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Nothing wrong with that case unless you need a larger one to accommodate a custom loop cooling system or a large 360mm closed loop radiator. That case should accommodate most any GPU card or tower cooler. If you just want recommendations on a cooler, I'd highly recommend the Noctua NH-U14S which is slightly smaller than the Noctua NH-D14 or D15, is a single fan rather than a dual fan, uses the best current fan on the market for most non-industrial usage (NF-A15 PWM) and runs extremely quiet. It also outperforms almost every other air cooler on the market:

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu14s

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/noctua_nh_d15_review,11.html


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Nothing wrong with that case unless you need a larger one to accommodate a custom loop cooling system or a large 360mm closed loop radiator. That case should accommodate most any GPU card or tower cooler. If you just want recommendations on a cooler, I'd highly recommend the Noctua NH-U14S which is slightly smaller than the Noctua NH-D14 or D15, is a single fan rather than a dual fan, uses the best current fan on the market for most non-industrial usage (NF-A15 PWM) and runs extremely quiet. It also outperforms almost every other air cooler on the market:

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-cpu-cooler-nhu14s

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/noctua_nh_d15_review,11.html


If you're looking for a liquid AIO cooler, I like the Cooler master Nepton 240, which doesn't have crappy link issues like the newer Corsair units. The Corsair H105 and H110 are very good and also don't have the Corsair link, which sucks.
 
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The U14S is cheaper at 68.00 at the link I posted earlier. My FX-8320 is overclocked a full Ghz beyond it's stock clock and never exceeds 59°C running Prime95 v26.6 on Small FFT's for any length of time, and is still quite quiet during full stress. Of course, I have very good case cooling with my "ugly" Nocua fans too, but Noctua also makes some black and grey "redux" versions that look quite nice if the color bothers you. Personally, I like the performance over the aesthetics.

Images and prime temps using HWinfo here: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2528266/140mm-rear-exhaust-storm-enforcer.html
 
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Those are great temps there! I'm with you, I lean towards performance instead of aesthetics.
 
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Thanks. Yeah, I mean, how often do you actually gaze into your case thinking, wow, that looks great. (Too bad I can't actually make it do what I want it to do.)

Most people would be more impressed by what you can RUN and your gaming performance, than by pretty colors and shiny lights. If you even care what anybody else thinks. IMO.

You can have a Chevette with a nice paint job and a weak 4 cylinder engine, or a Corvette with a brown paint job and a nice LS1 V8 that puts out 450HP.
 
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Yeah performance is definitely a priority or aesthetics.

Was cheaper on PC part picker, but Amazon prime so free shipping. And Amazon has a stellar customer service and return policy.

Great to hear.
 
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Nice. Good luck with the upgrade any way you decide to go. Be sure to have all the case fan locations filled with good fans too. The CPU and GPU coolers are only as good as the airflow temps they have to work with which depends on case airflow. If you have locations that can take 120mm OR 140mm, go with the larger fans and stick to Noctua, Thermalright (NOT Thermaltake), Noiseblocker, Phanteks, Scythe (Some models) and Cryorig. Those are the brands, for me at least, that have consistently shown the best quality and noise levels.
 
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true! after all most of us are here to get that performance. I don't really go for that aesthetics style anyways. But you got some serious build there! looks good.
 
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