but Corsair's H50 does look nice. I have a Fractal Design Define R4 case, so space is not an issue.

 

[xghoststrike]

something along the be quiet line should fit your needs

 

[Xemko]

or Phanteks PH-TC12DX - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835709020 .

 

[MarkW]

Oh man... It could look like a dead duck and I would not care as long as it cooled my CPU well. In fact, if I had a good CPU cooler that looked like a dead duck, I would most likely have the only one around, and would get a lot of attention for it. Especially if my CPU temps were low.



If you want quiet, I went to the people that pretty much invented quiet PC fans... Noctua. The first fans you will see on their site are the tan/brown ones, but they have industrial fans that are black now too, which is what I went with. I replaced the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler fan with a Noctua for both the quiet and the additional airflow, and then I replaced the front fan which had died a month after its 1 year warranty expired with another Noctua, and added a second one on the front. And then I replaced the rear fan with another Noctua fan. 6 year warranties, rated for 170,000 hours (17.1 years).