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What cpu cooler should i get?

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  • Fractal Design
  • Intel i5
  • Noctua
  • Crucial
  • Cooling
  • Systems
  • MSI
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September 12, 2014 8:59:15 AM

Im going to build my first computer soon :D .

but was thinking wich cooler i should get. Im thinking of buying the noctua nh u12s because ive heard it´s really good or should i go with a more expensive cooler or even watercooling?.

Will a noctua nh u12s be able to handle the cpu overclocked about 1 gigahertz and still have the cpu at steady temperatures under 80?

But im curios if i would pick a cooler like the noctua nh d14 would it still have space for ram and not blocking any of the pcie slots?

This will be a gaming computer, and i im going to play dark souls 2, some battlefield 4, smite and maybe recording at the same time or streaming.

This is the important specs: case
Fractal design r4,
Motherboard msi z97 g45 gaming,
Cpu intel i5 4690k (stock 3,5 boost clock 3,9)
and Ram Crucial BallistixSport 8GB.

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September 12, 2014 9:50:35 AM

Even CM Hyper 212 will handle that, 4690k is a pretty awesome OCer (great integrated heatsinks) and 1Ghz is not a big deal (I'm talking from 3.5Ghz, not 3.9). Also, U12s is a slim soln for guys who have high heatspreader memory like Corsair Vengeance.

Crucial is normal profile so it'd not be an issue with D14, and I'd recommend D14, its just a couple bucks costlier but competes with H100i (liquid cooler) in terms of cooling and is probably the quietest in the market. Better than U12s and still great value/money.
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September 12, 2014 10:05:53 AM

are you sure it will have space for more ram and not block any pcie slot MeteorsRaining? And would a noctua nh d15 fit with still space for ram and not blocking any pcie slot?

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September 12, 2014 10:10:14 AM

If you haven't zeroed on those sticks, RipJawsX or Corsair LP are great low profile memory and won't obstruct any cooler whatsoever. I'm certain Crucial won't but don't quote me on that, I've read it that they don't.
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September 12, 2014 10:14:08 AM

but how about the pcie slot would the d14 or the d15 block any pcie slot? cause im maybe planning on going sli with two gigabyte geforce 770 in the future
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September 12, 2014 10:24:08 AM

Nope PCI slots are down (or lower on the MoBo) enough to accommodate any GPU w/o having to worry about coolers, no cooler will block those :) 
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