CPU Cooler for i5- 4670K in HAF 932 Advanced

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Im about to order a new computer and decided to get something else in stead of the stock cooler. I heard people say that Liquid and Air are about the same but it matters on what case you have. What should I use with what I have? Also, my case supports liquid cooling by having a spot on top you can put liquid in, is that for open or closed loop?
 
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id rather skip the cooling for some other day and get a an i7 4770k..but if you want a cooler then it's you have to choose between air and water...noctua NHD15 will be the best for air cooling and corsair h110 or swifttech h220 will be the best water cooling solution...btw if buy AIO water coolers, dont forget to add nocuta pwn fans...they really help a lot....air coolers take a lot of space and the nhd15 does not look good (for its price)...but i have seen people complaining about AIO leaks and damaging components..also they are expensive i mean swifttech h220 with 2 noctua pwn fans will cost you around $150 but nhd15 will set you around $90...it also depends on your motherboard....does your motherboard posses the muscle for good overclocking...best option would be to get 4770k and skip coolers and go with stock heatsink....after 1 year when you have the money, and you feel the need to overclock, then move to proper water cooling kits....overclocking helps...but it will only give you 3-5 more frames..thats it
 
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photonboy

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Noctua NH-U12S

I bought this exact cooler for the i5-4670K and it's completely silent under normal usage and would not be heard above a graphics card under load.

Other:
1) I see no need for more expensive air coolers than this one which really only matter if pushing the absolute limit (i.e. trying to reach 4.7/4.8GHz) which I don't recommend anyway. I find 4.2GHz (done with an auto-overclock) quite sufficient for my needs as any more rarely provides the slightest benefit for gaming.

2) Liquid Cooling done right is quite problematic. You need to rethink case cooling by having the radiator fans as INTAKE to get the proper cooling benefit AND to push more air towards the CPU voltage regulators which are usually designed with some air flow from a CPU cooler in mind.

Liquid cooling will also be noisier and the pump can fail, all for the sake of pushing the overclock limit.

*Long story short, I think the NH-U12S air cooler is the best approach (and proper case cooling with a front intake and top/rear exhaust).
 
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photonboy

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1) The EVO is okay, but the fan get noisy under load (better than STOCK though).

2) The Noctua NH-D14 does not have a PWM fan. It uses Voltage to control the fan which many newer motherboards don't support so the fan would just spin at about 75% maximum speed all the time. I know because I have one.

There is also a Noctua cooler with PWM fans that interferes with the top PCIe slot as well, and the left-most DDR3 slot (which many large coolers interfere with).

There ARE better coolers than the NH-U12S but unless you absolutely are pushing the limits of overclocking I don't think they are worth it.
 
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