upgrade air cooler

[Chalky Emultion]

Since my watercooling experiment in a Cooler Master Silencio 550 case has failed because a shop sold me a defective radiator, I'm going to stay with an air cooler for now. I'll retry watercooling when I'll get a new case since I have already got all the components.

Now, I need to upgrade my Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO because my i7 3770K @4 GHz is getting hot when using software like Agisoft PhotoScan.

Any suggestion? I need a silent cooler when the CPU is lightly loaded...

 

[Dude]

Not sure on your budget but look at this zalman cooler.

ZALMAN CNPS12X 120mm Long Life Bearing High Performance Triple Fan CPU Cooler - Newegg.com

or this noctua

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018

 

[Chalky Emultion]

Are these good coolers? Will they otperform coolers like Cooler Master V8 GTS or similar?

 

[Dude]

Others can chime in if they have used one. I have read really good things about them. I tried the a coolermaster N520, but it would not seat good for me. The hyper 212 evo is a really good cooler also. If you have the room for it, I would say the Noctua is the best of them.

 

[Chalky Emultion]

I have a lot of space in my case, I was looking at ZALMAN CNPS12X 120mm because it is near Noctua NH-D14 performance but costs less and has got better looking.
Maybe a corsair hydro series would be better, but I have only 1 back fan which pull out hot air from the case, and with a liquid cooler my airflow will get totally blocked.

If the Zalman will help temps in a good way I'll get it. will it be quiet as the Hyper TX3 Evo when my CPU will be in idle?

 

[linnemeyerhere]

With lots of room in your case and you want to OC and run quiet then really why waste time and just get the best !

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[Chalky Emultion]

What about the Thermalight Silver Arrow SB-E? It should be 4c Celsius cooler than the Noctua best cooler...
I'm going to overclock my i7 3770k to 4.6-4.7 GHz without watercooling...

 

[kbrady1979]

You can never get exact numbers on coolers based on others tests. My Intel water cooler got mediocre reviews by almost everybody that tested it.....but it outperforms 99% of comparable air/water coolers by a healthy margin according to those same tests.

Can you take some pictures of your setup, specifically inside the case?

 

[Chalky Emultion]

sorry I was away from home, tomorrow I'll take pics of my setup

 

[GeneO]

What about the Thermalight Silver Arrow SB-E? It should be 4c Celsius cooler than the Noctua best cooler...
I'm going to overclock my i7 3770k to 4.6-4.7 GHz without watercooling...

I would put them in the same ballpark. The Noctua should be very quiet.

 

[Layback Bear]

Like linnemeyerhere.
If I was going to air cool a cpu this is my choice.


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