2 quick questions about CPU coolers

Ryarwood99 · Jun 22, 2015

I was going to get the Cryorig H7 but then I was going through Newegg searching for a different one since it sold out and I came across the ZALMAN CNPS9500A-LED 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler (this is a stand alone cooler right?). It has great reviews but I want to know which of these coolers is better. Also I have some of the composite but it is just generic RadioShack brand, does the type that I get matter or can I just use this?

sammy sung · Jun 22, 2015

I mean, yeah. Depends on what you're pairing all this with and the sort of overclocks you're looking to achieve. Or if you're not looking to overclock, use the stock intel cooler provided with most processors non oem.

Vic 40 · Jun 22, 2015

What is the cooler for? Overclocking or less sound ...
Do the looks matter?
Maybe a max budget?

The cryorig will be better.

Ryarwood99 · Jun 22, 2015

I may overclock in the future but right now I'm just getting a new CPU Cooler for my i7 4790k because I have a high ambiant room temp so my CPU temps are high and I want to bring them down, I also get really paranoid about temps anyway. Looks matter less than performance, but the blue LED matches my blue LED theme, so that's a plus. The Zalman is my max budget.

Vic 40 · Jun 22, 2015

The zalman also doesn't use pwm,you know that? It uses a manual controller,some like that,i think it's too much hassle.

Other options as stock replacement within your budget,
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/compare/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2%2Cenermax-cpu-cooler-etsn30taa%2Clogisys-cpu-cooler-mc6002gs%2Czalman-cpu-cooler-cnps10xoptima/
i think all better than the stock one,one even got a blue led fan.Overclocking on air isn't that great from what i read,you would need a pretty decent liquid cooler to manage that.So with a turbo of 4.4ghz would i leave that alone with one of these.

In the end will the zalman you picked also be enough as a stock replacement,so if you still like it go for it.If wanting a blue ledfan could you also pick the cooler master 212 EVO and put a decent blue led fan on that one.
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/case-fan/#sort=a9&page=1&s=140,120&l=23&p=1
These are pwm fans.The deepcool should already do fine.Could be used on the cheapest zalman as well so your budget would still be enough.

Don't know what you mean by composite,but i suspect you mean cooling paste which comes whith each cooler,probably just a little bag for one time usage though.

The other though is to wait until the cryorig is back in stock,but i don't know when that will be.
I would just pick the Optima or Evo+ledfan if you need to have the cooler now and want that led fan for the looks.

I don't even know the width of your case,so that EVO and the Logisys might not even fit with a height of ~160mm.Look at that too.

In retrospect maybe not so much help.

I only gave you more choice.

Ryarwood99 · Jun 22, 2015

The fan LED if doesn't really matter, in order of importance:
1. TEMPS!
2. TEMPS!
3. TEMPS!
4. Noise
5. I guess looks but they are more for if everything else is exactly the same including price.
Thanks for all the options but I need more help choosing one, becasue I'm not sure how all those numbers translate I to performance... Thanks!

Vic 40 · Jun 22, 2015

Any of those will outperform the stock cooler.For the best temps is the Evo the one to choose.The Deepcool seems to be the quietest.

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