A good quiet cooler for Xeon E3 1230 V3

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I am looking for a cooler, preferebly cheap, quiet and cool.
Would a closed loop cooler be better than a small cooler like the cm 212evo?(i must say i just dont like the looks of the 212evo, but it works)

I was thinking - H60 from corsair, or something else. I do not need it imediately, but i will build a pc when the phanteks enthoo luxe is released, might change to another case.

Budget - I do not really have one, but i would prefer cheaper coolers with good enough performance.

Overclocking - I might try and overclock with the bclk thing, but i am quite new, and it will definitely not be a high overclock.

Also - Is there any advantage of a closed loop cooler over an air cooler? I have heard about pumps ruining the silence on CLCs and making mechanical noise(which in my ears is the worst noise)
 
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All three are equipped with a 140mm fan, the NH-U14S will be more silent.
Well if you want to overkill, then choose a huge tower, but again; it's not really needed.

212 EVO 120mm fan (it's a good compromise between performance and cost, but more noisy).

If your problem is the noise, then among those listed; the NH-U14S is the quietest in almost all scenarios (but you will pay an extra price for it).

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If you choose to go with an aftermarket air cooler;
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo + Arctic Cooling MX-4, I think it is the best cheap combination.
It's one of the smallest towers on the market with good performance, there is no need for a huge tower like the 212, NH-D14 etc...

If you want to use a liquid cooling, you can choose what you like the most, with a little/medium radiator.

The difference is that the aftermarket air cooler can be much cheaper, and does not need maintenance (maybe just the fan, which costs nothing).
The liquid cooling, requires maintenance after a few or more years, and can be prone to breakage/deterioration of the pump over the time.
The advantage of the liquid cooling; often can be more quiet, but it depends on where you put the radiator and how much big are the fans on it (if with bigger fans = you can set them at lower rpm). Although I believe that closed loop AIO systems usually are just for aesthetics.
 
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All three are equipped with a 140mm fan, the NH-U14S will be more silent.
Well if you want to overkill, then choose a huge tower, but again; it's not really needed.

212 EVO 120mm fan (it's a good compromise between performance and cost, but more noisy).

If your problem is the noise, then among those listed; the NH-U14S is the quietest in almost all scenarios (but you will pay an extra price for it).

 
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Where you live? checks the price, and if is the same between them, I would take a NH-D14 at this point... if I remember correctly, is one of the quietest air cooler, even when compared to many closed loop AIO systems.
 
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Ok, around 13~14€ difference? not worth it... you can use this money elsewhere on your pc.
Also the Noctuna thermal compound will be good enough for your use, not even worth buying a MX-4 for a very small difference.

 
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If we go in dollars, its about 15 because of taxes and that being higher here, i usually multiply by 0,15 to get it in dollars. And it is pretty much the same in euros, so yea, about 15 euro difference. So the u14s is a solid choice?
 
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Ok,
That's an overkill choice :p
But I think (at the cost of an extra price) you will enjoy the silence,
You will be able to run the 140mm fan at less than ~900 rpm, even less... when the CPU will be idling or lightly loaded.
Even at full load, I believe the fan will not exceed 1000 rpm, all this with a good case and fan configuration.
 
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