Nh-d15 vs h110 ?

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Okay, for a i7 6700k, which cooler should i use? I want it to be quiet, have the best temperatures i can get, and i can bring it to lan and events without risking the cpu to be broken (Thinking about the weight of the nh-d15) Thanks!
 
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Really excessive. Noctua's fans are higher quality than those included with the H110i, and the cooling difference will be less than 3 degrees C. I personally couldn't justify spending more than $100 to have a 3C difference part-time, and would just leave the NH-U12S in full-time, but that's up to you.
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^ Difference of 1.5 degrees C between the two.

I personally think either is excessive. You could go with the smaller D14, or even the Noctua NH-U12S, which is only 0.5c behind the D14 and 2c behind the H110i, and is less than half the size and weight.
 
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And which cooler is 1.5 degrees better ? And why do you say nh-u12s and not nh-u14s? The h110i gtx that i want is probably the best for transporting and temperatures, but it may be a bit noisy? What if i buy noctua nf-a14 fans to it? would it be as silent as the nh-d15?

 
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From the first benchmark, the CPU clocks speeds were at stock. The h100 was 0.5 degrees cooler but in the second chart where the CPU was overclocked, they were on par.

U must rmb that their results may vary from yours. Your room conditions may be different and all. But I'm sure its safe to say that the Noctua air cooler and these 2 AIO liquid coolers are similar in performance.
How about taking aesthetics and ease of use as your factors instead ?
 
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Both coolers offer almost identical performance but the Noctua will definitely be quieter. It'll also be better in transit as there's no pump and potential leakage to worry about. It may be heavy, but that's why it has a mounting bracket.

AIO water coolers are still dependent on air to cool the CPU.
 
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According to that benchmark, the Noctua NH-U12S is your best bet. It's less than half the price of the H100, within 2c even with an overclocked chip, and though it IS 2c warmer, it's still FAR, far below unsafe temperatures. It will be quieter, since AIO coolers tend to have buzzy, noisy pumps which are another point of failure, and there's no chance of leaking. Compared with the larger Noctua D14, it's basically on-par in terms of cooling because Skylake CPUs produce so little heat and don't actually need very much cooling, even when overclocked, is less expensive and lighter.

My vote is to go with the NH-U12S. Any more and you're wasting your money, adding unnecessary or dangerous weight, or adding another point of failure (pump) and the potential to kill your system with liquid leaks.
 
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Normally I prefer air coolers however for transport purposes I'd probably prefer an aio. There is less weight on the motherboard/cpu with an aio. It depends how you transport your pc, is it boxed up, shipped, in the backseat of a car etc. Don't forget if it's a somewhat long haul to either lay the case down so the gpu isn't hanging the way it would when the pc's on a desk or remove the gpu in transport. Even in the backseat over an hour or two drive a few unplanned bumps here and there could get things bouncing.

The h100i, h110 etc (dual fan 240mm coolers) should be able to stay fairly quiet depending on your fan speed profile. Will it be just as quiet as a large air cooler? Maybe, maybe not but it shouldn't be overly loud either. My preference for air coolers is personal, I think they're quieter, I'm probably one of the few who prefers the look, they do have less moving parts and no chance of leaking but my pc also lives on my desk. Since I don't tote it around I don't worry about the extra weight.
 
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Really excessive. Noctua's fans are higher quality than those included with the H110i, and the cooling difference will be less than 3 degrees C. I personally couldn't justify spending more than $100 to have a 3C difference part-time, and would just leave the NH-U12S in full-time, but that's up to you.
 
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I have two Noctua nf-a14 fans laying around that would be nice for the h110i GTX, right? And by the way, is A h110i GTX with two noctua nf-a14 fans as quiet as the nh d15 you think?
 
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Those would be great on it, yes. The cooling would be around the same as a D15, and noise of the fans would be the same. but the H100i would have pump noise on top of the fans.

The advantage of the H100i is not noise, nor is it cooling ability, but rather, that you don't have a huge heatsink obscuring access to the motherboard, which is potentially dangerous to transport.
 
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I am talking about the h110i gtx not the h100i. And by the way, are the fans on the nh d15 quieter than nf-a14 fans or are they about the same. Because they are different fans you know. And the case i am going to use is a fractal design r5, is the h110i gtx going to fit? If i have the h110i gtx with the stock fans on the r5, is there going to be too much exhaust? Because then there is going to be one intake and tree exhausts.
 
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Here's a mini-review you might find useful:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1519715/mini-review-noctua-nh-d15-vs-corsair-h110

Basically the only reason why the CLCs seem superior is because they have higher speed fans. After adjusting for noise, they are inferior.

There are various other issues with CLCs
Pump dying
Leaking (the worst since it can damage other components)
Fluid loss due to evaporation
Tubing getting punctured (vulnerable)


All for something that does not cool well as the best towers. I wonder if a 360 CLC could close the gap. It's a huge risk just for something that looks like watercooling but is not as good.
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(With the same fans, the Noctua comes out well ahead, and doesn't have pump noise either. Be aware that pump generate heat, and that both makes noise and hurts cooling performance.)

The only reason I'd use a closed-loop cooler is if I didn't have the clearance for a good (Noctua) tower cooler.
 
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