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Hey all so I'm looking at cpu coolers and I am most concerned about cooling performance and also don't want something screaming loud. So some of the things i've been looking at are the noctua dh14 (or whatever it's called, i'm sure you know what i'm talking about), the prolimatech megahalems, or maybe the corsair h70.
At this point I'd probably prefer the noctua or megahalems because i have a friend who had the h70 and he said it was crazy loud.
About the megahalems, they don't come with fans? What fans are reccomended to put on it? Get 1 or 2 fans for it?
Pretty much my big concern about the noctua or megahalems is how big and heavy they are. As far as size they shouldn't be a problem. But I keep hearing word and reading reviews and people keep bringing up that they are so heavy that it could lead to flexing of the motherboard because of the torque involved. Is this just speculation or can the motherboard literally flex because that doesn't sound very good. All this word of motherboard flex has me thinking of just getting like a CM 212+ because of it's lighter weight but still good performance.
Or if anyone has some ideas of other great performing, not super loud air coolers let me know but from what I've seen online these two are right up at the best.
At this point I'd probably prefer the noctua or megahalems because i have a friend who had the h70 and he said it was crazy loud.
About the megahalems, they don't come with fans? What fans are reccomended to put on it? Get 1 or 2 fans for it?
Pretty much my big concern about the noctua or megahalems is how big and heavy they are. As far as size they shouldn't be a problem. But I keep hearing word and reading reviews and people keep bringing up that they are so heavy that it could lead to flexing of the motherboard because of the torque involved. Is this just speculation or can the motherboard literally flex because that doesn't sound very good. All this word of motherboard flex has me thinking of just getting like a CM 212+ because of it's lighter weight but still good performance.
Or if anyone has some ideas of other great performing, not super loud air coolers let me know but from what I've seen online these two are right up at the best.