Anyone try aftermarket air instead of AIO's? 4690K. I'd like to go Dh14.. or EVO 212 if no clearance for Dh14.
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Would it fit? Maybe. Would it benefit you? Absolutely not. The sheer size of the heatsink would restrict airflow so badly that your computer would have major temp issues. This case is really designed for water cooling
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I'm using an H100i on a 4770K, which actually mounts perfectly in this case, being it's also a Corsair product. With the dual 120s,it almost looks like the board and fans will touch, but after about 9 months, there is no touching or rattling. Love this setup, works very well, no issues, super clean.
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You can only use very low profile coolers in this case, a 212 and a dh14 would not work. Notcuta makes many low profile coolers, check those out.
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Pretty much any. I'm using a h80i and fits perfect. I would recommend the 212 if you want aircooled
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Basic fan not up to very heavy gaming, searching for asteroids, folding proteins, or crunching for primes research, when overclocked heavily. A $29 CoolerMaster Hyper 212 will get you 3/4 of the way to water-cooling. That last 25% of high end air coolers is a rich field. This Noctua will better most and almost always will be in the top three coolers out there, on almost all tests. If not, question the methodology, or installation expertise, even with thermal paste. Learn about TCase temp v. core temp., and try the Hyper 212, if you are only getting started. If you need more, it will be a minor lost expenditure, then get one of the high-rated ones. Basic fan not up to very heavy gaming, searching for asteroids, folding proteins, or crunching for primes research, when overclocked heavily. A $29 CoolerMaster Hyper 212 will get you 3/4 of the way to water-cooling. That last 25% of high end air coolers is a rich field. This Noctua will better most and almost always will be in the top three coolers out there, on almost all tests. If not, question the methodology, or installation expertise, even with thermal paste. Learn about TCase temp v. core temp., and try the Hyper 212, if you are only getting started. If you need more, it will be a... » Read More Basic fan not up to very heavy gaming, searching for asteroids, folding proteins, or crunching for primes research, when overclocked heavily. A $29 CoolerMaster Hyper 212 will get you 3/4 of the way to water-cooling. That last 25% of high end air coolers is a rich field. This Noctua will better most and almost always will be in the top three coolers out there, on almost all tests. If not, question the methodology, or installation expertise, even with thermal paste. Learn about TCase temp v. core temp., and try the Hyper 212, if you are only getting started. If you need more, it will be a minor lost expenditure, then get one of the high-rated ones. « Show Less
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Cooler Master hyper 212 Evo is what I bought for mine. Had great reviews and is reasonably quiet.
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i bought it and returned it. It pushes a good amt of air, but is way to loud for my liking. I would recommend noctua if you want quiet, high airflow fans.
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I personally use a Hyper 212 plus and it fits just fine, I'm not sure if the EVO is bigger though, but I might have some trouble if I want to install one on the last slot of the RAM. It probably has to be removed if I need to insert/remove just on the last slot. Hope that answers your question.
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what charlie a. said, and the fan that does come with the CPU sounds horrible. get an aftermarket air cooler, it will help.
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I have the Hyper 212+ in my case, fits in there with side fan, but i dont know how tall the evo is, but I dont see why it wouldnt fit
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Stock :).. if not then u can always place the fan alittle higher or behind it and let it pull instead of push... or get the corsair liquid cooling etc..
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I use a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. If you don't plan on doing extreme overclocking, I think it will serve you well. I run the cpu at stock settings, and the core temperatures at maximum load are roughly 50-55 C. No need to go overboard on cooling unless you plan to overclock.
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Thanks, i want this for a 3770k, i got it oced 4.8 ghz 1,38v, its delided but it reaches high temps in sunmer season, the reason i want to change my closed loop wc is that i want to improve airflow in my haf xb, my actual wc is intel rts2011, poor thing has payed for it self so far
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Most all-in-one coolers are better than low-mid range air cooling. With that comparison if you can afford the Seidon I'd recommend it, but there is nothing wrong with the EVO 212 either. Unless your current CPU is being throttled by heat this cooler won't help on it's own to increase performance. With better cooling you should be able to overclock (advanced) which could potentially help. Make sure that your CPU is even the part that is holding SC2 back. You might be better off investing in a better GPU than a cooler for your CPU if your CPU isn't experiencing heavy load during gameplay.
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I am currently using the stock fan. At stock speeds my computer stays pretty cool, 15-20 C. When playing online games however, they go up to 40-45 which I guess isn't too bad. With higher settings on games/programs the fan then turns into something like a Bulldozer running over C4, extremely loud but does a pretty "Ok" job at keeping the CPU cool if it isn't put under anything over regular use stress. I would highly recommend getting a better fan if you have the money, but if not, you should be fine until you manage to get your hands on one.
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Yes i would say with the stock fans you can get adequate airflow any standard system. IT however has a very tight fit with the cool-master 120m water cooling system and don't recommend using the cooler if you plan to force air out of the back. The top mount were good but for my configuration those were blocked.
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I bought one of this to use on a dual core CPU. It does it's job as expected, throws out lots of air and it very good at reducing several degrees from the CPU. However, if you are planning to purchase a cooler for an Eight Core AMD FX, this is not your fan. For a CPU like yours I recommend you to get a watercooler. I have the same cpu as you and got a coolermaster Seidon for about $60. AMD cpus overheat a lot, so I would stay away from air cooling if I were you
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Go with an a8-5600k trinity. It's the same price. You could also go with an fm2+ socket a10 kavari core.
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Short additional answer is yes. You might even be able to use your current cooler too or stock cooler. I run mine with a noctura but if you aren't overclocking I wouldn't worry about it. Check your temperature using Core Temp application. You can use CPU ID to check voltage and slightly under volt to keep temps down but you sacrifice some performance. Easier to get a good air cooler.