Need Help Choosing A CPU Liquid Cooler

[schoops]

Hey guys, I need help choosing the best CPU liquid cooler. Preferably the best price to performance ratio (of course). I have a i7-6700k processor and would like to O.C. but I don't think my air cooler will cut it. Appreciate any input!
p.s. I am new to liquid cooling but an experienced builder if that has any influence in the decision.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Cooler Master Nepton 240M. Solid cooler, quieter than the Corsair H100i, same performance.

 

[Kingbrutt]

what is your price range, but my recommendation is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181060 i have used them in a few of my pcs and i love them and their performance

 

[schoops]

what is your price range, but my recommendation is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181060 i have used them in a few of my pcs and i love them and their performance

I am trying to keep the price around $100. That one looked nice! Can you hear it with moderate usage?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The Corsair coolers are loud. You can actually get better performance out of high-end air coolers for a cheaper price and it'll be quieter. Noctua makes high-end air coolers.

 

[riccardi50]

I build systems for customers. I have this one in my personal build and am using it in my current clients video editing computer:

Corsair H100i GTX Extreme:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181090

Its on sale right now and it is very quiet. People that complain about aio water coolers and how loud some are are usually people that want absolute silence from their rig. The pump on this one is very quiet. Yes, you can BARELY hear it if you really try to listen for it. But I constantly have my headphones on at my computer and definitely can't hear it with them on, even if I don't have any sound coming through the headphones. Hope this helps.

 

[schoops]

I build systems for customers. I have this one in my personal build and am using it in my current clients video editing computer:

Corsair H100i GTX Extreme:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181090

Its on sale right now and it is very quiet. People that complain about aio water coolers and how loud some are are usually people that want absolute silence from their rig. The pump on this one is very quiet. Yes, you can BARELY hear it if you really try to listen for it. But I constantly have my headphones on at my computer and definitely can't hear it with them on, even if I don't have any sound coming through the headphones. Hope this helps.

Thanks! I was actually looking at that one myself. I narrowed it down to the H100i GTX or the NZXT Kraken X61. Do you have any experience with the NZXT?

 

[riccardi50]

I build systems for customers. I have this one in my personal build and am using it in my current clients video editing computer:

Corsair H100i GTX Extreme:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181090

Its on sale right now and it is very quiet. People that complain about aio water coolers and how loud some are are usually people that want absolute silence from their rig. The pump on this one is very quiet. Yes, you can BARELY hear it if you really try to listen for it. But I constantly have my headphones on at my computer and definitely can't hear it with them on, even if I don't have any sound coming through the headphones. Hope this helps.

Thanks! I was actually looking at that one myself. I narrowed it down to the H100i GTX or the NZXT Kraken X61. Do you have any experience with the NZXT?

Apples and oranges. The kraken uses 140mm fans and the h100i uses 120mm fans. Apples to apples would be the H110i GTX. People say the Kraken is quieter, but I've never used it.