NOCTUA NH-U14S AIR COOLER vs NZXT Kraken X60 LIQUID COOLER

accessgamer

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Hi All,
Greetings !!

I need your expert advise.

I am in confusion between picking an Air Cooler or Liquid Cooler for my i7 4770K.
I hardly saved enough money to Build my first desktop.
If Liquid coolers have some risk factor of leaking , then I want to avoid that.

Can you please help me with below questions I have and any other suggestions are appreciated

Q1.
Also are liquid coolers very quiet when compared to the Noctua ND-D14 or NOCTUA NH-U14s.

Q2.
Which is the latest one and best in terms of cooling and low noise >> Noctua ND-D14 or NOCTUA NH-U14s.

Q3.
If I install any of these Air Cooler Noctua ND-D14 or NOCTUA NH-U14s.Will my Z87 GD65 MSI mobo RAM slots gets squeezed.I want to install these RAM sticks [Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) ]

Q4.
Suggest whether to go for Air or Liquid Cooling.