As this is my first build, I have been doing tons of research over the past few months, bouncing between different coolers with different performance and price ranges, coming up with many suitable options but just not knowing which one to go with.
I do prefer air cooling as there is the ease of building and a lot less risk of potential damage, though I am wiling to go with liquid if the choice is right. If you wonder what my budget for the cooler is, I really cannot say and it does vary quite a bit, as low as $40 up to the $80+ range for liquid and high end air cooling. Not caring too much about aesthetics or sound and mainly just prioritizing the thermals, I am looking to achieve a high clock speed on the i5 9600k, a mild to decent overclock along with the z390 gaming x and decent case airflow (Fractal Design Meshify C w/ adequate case cooling).
Choices I have looked into are:
-Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. b (Good value and price but probably not reaching the performance I am looking for but happy if someone tells me otherwise)
-Dark Rock 4 (Not pro version, similar problem to above and is more expensive)
-Noctua D14, D15, D15S (Are priced well in my region HK, though minor issues on color, otherwise a good choice that I may as well go with but wondering which model would be best)
-Cooler Master ml240l (is water cooling, but seems to have good pricing, aesthetics and overall value)
-One of the corsair liquid coolers (H100x at $90, H100i v2 extreme at $108, though is water cooling and not sure if I'm willing to invest that much in just cpu cooling)
Are any of these choices good, or is there another better option out there? Remember I really am just concerned about price and performance, everything else should not be an issue.
This is kinda long,
Thanks!
I do prefer air cooling as there is the ease of building and a lot less risk of potential damage, though I am wiling to go with liquid if the choice is right. If you wonder what my budget for the cooler is, I really cannot say and it does vary quite a bit, as low as $40 up to the $80+ range for liquid and high end air cooling. Not caring too much about aesthetics or sound and mainly just prioritizing the thermals, I am looking to achieve a high clock speed on the i5 9600k, a mild to decent overclock along with the z390 gaming x and decent case airflow (Fractal Design Meshify C w/ adequate case cooling).
Choices I have looked into are:
-Scythe Mugen 5 Rev. b (Good value and price but probably not reaching the performance I am looking for but happy if someone tells me otherwise)
-Dark Rock 4 (Not pro version, similar problem to above and is more expensive)
-Noctua D14, D15, D15S (Are priced well in my region HK, though minor issues on color, otherwise a good choice that I may as well go with but wondering which model would be best)
-Cooler Master ml240l (is water cooling, but seems to have good pricing, aesthetics and overall value)
-One of the corsair liquid coolers (H100x at $90, H100i v2 extreme at $108, though is water cooling and not sure if I'm willing to invest that much in just cpu cooling)
Are any of these choices good, or is there another better option out there? Remember I really am just concerned about price and performance, everything else should not be an issue.
This is kinda long,
Thanks!
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