Which of these CPU Coolers are better?

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- NOCTUA NH-L9i
amazon

- Scythe Katana 3
amazon

- ARCTIC COOLING Freezer i11
amazon

- ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 13 CO
amazon

- RAIJINTEK Triton complete water cooling - 240mm
highlight and copy this link or else it wont work correctly from this site!
http://www.hardwareversand.de/en/Maintenance-free+Systems/189474/RAIJINTEK+Triton+Komplett-Wasserk%C3%BChlung+-+240mm.article

The reason its between these five is because ill be ordering my PC pre-assembled from hardwareversand .de and for whatever reason it tells me that some coolers are too heavy to be assembled even though this Arctic Cooler is 680g and most others are lighter and still cant be pre-assembled -_-

CPU: i7 4790k
Overclocking? - Not sure yet.
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No contest > - NOCTUA NH-L9i
 
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- Would there be much of a difference between the noctua and ARCTIC Freezer 13 CO?
- Mainly because I dont really like the colour scheme of the noctua, my whole build is based off red and black..
- On amazon it says the ARCTIC Freezer 13 CO is ideal for heavy usage 24/7 and in the frequently bought section there's a i7 4790k listed.
 
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I agree. I used to like the Arctic CPU coolers, but for the past few years their performance has been mediocre at best.

Arctic GPU coolers are still good.

Get the Noctua as SR-71 recommends. Best of the bunch by a good margin.
 
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Fractal Define R5 (window edition)

Full Build:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (€361.59 @ Home of Hardware DE)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler (€39.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€129.89 @ Home of Hardware DE)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2400 Memory (€169.64 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€95.11 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€57.49 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Titanium) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (€137.36 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN881ND 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter (€17.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Monitor: BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz 24.0" Monitor (Purchased For €230.00)
Keyboard: Logitech G710 Wired Gaming Keyboard (Purchased For €58.00)
Mouse: Razer DeathAdder Chroma Wired Optical Mouse (Purchased For €60.00)
Speakers: Creative Labs GigaWorks T20 Series II 28W 2ch Speakers (Purchased For €62.00)
Other: Razer Goliathus Medium CONTROL mouse-pad (Purchased For €20.00)
Other: Logitech C525 HD Webcam (720p) (Purchased For €38.00)
Total: €1476.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-07 14:53 CEST+0200
 
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Hardwareversand .de says its too heavy and may damage the system during transport, I think its a glitch with the site as the Freezer one is heavier, I sent them an email to see whats going on but the last time I sent an email it took them almost a month to reply -_-

If it comes to it I might get them to assemble everything except the cooler and do that myself, its just this is going to be my first system so getting them to build half of it might complicate things for me in terms of trying to find all the wires that they already tucked away behind the case.
 
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Yeah... im just trying to imagine the colour scheme though, like black and red being the main colour scheme, the noctua fan imo would just look pretty weird in this build unless i went for a windowless case.
 
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^ yeah but not that low profile one listed!!

In fact none of those coolers listed are particularly good for an unlcked i7 IMO.

Buy with the stock fan ,buy a cooler elsewhere & fit yourself.
& I would go with the 212 evo, raijintek rhemis evo or better ,the ereboss.

No PC prebuilder will ship a build with an aftermarket cooler fitted - exactly the same in the UK.
 
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Sorry for the late reply,,
If I went with water cooling would this be a good choice?

RAIJINTEK Triton complete water cooling - 240mm
link needs to be highlighted and copied that way, clicking it from tomshardware gives an error message/different site.

http://www.hardwareversand.de/Wartungsfreie+Systeme/189474/RAIJINTEK+Triton+Komplett-Wasserk%C3%BChlung+-+240mm.article

Is there any maintenance with this unit? Like do i set it up for the first time and that's it or do i have to refill it with water or something like that?
(I dont know much about water cooling units)

I tried researching about it but cant find much, on hardwareversand its within the top 10 sold as CPU Coolers so that's why I said id look into this specific one as they will also assemble this specific model which leaves it a little easier for me :)

I think this is mainly a german part as i cant find it on amazon or newegg.com, this is the only other site I found it on:
http://geizhals.de/raijintek-triton-0r100018-a1170845.html
(might also have to copy and paste the link)
mainly becuase its a discount code activator, so theres not even much info on that site either other than:
Type: internal (closed system) • Cooling: CPU (Socket 775, 1150, 1155, 1156, 1366, 2011 2011-3, AM2, AM2 +, AM3, AM3 +, FM1, FM2, FM2 + • Radiator: 240mm (incl 2x. 120mm) • Reservoirs: N / A • Pump: 12V • Special Features: N / A • Warranty Five years
EAN code: 4715109920505

Listed Date: 24/09/2014, 16:06

5 of 6 visitors recommend this product ( 83.33% )
 
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