Advice on cooler for first time oc

Hello, could you help me choose a good cooler for around €50. Haven't really oc'd before but I'd like to get close to 4ghz

System specs

I'm buying a Corsair Obsidian 650D Mid-Tower, wanted a nzxt phantom but not available where I'm from. Any other ideas are welcome

QX9650

Asus P5Q Deluxe

Asus 5870 1GB

6GB (2X2GB, 2X1GB)

1.5tb hdd

Ordinary case and stock cooler, idle temps mid 30's, load temps about 50

I was thinking of getting a Scythe Ninja 3 but was wondering if it'd fit and there are so many coolers I'm not sure which one.

Thanks in advance

Can't go wrong with the Noctua NH-D14.It's aruguaibly the best air cooler.But I have heard installtion is a little difficult,but it is worth the pain for the good temps it gives.

Noctua NH-D14

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

You could go cheaper.Their is the XIGMATEK Aegir SD128264 which is still a really good cooler for the money.

XIGMATEK Aegir SD128264

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 64%20Aegir


The Noctua NH-D14 is a really big cooler but you should have no problems fitting it in that case.Your case has about 9" of clearance and the Noctua NH-D14 only requires about 6" and your case doesn't have a side fan so it's nothing to worry about.The Aegir is about the same size in height but much smaller in width/length.If you need some more coolers I can check out some more if you need to.

hyper 212+ case closed but if you wanna break 4.0GHz you might wanna dabble in water cooling

Heatsinks shouldn't be a problem.Mobo's are designed to acomadate aftermarket coolers.

What is the price for the CNPS10X Quiet in your region?Over in the US it's only $10 cheaper than the DH-14.

According to this review I would think their are far better coolers in that price range.
It seems to not work as well when dealing with high temps.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews [...] iet/5.html

The Aegir performs about 6c better(lower) than the CNPS10X Quiet

oh and the CNPS10X Quiet is €39.36 while the NH-D14 is €78.79

The coolers should fit.They are raised up a bit to clear the RAM sticks but their all differnt,only issue i've heard is sometimes the pipes from the cooler are to wide and they make contact with the heatsinks.

I might end up going with NH-D14, would of got the Frio but not here any more, maybe they've stopped making them.
Anyways thanks for the advice think i'll be well setup for some overclocking soon

Corsair 650D is a really nice case...I also think that the Corsair h60 would work well with the case also...

But if you want air cooling for around $50 i'd go with:

Titan Fenrir
Scythe MUGEN
Scythe YASYA
Cooler Master Hyper 212 plus.

But if you don't mind paying a little extra i'd go with:

Noctua NH-D14
Thermalright Archon
Thermalright Silverarrow
Prolimatech Megahalems

Also keep in mind that good thermal paste cost around $15-$25 more...They also make a difference depending on which brand you buy...From Prolimatech compound to MX-4 compound i seen a 3c difference..