Cooling a 4790k advise

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Quigglypoo

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so i decided to go with the i7 for my new build, and all the parts will be here next week. but i realized that i forgot to order an aftermarket cooler. my plan is to eventually water cool but that is still far away yet. i am building in a Haf 932 advanced so i have plenty of room, but i still haven't decided on the configuration. push/pull seems a little overkill since within this year i should be on water, but the stock heatsink/fan kinda scare me. stock cooling solutions have a reputation for being bad.

do you have any suggestions for a decent cooling solution? since it might be awhile should i just buy a nice air cooler or should i stick with the stock one?

if i decide to go with air does anyone have any experience with these coolers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835288004

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608041


thank you for your time,
 
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geofelt

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I would not have a problem with either cooler, even for a long term solution.
I like Noctua, their fans are superb.

I have become a bit jaded on the subject of haswell cooling for overclocking.
How high you can OC is firstly determined by your luck in the bin lottery.
I had high expectations from the Devil's canyon parts and their better thermals.
I found out that the thermals really do not matter unless, perhaps, you are a competitive overclocker.
Haswell runs quite cool, that is, until you raise the voltage past 1.25v or so.
Once you go past 1.3v, then you really do need very good cooling to keep stress loads under say 85c.
But, voltages higher than 1.30 are not a good thing for 24/7 usage.
Even if you can handle the heat, how much do you really need that extra multiplier from say 4.4 to 4.6?
My thought is that it is better to use the exotic cooling funds for a quieter and less expensive air cooler.
Anything extra can go to a stronger graphics card for the gamer or a SSD.
 
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I have the Earlier version of the Evga unit which I really like. On the newer version they changed it. Before the base was solid copper. now it is not. My feelings are that it may not perform as good as the Original which was known as the EVGA Superclock cpu cooler.

 
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