Nzxt kraken x31 or Be quiet dark rock 3?

[Jan_32]

Hey guys, I can't decide between these 2 coolers. I'm planning to OC my current FX 6300 and buy an Intel i5 in the future.
Coolers :
Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3
NZXT Kraken x31
Will both coolers fit in my case zalman z11?

 

[mrtoast72]

i would say the dark rock 3. you get about 1-2C cooler off of it as well as no pump noise. the nzxt AIO coolers are known to be loud sometimes.

 

[Jan_32]

Hey guys, I can't decide e between these 2 coolers. I'm planning to OC my current FX 6300 and buy an Intel i5 in the future.
Coolers :
Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3
NZXT Kraken x31
Will both coolers fit in my case zalman z11?

i would say the dark rock 3. you get about 1-2C cooler off of it as well as no pump noise. the nzxt AIO coolers are known to be loud sometimes.

Thank you very much!

 

[mrtoast72]

Hey guys, I can't decide e between these 2 coolers. I'm planning to OC my current FX 6300 and buy an Intel i5 in the future.
Coolers :
Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3
NZXT Kraken x31
Will both coolers fit in my case zalman z11?

i would say the dark rock 3. you get about 1-2C cooler off of it as well as no pump noise. the nzxt AIO coolers are known to be loud sometimes.

Thank you very much!

No worries mate. just make sure to pick a solution so that this looks like its done.
Have a good day!

 

[synphul]

I'm using a dark rock pro 3 and I like it, but then I like big air coolers. The looks as well as the simplicity, no worries about pump noise or pump failure or even the minute chance of leakage. Both use fans so either may need fans replaced down the road. I've got my i5 4690k oc'd to 4.6ghz and was gaming for a couple hours on it with ambient room temps of almost 30c, standard ambient temps are typically 22c. The hottest my cores got were 76c which is still within tolerable temps.

The only thing is it might be a tight squeeze. Here's a review of your case with the protruding window side panel and a noctua nh-d14 (160mm tall) and it barely fits. The side window gives a bit more clearance though.
http://www.overclockers.com/zalman-z11-plus-case-review/

The dark rock pro 3 is slightly taller at 163mm so it should still fit thanks to the windowed area. Assuming it's the z11 plus case right?

 

[Jan_32]

But i'm going to get the version without "pro" in the name. It's a lot cheaper than the "pro" in my country and it is 160mm tall so it should fit, right?
And i have zalman z11 without "plus" but only difference between these two is absence of USB 3.0 in mine.