Noctua NH-D15 vs Corsair H100i to keep the temps under 50 C in full load with and without overclock ?

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Randa Ranoosh

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in my stock intel cpu fan the temps can go up to 80 C

also does these aftermarket fan realy help and worth the money ?
or i will get instead of 80 C i will get 70 C ?

i want the temp to be under 50 C in full load even when overclock
 
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Under 50 is a bit optimistic, especially with an overclock. It should keep your temps under 60c so long as you don't increase voltage. Aftermarket coolers are well worth the money for the reduced noise alone IMO. I've had problems with the h100i. I would consider cooler masters neptune. The Noctua is a nice, and you wouldn't have to worry about pump failures and leaks. You'll need to check for clearance issues though.
 
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I love my Noctua NH-D15, but I will admit there are issues to deal with. You're case has to accept a VERY tall cooler. You're board has to be accepting of the size (one friend cant use his top PCIe 16x slot cuz of it). And finally you have to be accepting of 3lbs of metal hanging off your motherboard.

That being said I love it. It makes almost no noise at load and at basic idling I cant tell its one. And the temps of course rock.

The Corsair H100i is going to have a bit better cooling ability (from the reviews I've seen) for overclocking. But your going to run in to some issues to look at for this one too. Again, you need the right case to house the beast. You run the (small) risk of there being an issue with the pump. Be it a water leak or it not being a good pump, or what have you. You've introduced an extra working part to the equation. Some pumps also can be incredibly noisy, and you have an extra 2-4 fans to deal with that will create noise.

Each one has pros and cons for it. So which of these factors matter to you?
 
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what do you mean by have to be accepting of 3lbs of metal hanging off your motherboard ?
can that cause damage to my motherboard ????????
for the cpu i will use i7 6700k
motherboard i will go with a gigabyte micro atx
here is my case
can it fit into that case ??
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The Noctua is a huge cooler, it weighs 3 lbs. While it has a great bracket design for attaching to your motherboard, its still 3lbs of metal attached to the side of the board so yes, things can possibly go wrong. If the case is dropped, misshandled, etc. A number of reviewers have mentioned the fact that sometimes a system with an oversized cooler that is shipped to them has been damaged because of the wright of the cooler. Its something to be aware of and should be considered when buying it.

As for it if will fit in your case, unless someone happens by some miracle to know what case that is, we need you to tell us the model. Judging from the face that you're running what looks to be 80mm fans and the internal design is something out of the 90's, I'm guessing you're case is old enough that neither of your cooling options will work. I doubt its deep enough to handle the Noctua and unless you're going to cut new holes in the case there isnt going to be anywhere to mount the Corsair radiator.
 
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