good air cooler for an i7 3770k?

[Lurcros]

Hi...as the topic says...i need a new cooler(the intel cooler standard makes so much noise and don't perform well) so...I'm undecided between:
1)Noctua NH-D14
2)Thermaltake Frio Extreme
3)Thermalright Silver Arrow SB E Extreme(i heard this is only for sandy bridge cpu but i don't know )

the best of these three?? or there's any better?

 

[JRAtk94]

CM Hyper 212 Evo.

Noctua NH-D14 is also superb.

Dunno about the other two.

 

[Novuake]

The Thermalright Silver arrow is the best one there, but its usually pretty expensive and its HUGE...
The Noctua NH-D14 is pretty close to it and a little smaller, usually cheaper too. What chassis do you have?

 

[senkasaw]

CM Hyper 212 Evo.

Noctua NH-D14 is also superb.

Dunno about the other two.

Yeah, I have both of those...and I love them both. The NH D14 performs a bit better (and is dead silent). However, the difference is not worth the premium in cost IMO.

I am not familiar with the other two either.

 

[MauveCloud]

The Thermalright you listed ends with "SB E Extreme", so it's probably for Sandy Bridge-E (LGA2011). There is a version of that cooler for the LGA1155, though. Among those three, the Noctua is the best, but only by a small margin (see http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/thermalright_silver_arrow_vs_noctua_nh-d14/3 ). Also, it's 2.5-3 times the price of a Cooler Master Hyper 212 evo for maybe 20-25% better cooling.

 

[Lurcros]

my chassis is the Thermaltake Chaser mk-i ...is pretty large and big..so i shouldn't have problem with space....hear you guys the best solution is the noctua nh-d14 right?

 

[babernet_1]

You may want to consider the Noctua NH-C14 too. It cools a bit better than the NH-D14 and is a bit quieter. As a bonus, it cools the RAM sticks and motherboard regulators too. And is it a few bucks cheaper and lighter to boot.

 

[skit75]

Nothing but good things to say about my Noctua Cooler. I was hesitant to spend $75US when I got it but looking back now, worth every penny.

 

[Novuake]

http://www.thermalright.com/html/products/cpu_cooler/silverArrow_sb-e_extreme.html?panel=2
Fully compatible and BETTER than the Noctua

 

[Lurcros]

Here comes the critical part...i got 8gb of corsair dominator memory....my fear is that the noctua don't fit in my case just for the memory...because these memory have a little static coolre on it..and don't knoe if it cause problems with the heatsink

 

[babernet_1]

http://www.thermalright.com/html/products/cpu_cooler/silverArrow_sb-e_extreme.html?panel=2
Fully compatible and BETTER than the Noctua

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2568&page=5

Frostytech says otherwise.

 

[Novuake]

http://www.thermalright.com/html/products/cpu_cooler/silverArrow_sb-e_extreme.html?panel=2
Fully compatible and BETTER than the Noctua

http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2568&page=5

Frostytech says otherwise.

Not exactly the same version is it??? SB-E extreme? Normal one?

 

[babernet_1]

Good point. Frostytech doesn't test this one. But I read a test where it is one degree better than the Frio Extreme. The NH-C14 is also one degree better than the Frio Extreme, it's just that the NH-C14 is about a million times quieter than the Silver Arrow to the eardrum cooler.

 

[skit75]

What is with all the nickle plating lately? Not trying to hi-jack this thread but I've noticed many high end coolers are now plating over copper.

 

[babernet_1]

It's just that Nickel is cheap, five cents a pound!

:lol:

 

[skit75]

I see what you did there.....

 

[Chris Droste]

i think getting one of the Coolermaster Hyper 212s and simply sticking higher-end fans on it is more worthwhile then paying crazy high prices for a _slightly_ better out of the box setup. i mean..$30, then what's a significant step up? somewhere in the $70 range? might as well get water cooling

 

[Novuake]

You mean closed look liquad? They are the same in performance class as the coolers you have already chosen.

 

[Lurcros]

so there's still not a winner?? well both noctua nh-d14 and the thermalright silver arrow sb e extreme are good... so... i can't decide ...i think i'll go with the one who makes much less noice...so....i heard the noctua is freaking silent and performs very well

 

[Novuake]

so there's still not a winner?? well both noctua nh-d14 and the thermalright silver arrow sb e extreme are good... so... i can't decide ...i think i'll go with the one who makes much less noice...so....i heard the noctua is freaking silent and performs very well

Good choice.