CM Hyper 212x turbo vs Noctura NH-D14

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I have a AMD 8350 and the primarily want the cooler because I think the stock cooler puts my cpu temp too high under full load (68c). If the temps are good, I will overclock my 8350 to around to hopefully 4.5ghz

I am looking at these two coolers.

http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Detail/cooling/hyper-series/hyper-212x.html

http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=34&lng=en

The CM Hyper 212x Turbo(two fans) is quite popular and has a lot of positive reviews. Especially for the price.

The Noctura NH-D14 also has a lot of excellent reviews. It is large, but will fit in my case, just barely.

The Noctura NH-D14 is a little over double the price of the Hyper 212x turbo. I can afford to the NH-D14, but is it worth the extra $50?



My case is a Enermax Ostrog
http://www.enermax.com/home.php?fn=eng/product_a1_1_2&l...

My ram is Kingston Hyper X Genesis
http://www.kingston.com/en/memory/hyperx/genesis

Asus M5A99X EVO R. 2.0
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/M5A99X_EVO/


 
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It can. To give you a example based off my experience. Using a CM Hyper 212 running 4.4ghz at 1.256v stable, my max temps were reaching 76C. Using my new Noctua NH-D14 with the ULNA adapter, my max temps with the same settings are topping out at 68C. I personally don't like my max temps to go higher than 75C. With my new cooler, I might be able to OC a little higher (maybe 4.5 or 4.6ghz) and stay within my comfortable tempature range of 75C or lower.

What it all boils down too is this, lower temps can ensure longer life expectancy of your cpu or having lower temps can help you overclock even further for better performance and stay within in reasonable tempature ranges to prevent you from burning up your processor.
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It can. To give you a example based off my experience. Using a CM Hyper 212 running 4.4ghz at 1.256v stable, my max temps were reaching 76C. Using my new Noctua NH-D14 with the ULNA adapter, my max temps with the same settings are topping out at 68C. I personally don't like my max temps to go higher than 75C. With my new cooler, I might be able to OC a little higher (maybe 4.5 or 4.6ghz) and stay within my comfortable tempature range of 75C or lower.

What it all boils down too is this, lower temps can ensure longer life expectancy of your cpu or having lower temps can help you overclock even further for better performance and stay within in reasonable tempature ranges to prevent you from burning up your processor.
 
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