EVO 212 upgrade

[Jonathan Cave]

Define R4 case
4770k @ 4.3ghz

Looking to buy a better air cooler , i don't want liquid AIO or custom loops

Whats the best air cooler that will fit in my case?

Thanks

 

[WildCard999]

Budget? This be Quiet would fit.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£62.50 @ Aria PC)
Total: £62.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-10-05 21:22 BST+0100

 

[Jonathan Cave]

< £100 ideally

 

[WildCard999]

Well that be Quiet would do the trick or even a Noctua would be sufficient. (updated recommendation for currency).

 

[Jonathan Cave]

would that fit in my case with room for ram clearance? i have the MSI g45 z87 and fractal design r4

 

[WildCard999]

What RAM do you have? If it has taller heatsinks then you'd either have to find a different cooler or remove the heatsinks from the RAM.

 

[Mr5oh]

You have 170mm of clearance, why not just go with the Noctua the NH-D15?

With only 170mm though you'd probably have to run with a single fan, or mount the second fan on the back side, depending on your motherboard. The NH-D14 would save you 5 MM, but why go smaller?

 

[WildCard999]

There's the non pro version which may not obstruct the memory.

 

[Jonathan Cave]

I have Hyper X 1600 DDR3 blue

 

[Jonathan Cave]

https://www.kingston.com/datasheets/khx1600c9d3k2_8gx.pdf thats the ram

 

[WildCard999]

https://www.kingston.com/datasheets/khx1600c9d3k2_8gx.pdf thats the ram

It's no taller then normal RAM so most coolers under 170mm should work fine.