Hi,
I'm after a new CPU cooler, initially to cool an i5 750, but will probably move to Ivy Bridge at some point. I'm not going for crazy 4.5Ghz+ overclocks on the 750 as I still want to bear in mind my power consumption, so I'm not looking at stuff like the NH-D14, Silver Arrow, or that massive new one with the weird name.
One thing I also want to give big consideration to is noise: I'd like to hear as little as possible from my P182, and everything else in there is pretty much inaudible.
So far I'm looking at:
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus - £22
Gelid Tranquillo - £24
Corsair A70 - £29
Be Quiet! Dark Rock Advanced - £40
Thermalright Venomous X-RT - £41
Thermalright Archon - £43
I've seen people talk about the 212+ being excellent value, but perhaps not what you should get if you want something very quiet. I don't know about the Tranquillo or A70 on that front.
The Dark Rock, X-RT and Archon are all meant to be pretty much silent I think, so on those it'll come down to performance and ease of mounting (the Dark Rock is meant to be a pain to mount, dunno about the Thermalrights).
Anyone have anything to add? All advice appreciated.
I'm after a new CPU cooler, initially to cool an i5 750, but will probably move to Ivy Bridge at some point. I'm not going for crazy 4.5Ghz+ overclocks on the 750 as I still want to bear in mind my power consumption, so I'm not looking at stuff like the NH-D14, Silver Arrow, or that massive new one with the weird name.
One thing I also want to give big consideration to is noise: I'd like to hear as little as possible from my P182, and everything else in there is pretty much inaudible.
So far I'm looking at:
Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus - £22
Gelid Tranquillo - £24
Corsair A70 - £29
Be Quiet! Dark Rock Advanced - £40
Thermalright Venomous X-RT - £41
Thermalright Archon - £43
I've seen people talk about the 212+ being excellent value, but perhaps not what you should get if you want something very quiet. I don't know about the Tranquillo or A70 on that front.
The Dark Rock, X-RT and Archon are all meant to be pretty much silent I think, so on those it'll come down to performance and ease of mounting (the Dark Rock is meant to be a pain to mount, dunno about the Thermalrights).
Anyone have anything to add? All advice appreciated.
