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enamak

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Hey guys, so im going to get a corsair h80i cooler, and i have an Aerocool xtreme-x black.
The case has 1 180mm fan intake at front, 1 140 exhaust at top, and 1 120mm exhaust at rear.
So should i install my h80i fans at top, or at rear and put the 120mm at top exhausting? ( can have 2 fans at top)
Thanks for reading.
 
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I don't recommend an h80i. You can get a BETTER performing air cooler for less money.

For the fans, the current setup is good. IF you did get the h80i, it would be mounted at the rear in place of the 120mm fan and used as an exhaust.
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No i cannot have better air cooling. Already saw noctua nh d14 and nzxt havik 140. They would give me trouble with ram cause i have high profile ones, and h80i achieves better temperatures at load and during summer is also better than noctuas, also i prefer the looks.
Ok thanks ill do that :)
 
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You are simply wrong. The NH-D15 competes with the h100i and is better than the h80i for sure. This is a well known fact.

If you have RAM clearance problems, you can simply remove the heat sinks. They are 100% cosmetic and do nothing. If you do not want to do that, You could look at the Zalman CNPS9900max. I own it and it cost $50. It only performs 1-2c worse than the h00i and is better than the h80i by a measurable amount.

Not to mention the H80i will be LOUD compared to any air cooler.
 
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But let me guess you say that without owning or ever did own a h series cooler? And i dont have d15 for sale in my local store.
Already read a lot of reviews all talk well about the h series nd say they are quality coolers. Also ill get better fans for the h80i if i find it to noisy.

Edit : dont have that zalman at my local store too :/
 
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I have owned an h60, h80, Coolit-Eco 120, IPB-Z001. All were MUCH louder than any of my air coolers. Most by almost double.

No matter what you change the fans to, the cooler will LOSE performance. that is how it works. The fans NEED to be loud fast ones to get the performance.

Can you link me to the local store and we can see what we can find for you?
 
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Actually they arent short, they arent low profile, they are high profile
http://fotos.pccomponentes.com/memorias/memorias_ddr3/memorias_ddr3_1600/g_skill_ripjaws_x_ddr3_1600_pc3_12800_8gb_2x4gb_cl9.jpg

I hate the noctua looks, so id go with the be quiet. Ill think about it thanks.
 
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I just said that it ISNT low profile, i would have clearence problems with a lot of air coolers, already saw in a lot of reviews and people said. They arent as tall as corsair ones, but still they are high profile.
 
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No, I'm sorry, but they really are not high-profile. Please link me a review where they claimed to have issues with them. I have had HUGE coolers on my board with that same RAM.

I'm not talking user reviews. I'm talking truest review from a trusted site. People lie all the time. TONS of user reviews are lies anyway. For every item on Newegg, only like 1 in 5 reviews actually are proven owners of the item they are reviewing.
 
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Cooler size doesnt have anything to do with ram clearance, is at what height the fans start. I would have problems with nzxt havik 140 for example, the ones i wanted to get, cause i would have very small espace beetween ram and fan, ripjaws x wouldnt fit :)
And if it isnt high profile is what?

Example : http://www.frostytech.com/articleimages/201201/NZXT140_lowDRAM.jpg
 
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I dont want to take it off cause i care about the ahestetics.
Ill think about the be quiet dark rock pro, but im towards the h80i, anyway, isnt there already be quiet darck rock pro 2 and 3?

 
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If it was me, I would not be buying any closed loop coolers. They just aren't worth the money and noise. I guess if all you care about is looks, then go ahead, but that seems a bit pointless to sacrifice performance and money.

If I was you, I would be buying the NH-D14. 100%. What CPU are you cooling anyway?
 
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The noctuas is out of choice, dont want it in my system, to big, ugly. Be quiet probably its better. Still i think h80i will have better performance or the reviews that exist wouldnt say that h80i is a good and worth cooler.
I7 3770 non k.
I want very good temps even at stock speeds, i know its kinda pointless getting a expensive cooler for a non overclockable cpu but i want very good temps.
Thanks until now.
 
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No, I'm sorry, the h80i will not outperform the Bequiet or the Noctua.

IF you have a non K CPU all these coolers are a BIG waste of time and money. Get a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO AT MOST.

Show me a review where the h80i beats the D14. It just isn't as good. It is a fine cooler. Most people buy it for looks, not for value or performance. That is why people rate it high. It looks good, and does work. Is it the quietest? NO. The best Value? NO. The best performance? NO. But that isn't why people buy it. People buy it to say "I have water cooling". For that, it is good. And it looks decent. I prefer an air cooler, but to each their own.
 
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