My CPUs liquid cooler malfunctioned after two to three years of use, so now I'm looking for a new one.The problem is, I keep running into personal opinions on what I should use to cool my CPU. So now I'm confused and paranoid about what I should buy.
I would like to get away from using a liquid cooler at this point in my life because I don't have the money to replace the parts that could be damaged in a leak. I know that the chance is small but I don't want to take the risk.But on the other hand I just feel like fans are super underwhelming compared to liquid coolers. But I know that for me, liquid coolers may be over kill...But there is that voice inside my head saying that I might need it because I keep my PC on pretty much all day, and then game at night.
The CPU that I have is an Intel i7 950 3.07 GHZ.
The games that I enjoy playing are online multiplayer games like DOTA 2, and Guild Wars 2 (that I like to be able to run at max settings) so I need the cooler to be able to keep my CPU at a decent temperature for a good deal amount of time. I just have this worry since I'm so used to liquid coolers, that a fan cooler will not be enough and i'll only have 1-2 hours of game play.
The fans that I've been looking at are the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, and the Noctua NH-D14.
I'm confused because one friend says that with the hyper 212, a 36 dollar cooler will perform like a 36 dollar cooler. (Which seems cheap) But another friend says to go with that over the D-14 because it's unnecessary. I don't mean to talk behind their backs in case they are reading this....but I need a tie breaker here.
If you guys have any fan suggestions of your own that don't go over 70-80 dollars then please let me hear them.
I would like to get away from using a liquid cooler at this point in my life because I don't have the money to replace the parts that could be damaged in a leak. I know that the chance is small but I don't want to take the risk.But on the other hand I just feel like fans are super underwhelming compared to liquid coolers. But I know that for me, liquid coolers may be over kill...But there is that voice inside my head saying that I might need it because I keep my PC on pretty much all day, and then game at night.
The CPU that I have is an Intel i7 950 3.07 GHZ.
The games that I enjoy playing are online multiplayer games like DOTA 2, and Guild Wars 2 (that I like to be able to run at max settings) so I need the cooler to be able to keep my CPU at a decent temperature for a good deal amount of time. I just have this worry since I'm so used to liquid coolers, that a fan cooler will not be enough and i'll only have 1-2 hours of game play.
The fans that I've been looking at are the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, and the Noctua NH-D14.
I'm confused because one friend says that with the hyper 212, a 36 dollar cooler will perform like a 36 dollar cooler. (Which seems cheap) But another friend says to go with that over the D-14 because it's unnecessary. I don't mean to talk behind their backs in case they are reading this....but I need a tie breaker here.
If you guys have any fan suggestions of your own that don't go over 70-80 dollars then please let me hear them.
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