Newegg has the Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler for $85 - $15 off with coupon code EMCNDJA45 [Exp 6/25] = $70 with free shipping. Features a six heatpipe dual radiator, and a NF-P14/NF-P12 dual fan configuration. Excellent Newegg reviews.
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$70 for a non-liquid CPU cooler? Who buys this?
#1 - becuase a $70 liquid cooler can't cool as well as this can. this cooler is not silent, but its pretty quiet.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1214-page7.html
i've seen a lot of high end system use these.
Not all water coolers can outdo this btw especially the smaller enclosed systems. In fact, my eco does not do a very good job of keeping cool like I would like it to. I've seen corsairs do even worse. The enclosed coolant system is not big enough in many cases to accommodate something like a burning CPU. Even if the fan on the back of the radiator is pointing inward -as it should, bringing it cool air to hit the radiator directly.
Water systems are otherwise usually quieter though
I would agree. I have the 212+ in my case right now and it really does help. This coming from someone who lives in AZ with the computer upstairs (with inadequate AC). I'm sure I could've gotten away with a WC system, but the 212+ at the time was cheaper.
This is by far one of the best air coolers available. The huge radiators spread the heat well, while their fans move enough air to be very effective yet remain quiet compared to most setups. I added two additional fan, one to suck in the air in the front, and one to push the air out in the back, which works well having 4 fans in a linear setup to keep air flowing in and out of the case. Setup was a problem because it was so darn big. Make sure your RAM do not have a heatsink otherwise it will not have enough clearance for the fan. I chose this over watercooler because it's easier to maintain. Did not want to deal with cutting and cleaning the tubes, replacing the distilled water, etc etc.
Anyone that has used an All In One (AIO) water cooler probably wished they bought an air only cooler of the same price with the exception of one with a 240+mm rad or where space above the cpu is limited.
So to say you should just spend $70 on a water cooler instead of a high end air, I would think you have never used one.
I have used a custom loop before, $300+ for barely noticable difference in cpu vs a high end air cooler, I will probably never go back to water.