Question Should I get a new cooler ?

erminnz

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I'm doing a platform upgrade these days, I'll get a 11600k.
I already have good old Hyper 212 EVO and it served me very good.
Now what I'm unsure about is, should I upgrade to Dark Rock 4, as I'm interested only in air cooler atm.
It's priced 95$ in my country and I wouldn't buy it if I can get only, lets say, 2 or 3 degrees C less.
But if it's a significant gain I would get it definitely.
I would do a mild overclock, nothing extreme, and maybe after 1 or 2 years running on stock.
Any info and suggestions appreciated.
 

erminnz

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I went for Arctic Freezer 34 Esports Duo. According to their official website it shows equal performance as DR4 PRO in tests they posted there. But it's much more affordable, 55$ comparing to 100$ what DR4 pro costs here. Also it outperforms CM Hyper 212 rgb black for -6 C in review on this site. So it's a pretty good deal