Looking for good closed liquid cooler for overclocking

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Hi, i'm upgrading my computer from a Intel Core i3-6100 to either a Intel Core i5-6600k or a Intel Core i5-7600k, i'd be overclocking, but seeing as if i get a 7600k i wouldn't be overclocking as much, let's say i'm getting 6600k and overclocking to AT LEAST 4ghz. What closed liquid cooler for around $100 would be good? Or should i just get the Hyper 212 evo.
coolers i've been looking at:
LEPA AquaChanger 240mm
Corsair 105
NZXT Kraken X61
Thanks :)
 

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I would grab one of these 3 personally:

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/MBmxFT/corsair-cpu-cooler-cw9060021ww > Corsair H100i GTX
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/rwzZxr/cryorig-cpu-cooler-a40ultimate < Cryorig A40 Ultimate
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/7TYWGX/deepcool-captain360ex-2296-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-captain360ex < Cooler Master Captain 360 EX (if you can fit a triple radiator)

A Hyper 212 is a nice budget air cooler but these would crush it and obviously cost almost double the price... If you don't want to overclock a nice Cryorig/Noctua Air cooler for around ~$40 but be fine, such as a Cryorig H7. :)
 
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i3-6100 overclocks well. I had one @ 4.7Ghz Single core performance was faster than i7-6700k. Anyway, the upgrade paths I suggest are: Pentium -> i5 and i3 -> i7. Going i3 to i5 just isn't much of an upgrade, as you're not doubling the performance by doubling the cores. 6100 to 6700k, however, yields great gains.