Overclocking I5-7600k air cooler

[Kane-Dennis]

Looking for a Air cooler to give me the best overclocking possible on an i5-7600k.

This is where it gets confusing, I can't use the Noctua D-15 as the Ram clearance needs to be 50cm unless using one fan (would it still be the best?) And cannot use CRYORIG R1 as it is too high.

My case can fit a 165mm cooler max and any my RAM is 50mm high.

Not really using a budget hoping for something around £100

 

[aquielisunari]

Have you considered the H7?

I chose RAM that wouldn't interfere with my cooler. It's Kingston Hyper FuryX. There is also Corsair LPX , Crucial(I forget the rest). That choice lets me chose which cooler I want to use. Let my RAM decide for me? No, thanks.

 

[Dunlop0078]

How many ram sticks and what mobo are you using? If you only have two sticks you might be able to use slots 2 and 4 for ram, which may leave room for you to fit both fans on the NH-D15. But yes I would still say the NH-D15 is one of the best even with a single fan. Most dual tower coolers are going to be close to the same size so if you want a cooler that will not block ram slot 1 you will likly have to get a single tower cooler. The noctua U14S is a good one. Toms has a list of air coolers they like in the link below.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181.html

 

[Kane-Dennis]

Have you considered the H7?

I chose RAM that wouldn't interfere with my cooler. It's Kingston Hyper FuryX. There is also Corsair LPX , Crucial(I forget the rest). That choice lets me chose which cooler I want to use. Let my RAM decide for me? No, thanks.

Yeah unfortunately at the time of purchasing the ram I did not see myself upgrading the cpu cooler a couple of months down the line, next time I shall definitely keep it in mind!

 

[aquielisunari]

Have you considered the Cryorig H7?

I chose RAM that wouldn't interfere with my cooler. It's Kingston Hyper FuryX. There is also Corsair LPX , Crucial(I forget the rest). That choice lets me chose which cooler I want to use. Let my RAM decide for me? No, thanks.

Yeah unfortunately at the time of purchasing the ram I did not see myself upgrading the cpu cooler a couple of months down the line, next time I shall definitely keep it in mind!

Some people slide the offending fan up the quarter inch or so so that the RAM can fit. I know it works with the Evo. Not sure about the others.

 

[Kane-Dennis]

Have you considered the Cryorig H7?

I chose RAM that wouldn't interfere with my cooler. It's Kingston Hyper FuryX. There is also Corsair LPX , Crucial(I forget the rest). That choice lets me chose which cooler I want to use. Let my RAM decide for me? No, thanks.

Yeah unfortunately at the time of purchasing the ram I did not see myself upgrading the cpu cooler a couple of months down the line, next time I shall definitely keep it in mind!

Some people slide the offending fan up the quarter inch or so so that the RAM can fit. I know it works with the Evo. Not sure about the others.

I have thought about that but the case isn't high enough otherwise that would have been my solution, thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[Kane-Dennis]

How many ram sticks and what mobo are you using? If you only have two sticks you might be able to use slots 2 and 4 for ram, which may leave room for you to fit both fans on the NH-D15. But yes I would still say the NH-D15 is one of the best even with a single fan. Most dual tower coolers are going to be close to the same size so if you want a cooler that will not block ram slot 1 you will likly have to get a single tower cooler. The noctua U14S is a good one. Toms has a list of air coolers they like in the link below.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-cpu-coolers,4181.html

Thank you for all that information I shall try and move the ram, thanks for the help