Which air cooler for i7 2600k@4.2Ghz

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Hi,

I'm running my hackintosh with i7 2600k@4.2Ghz with Vcore ~1.288V, LLC = High (Asus P8Z77-M). I'm using Cooler Master Vortex Plus given by a friend. When it's fully loaded, the temp is ~ 79oC which is quite hot :ange:. Then I want to buy a new cooler for it but I don't know which to buy from THESE ONES:

- Prolimatech Lynx
- Zalman CNPS 10X Optima 2011
- Deepcool Gammaxx 400
- Thermalright True Spirit 90M Rev.A
- Thermalright True Spirit 120M Rev.A (How much is it better than 90M?)
- ID Cooling SE-214X

I can't buy anything else because I live in Vietnam and my budget is really tight.😛

Thanks so much!
 


I've read a lot advice in this forums that considered Hyper 212 Plus is the best solution in it's price range.

At my living place, I can find Thermalright True Spirit 120M (not 140) about $5 cheaper than 212 Plus/Evo.

But I'm worried about the RAM clearance. I've just measured the distance from the center of CPU to the first RAM slot. It's only < 6cm.