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Been out of the loop... what's the best HSF now?

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#1 ·
Yeah... haven't been in a bios in 4/5 months I think, when I left the Noctua NH-D14 and the Thermalright Silver Arrow were the best there was in top end coolers. A bit of looking showed nothing new from Noctua, although a new (?) HS from Thermalright called a Silver Arrow SB-E. Is it actually better than it's predecessor? I just want something very quiet and capable of cooling my i7-930 with a bit of an OC (~4Ghz). mobo is a classy 4 way.

thanks guys
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What about

Thermalright True Spirit 140
Cooler master TPC-812
Noctua NH C14
Prolimatech Megahalems+2x XSPC Xinruinlian 2000 RPM
TRUE 120 Black+ 2x Scythe kaze jyuni slip stream
Akasa Voodoo Venom
Themarlright Macho 2x TY 140
TR Venomous X RT
Noctua NH D14
Phanteks PH-TC14PE
Thermalright Silver Arrow
Noctua NH D14 SE2011
 
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Originally Posted by ssgtnubb View Post

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100008000%2050060115&IsNodeId=1&name=Phanteks%20Company these guys are the new kids on the block and have been getting great review's. I'm thinking about dumping my H70 for one of them.
Yeah I was aware of them... but they're kind of ugly. and when they're all within 2C, and about the same price, yes aesthetics matter
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Originally Posted by GREG MISO View Post

Dont forget the nzxt havik 140 which is as good as the nhd14 for a better price and a better form factor.
Yes, it looks like a safe, inexpensive buy...
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Originally Posted by ssgtnubb View Post

I guess you also need to consider your surroundings around the cpu with Ram clearance, etc. That's the only thing holding me back at the moment, my ram heatsinks are kinda high.
actually this is my biggest potential issue, my RAM has some very tall heat spreaders
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Originally Posted by psyclum View Post

SA SB-E and phantek seems to be the new HSF's you've missed out on. however, they still perform within 1 or 2 C of the D14 so no worries. the only difference is they might not fit on your mobo since they are bigger.
I'm thinking about that new variant of the SA very favorably...
 
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