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So I just got the Baram and am pretty tired of the thumb screws on it as I tend to keep moving things around. Its a great cooler, but I would prefer something a bit easier to use. Its just that the Baram gives me very little place to work with..

Now I was wondering which would be better:

1 Megahalems
2 H50
3 Noctua the new one

Thanks guys. Please keep in mind ease of installation and the best cooling. BTW I hate those fan clips on the Megahalems.
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Out of the three, if you want the best of the best for Air Cooling than it has to be the Megahalems, right next to it would be the Noctua cooler
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Mega looks like the best cooling/least hassle.

H50 looks comparable to the Mega (maybe better in a push-pull)

Don't know anything about the new Noctua
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Noctua. They usually have really good clearance and perform well.
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1 Megahalems
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Looks like the Megahalems has the win....would it work well with low rpm fans like the gentle typhoons, 1450's.
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Yes, GentleTyphoons would work very well on it.

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The IFX-14 would be the very best with a three-fan config, but 3 good fans cost real dough. I'd say Noctua or Megahalems, whichever you prefer in a combination of looks and cost.
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But I always thought that the megas needed high speed fans?
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