which cpu cooler to oc is good that fits in my case.

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which is the best cpu cooler to overclock that will fit in my case.My case is small and there is not much room here is my build


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($227.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($121.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($75.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.75 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($117.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($17.49 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($91.75 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($264.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1338.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-29 16:52 EDT-0400
 
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What sort of budget are you on, if any? This could narrow down the search field a lot, thanks :)
 
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At $90 I should be able to find a great cooling solution for your system, are you predisposed against pre-filled water coolers? Do you have a preference between water and air? Sorry, I should've included this in the last question
Hmm, would you possibly be able to stretch that $90 just a little bit further, say to $100 or so? Around $100 are some very powerful coolers vs. the ones in the $90 and below range
 
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i just need one that fits in my case that can handle a i5 over clocked. 100 is max.
 
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Hmm, originally I forgot about your case clearance and I was going to suggest the Noctua NH-D15 or the Cooler Master Nepton 240, but looking at compatibility, according to PCPartPicker neither of those coolers are compatible with the Spec-01 unfortunately. The closest performing cooler that you can get for your case is, from my research, the Corsair H80i. I would've preferred one of the other two, but clearance issues and other case problems seem to prevent them from being installed in your case so this appears to be the highest performing cooler to get for under $90 in your case. Look here ( https://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h80i ) for the cooler itself and here ( http://www.relaxedtech.com/reviews/noctua/nh-d15/8 ) for the page I mainly used to decide on which cooler would give you the maximum cooling potential. Hopefully this helped, sorry for the reply time. Let me know if you want any further suggestion :)
Also, here is a video of Linus and his thoughts on it (because why not watch him do his thing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cga1NfqA5A&ab_channel=LinusTechTips
 
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