Appropriate cooling for i7 3770k

Xtremegey

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I heard that the ivy bridge is awful hot, and i will be running the i7 3770k for 24/7 non stop. and I'm wonder which liquid radiator or heatsink will be appropriate for this situation.
 

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Ivy is awful hot compared to sandybridge if you're planning to have it OC'ed. If at stock, heating shouldn't be too much of a problem as long as you have a good 3rd party cooler.
 

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If you're looking into closed-circuit water cooler, Intel has it's own solution which I can tell you from experience is identical to the Antec Kuhler H2O 620. That in turn is similar in performance to the Corsair H70 I believe, the H80 being slightly better and the H100 being the ultimate in pre-built, closed-circuit water cooling solutions but only fits in a handful of cases.

In a heatsink-air solution I read that the very best still are the Noctua D-14 and Phanteks PH-TC14PE. Both are massive though, and quite expensive. Again, will not fit in most cases that are 20cm in width or less.

I myself am looking for a smaller-factor, more moderately priced solution but if you're looking for the best in CPUs, my thoughts would be, better not skimp on the best cooling or a good case like the HAF X or similar (which ironically I love to build almost as much as I hate its' looks!!!)
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6653
 

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right now i have a haf 912 from Cooler Master it isn't that bad. but for the new build i will be using a Zalman z11 plus
 

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what is the temp for ur i7 xtreme with the noctua nh d14? whats the clock speed