NZXT X41 or 212evo??

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In a Raidmax Vampire, with a Xfx r9 280x and 8350, would the NZXT X41 be good or is a 212evo better?? I havr the evo but my friend wanted to know hes already ordered the x41 but..
 
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Define "Good"

"Good" to most means satisfying your goals to a substantial level .... "However "good for the money" is how most people judge things.

The X1 scores 76 to 80 C marks here overclcoked compared to the stock cooler's 102 - 104 (-26C) with a noise of 47 dbA
http://hardocp.com/article/2014/08/07/nzxt_kraken_x41_aio_liquid_cpu_cooler_review/3

The Hyper 212 does almost as well thermally and about the same acoustically. SO why woukld peeps buy the X41 for all that extra money ? I have no idea, personally I see no use for angle 1200/140mm AIO water coolers. They cool a little better perhaps than the 212 tho not as good as say a Phanteks PH-TC14-PE.

But mot peeps say that is not why they bought them .... most common reasoning...
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The NZXT is a high end cooler and the Hyper 212 is a very good budget cooler.

The Swiftech H220-X is the king of "All-in-one" water coolers ~ $140
The Cryorig R1 Ultimate is prolly the best air cooler but until I can buy one, I'd stick with the Phanteks PH-TC14-PE ($60)
The Hyper 212 is the best $30 cooler ya can buy.
 
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Yea ik but is the x41 a good cooler?? Its high end but is it good?? Quiet? Pros cons??
 
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It's not an apples and apples comparison.

Steakhouse versus McDonalds
Corvette versus Dodge Dart
GTX 780 versus GTX 750 Ti

The X41 does what you would expect a $100 cooler to do.
The Hyper 212 does you would expect a $30 cooler to do.

The Hyper 212 is the king of $25 - $45 coolers.

The X41 is comparable to several other coolers in its price range.
 
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Yea ik but is the x41 a good cooler?? Its high end but is it good?? Quiet? Pros cons??
Is it good as a closed loop? Theres a bunch of closed loops out there but is the X41 reliable? is it cool? is it small enough??
 
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Define "Good"

"Good" to most means satisfying your goals to a substantial level .... "However "good for the money" is how most people judge things.

The X1 scores 76 to 80 C marks here overclcoked compared to the stock cooler's 102 - 104 (-26C) with a noise of 47 dbA
http://hardocp.com/article/2014/08/07/nzxt_kraken_x41_aio_liquid_cpu_cooler_review/3

The Hyper 212 does almost as well thermally and about the same acoustically. SO why woukld peeps buy the X41 for all that extra money ? I have no idea, personally I see no use for angle 1200/140mm AIO water coolers. They cool a little better perhaps than the 212 tho not as good as say a Phanteks PH-TC14-PE.

But mot peeps say that is not why they bought them .... most common reasoning is

-it takes a huge weight of the MoBo (and adds pump vibration)
-it clears RAM (so does the Hyper 212)
-they don't like the look of big blocks of aluminum.

If those are your goals, then the X41 will satisfy those goals, then it's a good cooler choice.

If you goal was to get those noise and thermal levels, than the X41 is a good cooler choice.

If your goal was to get the maximum "bang for the buck" from a strictly sound and thermal perspective, then I can't say the X41 or any other single fan AIO is a good choice. If you wanted to spend $100 and get the best cooling available I would have bought a Cryorig R1 Ultimate.

 
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