What is the best option Air Cooler for 4690K (under 120mm)

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I have a Corsair Air 240 Case and want to upgrade my CPU to a i5-4690K on a mITX board that has a GTX960 below the CPU socket. I am looking for a good air cooler that will fit I believe it needs to be 120mm or less.

I want something that is reasonable quiet but cools the CPU better then the stock intel cooler.

I was thinking a Noctua cooler. Any other suggestions, cheaper the better?
 
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I'd look at the Noctua NH-D9L, and NH-L12. Both seem to cool pretty similarly, so it comes down to which configuration you prefer.

With the NH-D9L, depending on your RAM slot usage, you could also put a second fan on there for a push pull config.
With the NH-L12, depending on your RAM slot usage, you may not be able to use the bottom fan.
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I'd look at the Noctua NH-D9L, and NH-L12. Both seem to cool pretty similarly, so it comes down to which configuration you prefer.

With the NH-D9L, depending on your RAM slot usage, you could also put a second fan on there for a push pull config.
With the NH-L12, depending on your RAM slot usage, you may not be able to use the bottom fan.
 
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The H7 would be my go to as well but it clocks in at 145mm tall and the Corsair Air 240 has a max clearance of 120mm.

Same problem with the NH-U9S. It's coming in at 125mm.
 
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