Phanteks PH-TC14PE on a 5820k or any cpu

[iGigaflop]

Has anyone one used the Phanteks PH-TC14PE? I was thinking of going with it because it matches my build perfect and it seems to be a good air cooler. I was thinking of getting it or an h110. Ive never used a closed loop water cooler before and im scared of leaks i know its rare but thought i might go with air. And i have a cm storm stryker case so most anything should fit in it.

 

[nitromullet]

I originally bought mine for an i7 3930K, and I've been using it on my i5 4670K since Haswell first came out. I use it at pretty low RPM's so it's almost silent. I'm happy with it.

It's up there with the best air coolers you can get, right alongside the Noctua NH-D14, and when I bought mine it was a lot cheaper than the Noctua as well. The new NH-D15 might get you a degree C or two lower, but the Noctua and Phanteks are about as good as it gets on air. I think to get significantly better temps you would have to go custom water.

The downside for the Noctua and the Phanteks compare to closed loop water are that they are both huge and pretty heavy. I wouldn't recommend either for a system that will be moved around a lot, like a LAN party box. The NH-D14 and Phanteks also only work with low profile RAM. No tall heat spreaders. I think the NH-D15 is designed to work with tall RAM.

 

[Essence_of_War]

The downside for the Noctua and the Phanteks compare to closed loop water are that they are both huge and pretty heavy. I wouldn't recommend either for a system that will be moved around a lot, like a LAN party box. The NH-D14 and Phanteks also only work with low profile RAM. No tall heat spreaders. I think the NH-D15 is designed to work with tall RAM.

Yeah, certainly check your clearances. The Phanteks has great cooling per dB of noise, but it usually overhangs at least 1 memory slot. Plan on low-profile RAM if you're filling all of your slots.

 

[myocardia]

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