Phanteks TC14PE vs Noctua nh d15

Minty649 · Oct 3, 2014

Hey guys, so I have narrowed it down to these two coolers for my FX 8350. I am looking to overclock my CPU but nothing too extreme, maybe 4.6-4.8 at most. I am open for other suggestions but I don't want to go with watercooling. I don't care about looks as i wont see it, I just want the best cooling performance.

Specs:

mobo: Asus sabertooth 990fx r2.0
GPU: R9 280x
CPU: FX 8350
PSU: XFX pro series 750w
HDD: WD 1TB
CPU cooler: Cooler Master hyper evo 212
Case: Phantek enthroo pro
RAM: crucial tactical tracer 2x4gb, 1600

Thanks

Novuake · Oct 3, 2014

The D15 is definitely superior, mostly cuz its produces less noise.

Minty649 · Oct 3, 2014

Novuake :

But is it better cooling? im not to bothered about noise

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 3, 2014

They cool equally , but the Noctua is slightly quieter.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 3, 2014

Also a great one:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG R1 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $89.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-03 18:11 EDT-0400

Minty649 · Oct 3, 2014

Which has better cooling performance?

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 3, 2014

For me it was the CRYORIG R1 Ultimate , with MX4 thermal.

Minty649 · Oct 3, 2014

What kinda temps do you get?. If im correct you are the one with the 5.2ghz fx 8350??

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 3, 2014

That was with the PH-TC14PE . I have the CRYORIG Ultimate on my 4790K.

Minty649 · Oct 3, 2014

I cant find the cryorig in the UK

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 3, 2014

The Phanteks will cool just as good as a Noctua , just a tad bit louder , and very easy to install.

Minty649 · Oct 3, 2014

Ill have to do more research but at the minute the cryorig seem to cool a bit better, but only by a few degrees. However its just finding it in the uk cheap

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 3, 2014

Good luck with the search.

Karadjgne · Oct 3, 2014

Its all a matter of taste. The Phanteks comes in colors, so is much easier and cheaper to build into a themed PC. Face it, the Noctuas are an ugly shade of tan. The Noctua however, performs better than the Phanteks, if not by much. No idea on the CryoRig, but from SR-71's pic, it looks seriously cooler (hah) than either of the other two.
If you want best performance, and you just absolutely have to have the best, even if that's only by 1 or 2 degrees, and you could care less about colors or themes or noise... then you are looking in the wrong direction. Forget air, you need a closed loop liquid cooler (unless full open loop custom WC is within budget). A good 280mm like Swiftechs or NZXT Kraken x61 will get you those desperately needed few degrees.

Minty649 · Oct 4, 2014

Karadjgne :

I wanna stay with air tbh, and im not too bothered about looks, anyway the noctua might go with my build as the asus sabertooth kinda has those military clours

Novuake · Oct 4, 2014

The D15 or even D14 is a great choice, the D15 cools a TEENSY bit better but is a lot cheaper. Like 30$.

Minty649 · Oct 5, 2014

hey, so i done some research and i can get the CRYORIG on amazon for £87 or i can get the noctua for £75

PCGUY2015 · Jan 6, 2016

Nice rig.. I also have the i7-4790K, I was looking forward on buying the CRYORIG Ultimate.. can you please tell me your idle and stressed CPU temps?

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