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PHANTEKS PH-TC14PE and Corsair Carbide Series 400R
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best cooler? Lots of people recommend this or the Thermaltake frio http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608018
The Phanteks should fit in there with more than 10mm clearance
nice case BTW- Thread Starter
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Which do you recommend most? It seems I am between 3 great coolers. The money isn't really the issue I just want the best cooling for OCing.
Thank you btw. =]
Btw which Frio should I go with if I go with one of those? it seems there are 3-4 of them? o.o
Thank you btw. =]
Btw which Frio should I go with if I go with one of those? it seems there are 3-4 of them? o.o
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The eclipse III is also a fantastic cooler, to be honest there won't be a huge difference between the three. Generally speaking they rank 1: noctua d14, your phanteks, the 60 dollar thermaltakeFrio overclocking ready and then the thermax. Here's a link that compares the frio and the d14 http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/thermaltake_frio/4.htm
As you can see even between the d14 (best) and the frio (in the top 10 but not best) there isn't a huge difference, six degrees at most. What it really comes down to in the end is how well you can apply thermal compound haha, even with a d14 a crappy thermal compound application will ruin temperatures. I suggest you Google search each cooler you're thinking about and read a few reviews on each and go for the one you like most, you honestly can't go wrong with any of them. If I were buying I'd either get the d14 (because it just is the best) or the frio cause it looks pretty sweet, but that's just me=) sorry if there's any typos this message was posted from a sgh-i777
As you can see even between the d14 (best) and the frio (in the top 10 but not best) there isn't a huge difference, six degrees at most. What it really comes down to in the end is how well you can apply thermal compound haha, even with a d14 a crappy thermal compound application will ruin temperatures. I suggest you Google search each cooler you're thinking about and read a few reviews on each and go for the one you like most, you honestly can't go wrong with any of them. If I were buying I'd either get the d14 (because it just is the best) or the frio cause it looks pretty sweet, but that's just me=) sorry if there's any typos this message was posted from a sgh-i777
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D14 over the frio. The frio is loud. I can't recommend it based on that fact.
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Great choice!
