Cooler Selection Help

Rimas90

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Hi. First of all. Thanks to this forum i choose all of my particle on my new pc. :)
Then my question is cpu cooller which one i buy
Noctua d15 or corsair h110 or h100i or other selection

My system is Asus maximus formula vii / i7-4790k / Thermaltake Armor+ vh6000bws
 
Solution
Noctua D15 will do his job almost as good as H110 and H100i, but will do it much more quieter.
If you use 4 fans on the h110 or h100i they will probably outperform the d15 when cpu overclocked and at load, but the dif is 1-3c.
Go for d15 if you care about performance with silence, h for performance while using less space and having better looks.

enamak

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Noctua D15 will do his job almost as good as H110 and H100i, but will do it much more quieter.
If you use 4 fans on the h110 or h100i they will probably outperform the d15 when cpu overclocked and at load, but the dif is 1-3c.
Go for d15 if you care about performance with silence, h for performance while using less space and having better looks.
 
Solution
Neither makes very much sense with your components.

You have a Motherboard that has a built in water block which neither of those coolers will allow you to use because they are CLCs (Closed Loop Coolers). On the other hand, the Swiftech is a OLC (Open Loop Cooler) which allows you to connect your water block.

H100Ii
2700 rpm fans
1 - 1.5C better than the best air coolers.
Extremely noisy 60+ dBA
Can not be expanded to include additional blocks
Cheap aluminum construction
No reservoir
No way to view coolant condition / level.

H110i
1500 rpm fans
Matches some of the better air coolers.
Noise level comparable to air coolers
Can not be expanded to include additional blocks
Cheap aluminum construction
No reservoir
No way to view coolant condition / level.

Swiftech H220-X
1800 rpm fans
Beats every air cooler and CLC water cooler manufactured today
Quieter than all the best air coolers and every CLC manufacturered today
Can be expanded to include additional blocks
Quality copper construction
Reservoir included
Window to view coolant condition / level.

With just two fittings and a few inches of tubing, you could water cool the Motherboard using the M7Fs built in Water Block. What GFX cards ya planning on ?

The Asus 780 Poseidon also comes with a built in water block...... another few inches of tubing and you can add the GFX catrd to your water cooling loop.....and extra radiator would add another $75 and now whole system is water cooled.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121869

Personally I would use a $65 Phanteks PH-TC14-PE over any CLC but the Swiftech H220X just made all CLC's irrelevant