Cooling for Intel Core i7-4790K Devil’s Canyon Quad-Core 4.0GHz

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Since I never both after market cooler, I will ask you guys for opinion.
Is it better to buy Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or to go with some of the water cooling ones, and if so which one?!
This CPU will probably be under a heavy load... Just keep in mind my budget for this is at max. €100.
 
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You are right in that there is no (or almost no) performance benefit, my point was that if the OP buys this cooler (or even the a bit cheaper NH-D14), it will not disappoint and it will do the job. If nothing else, it shows that even the 212 evo is not gonna give you that much worse temperatures then any other plug-and-play solution on the market. People seem to think that AOI=Watercooling in performance, but in truth the difference between air and AOI is not that big, and the best air sets beat most of the AOI competition.
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The Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a great cooler for budget and is recommended by many, so you won't go wrong with that choice. However, if you can afford it, I feel water cooling is a more advantageous option.
 
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It depends on if you are overclocking, or to how much you are.
For normal clocks, the cooler master hyper 212 evo is great, keeps temps low, is quiet and cheap, but if you are overclocking, more than a few hundred Mhz then you will want something more like an AIO.

If you need the CPU under full load, all the time then it will be beneficial to have the watercooling.

What type of load are you putting on it?
 
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paulbatzing

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If you want to use 100$ (and have the space in your cabinet), get the NH-D15:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608045&cm_re=noctua-_-35-608-045-_-Product

it is quieter and on par with cooling as most AOI sollutions (see e.g. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Noctua/NH-D15/6.html for temps ). I have it paired with the 4790K (4.1 Ghz) and it never goes above 65C, even though I have limited the cooler to a quiet profile in the BIOS and I can never hear it. Might be overkill? Shure. But if you are considering AOI sollutions in the 1000$ range, the best cooler that does not require building your own cooling sollutions should be mentioned.
 
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Benab3

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Looking at the chart, there is only a 5-7 degree difference between a $100 cooler and a $30 one ( depending with OC ) which doesnt seem logical to me.
with my 4790k @ 4.6 Ghz after running prime 95 for like 20 mins my cpu is between 69-71 degrees
 
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Well, I don't think it is necessarily worth the money (unless, like me, you are a noise freak), since the cooling performance is, as I said, on par (not better), but the reason I say it is the best, is that it has good performance and the reliability and low noise of an air cooler.

Less things to break, if a fan breaks it is easily replaced, and you can run it basically passive on idle (due to the gigantic heat sink). You don't need to like noctua, but they are well known for very good reliability and service.
 
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You are right in that there is no (or almost no) performance benefit, my point was that if the OP buys this cooler (or even the a bit cheaper NH-D14), it will not disappoint and it will do the job. If nothing else, it shows that even the 212 evo is not gonna give you that much worse temperatures then any other plug-and-play solution on the market. People seem to think that AOI=Watercooling in performance, but in truth the difference between air and AOI is not that big, and the best air sets beat most of the AOI competition.
 
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