What Fan & Heatsink Should I Get?

[citystreet]

Hi everyone!

It has already been a year since I built my first pc. It's still running well, but I did notice that the stock cooling fan for the cpu has gotten a little bit loud. I use this computer mostly for gaming. (I am currently playing COD:Black Ops if anyone was interested ha ha)

I have decided that I want to replace the fan and heatsink, but I am not sure which one to purchase and if it will even fit in my case.

The motherboard I have is an ASUS P7P55D-E Pro
The CPU is a Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield LGA 1156
The case is NZXT LEXA S LEXS

I have 8GB of RAM that take up all the slots on the motherboard, so I am a bit concerned that some coolers might not fit because of the close proximity of the RAM.

Please let me know if you have any suggestions!
Thanks!
-CityStreet

 

[ortoklaz]

NOCTUA should give you the best perf.and it looks like it is compatible with your mobo and low profile mem. heatsinks or TITAN FENRIR
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=447&Itemid=62
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1215/5/


Fenrir Outline Dimension: 124 x 107 x 156 mm

Noctua ;

Height (with fan): 160mm
Width (with fan): 140 mm
Depth (with fan): 158mm

Edit; or the Best Bang for the Buck;
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=hyper_212%2b-_-35-103-065-_-Product
http://www.anandtech.com/show/2366

 

[KBentley57]

I have the noctua NH-D14. It's huge. But, its the best money can buy for air cooling. I also have 8 GB of gskill ripjaw and it fits like a glove.