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What aftermarket cooler should i get?
Deepcool Gammaxx 400, Thermaltake NiC F3, Zalman CNPS 10X, or any others? I'm checking budget coolers since i'm running on i3 4130 anyway. And what is the CPU clearance of the Raidmax Viper? I need to know so i can find some good cooler myself
 
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Depends on how much overclocking you plan to do, if any. If you don't plan to overclock, or overclock to a limited degree, the CM Hyper 212 EVO is fine. If you plan to do an overclock that exceeds 4.2ish Ghz I'd want something a little higher end. It will fit though. It's a 159mm cooler which is pretty much standard height for a tower cooler. I like the Noctua coolers myself but as I said, Phanteks PH-tc12dx or PH-tc14dx and the Cryorig Ultimate or Universal are all very, very good coolers too. The Noctua beats them all for noise levels but they ARE ugly. I don't care about ugly. I care about cool and quiet.
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IF, you have the Viper GX case, as there are a bunch of different Raidmax Viper cases, then it will fit most tower coolers. That being said, the Hyper 212 EVO is quieter and performs better, than any of the coolers you listed, or any other cooler in the same price range. If you want to go with a more premium cooler, look to something from Noctua, Phanteks or Cryorig, but that's unnecessary unless you overclock, which you can't anyhow.
 
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think the CM Hyper 212's would fit? or should i go for the Thermaltake? I personally don't want to use water-cooling (i prefer the air-cooling) so water-cooling kits are not accepted lel
 
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Depends on how much overclocking you plan to do, if any. If you don't plan to overclock, or overclock to a limited degree, the CM Hyper 212 EVO is fine. If you plan to do an overclock that exceeds 4.2ish Ghz I'd want something a little higher end. It will fit though. It's a 159mm cooler which is pretty much standard height for a tower cooler. I like the Noctua coolers myself but as I said, Phanteks PH-tc12dx or PH-tc14dx and the Cryorig Ultimate or Universal are all very, very good coolers too. The Noctua beats them all for noise levels but they ARE ugly. I don't care about ugly. I care about cool and quiet.
 
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