Hello, so I've been reading a lot of information about heat sinks. I am currently using the stock heat sink but my idle temps have been running a bit hot and I need to upgrade. I am looking for something under $100. I was looking at the Noctua NH-U12 and the NH-D14.
There are two concerns I have about these heat sinks. The first is that in many reviews, they say the height of the heat sink make it so I will not be able to use all of my RAM slots. I currently am using all 4 RAM slots and do not want to have to replace them.
The second concern is that the majority of the reviews and the tips I have read are from a few years ago. I just want to make sure that there hasn't been new heat sinks that might perform better of which I am unaware.
The specs of my build are as listed below.
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231476
CPU: i7-2600k
Mother Board: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131730
Please let me know if there is any additional information I need to provide. Thanks so much for your help.
There are two concerns I have about these heat sinks. The first is that in many reviews, they say the height of the heat sink make it so I will not be able to use all of my RAM slots. I currently am using all 4 RAM slots and do not want to have to replace them.
The second concern is that the majority of the reviews and the tips I have read are from a few years ago. I just want to make sure that there hasn't been new heat sinks that might perform better of which I am unaware.
The specs of my build are as listed below.
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
Ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231476
CPU: i7-2600k
Mother Board: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131730
Please let me know if there is any additional information I need to provide. Thanks so much for your help.