Hyper 212 evo Vs. Phanteks PH-TC12DX

IAmSaltySamich · Mar 22, 2015

I'm trying to decide on an air cooler and these two seem like they'll cool my i5-4690k well enough except for the evo possibly. There's also coolers from noctua I was looking at but they're a little expensive. I'm looking anywhere from 30-60 dollars as far as the cooler goes.

My build is here: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/IAmSaltySamich/saved/Z9sWGX

I'm adding onto an already existing build so that's why there are parts missing. It's only a few hard drives and a disk drive. Thank you for your time and please give me your suggestions.

synphul · Mar 22, 2015

The phanteks is a much better cooler especially for overclocking. Not mistaking it with the larger tc14pe either.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Phanteks/PH-TC12DX/6.html

Unless you live in a really hot region where ambient temps are 27-32c in the room your pc is in, it should handle the 4690k oc'd as far as the chip will go. You'll probably hit a voltage limit (silicon lottery) before a thermal one.

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 22, 2015

Better than the EVO.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $34.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-22 21:45 EDT-0400

IAmSaltySamich · Mar 22, 2015

So i'm not going to overclock, and the max load is 54 Celsius on an i7(without being overclocked). That's alright for a max load correct? I've heard that that's around the temperature it shouldn't really go over, or that's around the perfect temp for max load. I think i'll probably buy the phanteks if that's a good temp range. Please let me know.

Dark Lord of Tech · Mar 22, 2015

The H7 is better than the EVO , THE NEW BEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK SOLUTION!
http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/heatsinks/42980-cryorig-h7-universal-cpu-cooler-review?showall=&start=3
Review.

synphul · Mar 22, 2015

Your initial parts list had the i5, you mentioned the i7. Either way, max load temps at 54c is well within safe. Max temps could comfortably run up to 65-70c under load. Chances are the cpu won't be running at max most of the time so temps will often drop down - as in it won't be under 100% use/temps for hours on end.

IAmSaltySamich · Mar 23, 2015

Thank you very much.

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