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9/17/12 at 9:16pm
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Hey guys which is the best Air Cooler for an FX-8150?

I been looking;
V8 Coolermaster
V10 Coolermaster
Coolermaster GeminII S524
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

Thanks!
Edited by ITAngel - 9/17/12 at 9:48pm
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post #2 of 40
9/17/12 at 10:53pm
if you have to choose from those .. id suggest the D14 smile.gif

it has a reputation of being one of the best air coolers out there
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Noctua NH-D14
Phanteks PH-TC14PE
Thermalright Silver Arrow (or Silver Arrow-SBE)

Current kings of air cooling, all of them perform very, very close to each other. Silver Arrow being the best, marginally. With upgraded fans, they are all fairly the same.
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9/18/12 at 4:03am
I just switched from a Silver Arrow to a NH-D14 and have noticed no difference in temps or noise at this stage. Both great coolers thumb.gif
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9/18/12 at 4:10am
of all the crazy coolers i have tried i moved back to the 212+ because of the price. sure its not as good as the D14 but when it cost 1/4 the price and is only a few degrees less it works for me. if i am going to spend that much money on cooling a rig i will just get a rasa kit.

of all the ones you listed the D14 is by far the best.
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9/18/12 at 4:21am
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of all the crazy coolers i have tried i moved back to the 212+ because of the price. sure its not as good as the D14 but when it cost 1/4 the price and is only a few degrees less it works for me. if i am going to spend that much money on cooling a rig i will just get a rasa kit
Very true... except the "few degrees" . And even that is true if you are not throwing a lot of heat at them. The cooler pack leaders show their real colors when CPU is pushed to the max. Then the pack leader will show a much greater than a "few degrees" better performance.
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of all the ones you listed the D14 is by far the best
Now I take issue.
ATM Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E Extreme is probably the best.
Both Phanteks and Silver Arrow SB-E are hot on it's tail.
And both Phanteks and SA SB-E are 1-2c better than D14.
Really not much at all, but D14 is not the best!

Alpenfohn K2 aka Assassin
Noctua D14
Silver Arrow
SA-SB-E
Phanteks
and quite a few more all perform within a couple of degrees of each other.
Edited by doyll - 9/18/12 at 4:30am
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9/18/12 at 4:23am
Had a silver arrow for months! Temps at 4Ghz 1.46V and NB @ 2.8Ghz 1.35V it had the CPU at 47C, i was amazed.
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post #8 of 40
9/18/12 at 6:32am
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Now I take issue.
ATM Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E Extreme is probably the best.
Both Phanteks and Silver Arrow SB-E are hot on it's tail.
And both Phanteks and SA SB-E are 1-2c better than D14.
Really not much at all, but D14 is not the best!
Alpenfohn K2 aka Assassin
Noctua D14
Silver Arrow
SA-SB-E
Phanteks
and quite a few more all perform within a couple of degrees of each other.

he never listed those, he said V8 Coolermaster V10 Coolermaster Coolermaster GeminII S524 or Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler and out of those the D14 is best
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post #9 of 40
9/18/12 at 8:26am
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Hey guys which is the best Air Cooler for an FX-8150?

I been looking;
V8 Coolermaster
V10 Coolermaster
Coolermaster GeminII S524
Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler

Thanks!
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Originally Posted by mezmenir View Post

Noctua NH-D14
Phanteks PH-TC14PE
Thermalright Silver Arrow (or Silver Arrow-SBE)
Current kings of air cooling, all of them perform very, very close to each other. Silver Arrow being the best, marginally. With upgraded fans, they are all fairly the same.

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Originally Posted by cyanmcleod View Post


he never listed those, he said V8 Coolermaster V10 Coolermaster Coolermaster GeminII S524 or Noctua NH-D14 120mm & 140mm SSO CPU Cooler and out of those the D14 is best
Sorry.

There are 2 posts in this thread listing coolers.

The most recent before your post is the one quoted here.

I assumed as you did not quote post you were responding to that it wa the most recent.

You are absolutely correct about D14 being best in reference to OP's list. thumb.gif
Edited by doyll - 9/18/12 at 8:29am
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post #10 of 40
9/18/12 at 9:03am
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Is ok to post any other coolers. Is allowing me to read about those too.
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