Hello. I currently have a Raijintek Aidos which is fine enough, I'm using it to OC my 4790k at a stable 4.4ghz but the rubber fan connectors are getting pretty cut up from the heatsink fins from removal/cleaning so I'm in the market to just get a new cooler alltogether.
I'm sure the first thing people will suggest is the Cryorig h7, which looks like a fine cooler - but I'm really not a fan of its mounting at all and am probably going to pass on that. I was actually looking to get the H5 since it has a much nicer mounting system, but it's too tall.
Right now my current nominations are the Noctua U9s, Noctua D9l, Be Quiet Pure Rock, Cooler Master D92 (212 is too big for my case limitations), and Arctic Freezer i32.
My heart was originally set on the Phanteks PH-TC12DX it tends to pull ahead over all of the coolers above, but it's 157mm - 2mm over my cases height limit. I'm not sure if case height limits are an actual limit or more of an "advised" limit with a few mm to wiggle with.
I've looked up comparisons between all of these coolers, and each one has different results. Some put cooler A better than B, but then another review puts cooler B better than A etc.
Also open to suggestions beyond the ones I've mentioned. Not looking for any watercooling. The only thing I care about is that it's an actual upgrade from my current Raijintek Aidos. I know I can't expect a leaps and bounds class difference while remaining in the shorter cooler category, but every little bit helps. Price isn't a huge concern, just that it fits mostly.
Also note that I am in the US and don't have any hardware store around my town for miles, so I would prefer to stick to Newegg/Amazon
I'm sure the first thing people will suggest is the Cryorig h7, which looks like a fine cooler - but I'm really not a fan of its mounting at all and am probably going to pass on that. I was actually looking to get the H5 since it has a much nicer mounting system, but it's too tall.
Right now my current nominations are the Noctua U9s, Noctua D9l, Be Quiet Pure Rock, Cooler Master D92 (212 is too big for my case limitations), and Arctic Freezer i32.
My heart was originally set on the Phanteks PH-TC12DX it tends to pull ahead over all of the coolers above, but it's 157mm - 2mm over my cases height limit. I'm not sure if case height limits are an actual limit or more of an "advised" limit with a few mm to wiggle with.
I've looked up comparisons between all of these coolers, and each one has different results. Some put cooler A better than B, but then another review puts cooler B better than A etc.
Also open to suggestions beyond the ones I've mentioned. Not looking for any watercooling. The only thing I care about is that it's an actual upgrade from my current Raijintek Aidos. I know I can't expect a leaps and bounds class difference while remaining in the shorter cooler category, but every little bit helps. Price isn't a huge concern, just that it fits mostly.
Also note that I am in the US and don't have any hardware store around my town for miles, so I would prefer to stick to Newegg/Amazon
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