Which Fan should I get?

D3R05A

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I dont know if I should get a Cooler Matser 212 Evo, or a Noctua NH-D14. I am well aware that the Noctua is better then the cooler master, but let me explain myself. I have a Corsair Carbine Spec-01. I dont know if the Noctua is going to fit inside of my case, If I went with the Evo, I would have to buy a few case fans to keep temps low in the case. So that is $35 added to $20ish, totaling at about $55 versus the Noctuas $75. Now Let me get to my actual question. If I were to go with the Noctua, would I still need the case fans? I have an i5 4690k if you need and idea of the temps. if I did go for the Noctua, ould it fit in my case? And finally, If I did need to buy extra case fans for my Noctua to keep my case cool, would it just be worth it to go with the Cooler Master? I want to stay below a $80 budget.
 
In that case the CM evo will do just as good as the noctua (And in vise versa). The CM evo will keep you under 50c while gaming and if you add fans it will be even better.

Getting the fans will also bring down some temps of your other components as well so it is a better investment to get the EVO and fans rather then the Noctua