#28 - Question/Answer: Best CPU Air Cooler

[maximevhw]

what about v8 or v10 from coolermaster?

[oHaiinexD]

wow these are some FAN tastic coolers! Haha get the joke!? Whatever nowim gonna go spam my new joke to every fan/cooler videos cuz im a lonely fucker :D

[oHaiinexD]

how much would i be able to overclock my AMD Phenom x6 1090t with the Xigmatek Thor's Hammer?

[MyWonderApple]

@oHaiinexD Default is 3.2ghz hmm maybe 3.7ghz? I'm not too sure :P

[MrGlazed]

spam #1 for om nom nom

[stigyo92]

screw you 2D man

[mission156Pro]

Tap 6 for beep.

[antunkatona]

The Cooler Master hyper Z600 is a passive cooler. Are there any others that are fanless as well and how well would they perform with a an Athlon X4 635 processor assuming there isn't a single fan in the case (fanless PSU)?

[B3nny11CoolPoint]

ok... ant the loud one's? besides some heatsink on which are mounted delta fans?.. xD Mabu TT Extreme Volcano 12?

[luvCKay]

is it just me, or is he really hot?

need to put a cooler on himself <3

[cardzandmuzic81]

Delta cooling fans own all of the fans that u said...

[BRONGOHORST]

where is prolimatech megahalems.

This is the best air cooler.

[xxvi3tboi5o4xx]

@BRONGOHORST Far from it. The Silver Arrow and the NH D14 are on the top.

[Doclolwut]

what about the silenx effizio extreme? not very popular, but super dense fins and 5 8mm heatpipes that are direct contact! very good imo

[Scavitza]

What about Zalman cnps 9900 max, i can make a 400W coolling solution with him :))

[martiniostramoga]

What about a scythe mugen 2?

[NLterror6000]

All the coolers blows.....

[snoozeygaming]

@NLterror6000 lol

[1jln]

I'm using i5 2500k and i need a HSF/WC that can low the temp stable when OC, extremely quiet . NO more than 100$, can yo help me out please?

[asus3571]

frio is theblack sheep everyone should get equivalent if not better than the d14 just loud as hell

[MyStuff774]

BUY THE NOCTUA NH-D14 ITS AMAZING :)

[Eddiefry]

NH-d14

[Eddiefry]

Noctura hd14 is mine, and would smoke just about all the ones mentioned.

[dpate]

Noctua NH-D14 FTW

[MvilleYute]

I want to become a member of ur group so I can ask you questions and stuff and watch you answer. How?

[lord2468vader22]

ARent the coolers that come with your cpu do any good

[carlje54]

What is the best software to show me the cpu temp? I have an AMD Phenom II X4 955. Running windows 7 ultimate 64-bit.

[gougerkiks]

@carlje54 realtemp.cpu-z,speedfan or go to bios

[NBzRazor]

very heasy question... Danamics LMX superleggera !

[Ryuuken24]

The best cpu fan cooler is the Delta fan line, you can't go wrong with any one of them, but you can go deaf.

[DiGiTaLdAzEDM]

Prolimatech Megahalems or Super Mega, and Noctua NH-D14 would come to mind for me--but yeah, there are other good ones as well.

[SuperTechmech]

noctua nh-d14 is th best

[WtfEggsBbq]

@SuperTechmech Yeah, I've seen Noctua have some excellent coolers.

[Drebln893]

@SuperTechmech ....YEP ....i agree with you.

[WhiteHawk137]

The Hyper Z600 with 2 fans push-pull config is still better than even the Thermalright Venomous X, it's really big though lol

[InvaderZimFan101]

coolermaster V10

[Hokrollo1]

@InvaderZimFan101

Too big, and cools RAMs also so.

[PPRUVIAN]

Thumbs up if you have the Cooler master V8!

[Aldind2x]

Aww no Mention of the Noctuas :(

[alonsoeldemx]

I need a new CPU cooler from my new system. Just upgraded from

core 2 duo E6700 to a i5 760. I was gonna buy the i5 750 but waited a few weeks and i got cheaper the i5 760 like $40.

My eye are in Cooler Master RR-B10-212P-G1 Hyper 212 Plus additional blue Led fun, or ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED.

My case Width is: 8.6 inches

[OBSysteme]

Question: is it possible to safely over-clock with an air cooler?

[soulflame99]

@OBSysteme

Yes just watch the temps and overclock little by little also depends on the cpu and which cooler you have. just read up on what the max temp your cpu can get and try to stay 10 degrees under that.

[OBSysteme]

@soulflame99  cool thanks!

[Bertlhuaba]

Ekl Alpenföhn Matterhorn with 2 120mm fans



[elfling]

Looking at attaining 4ghz on an i7-950 [on air]....which one would you recommend most?

[thetrazor]

what about cooler master v10? :O i got it and it cools rly good :P

[johnnyscarface95]

The best cooler noctua nh-d14 and thermalright silver arrow

[BRANDON85L]

Cooler Master GT keeps my Intel Core i5 at 25 C on idle and 48 C on 100% load

[Edge0fPain]

Would it make sense to get a better-than-average CPU cooler with a case with 3 huge fans? Instead of an amazing CPU cooler with a case of no fans.

[soulflame99]

@Edge0fPain better than average with 3 fans itll help pull air out of the case and keep more than just the cpu cool and also...duh you need case fans to keep hot air out not just a cpu cooler.

[KHONObakayaro]

im buying one soon but i need to know hpertx3 or coolermaster 212 plus ...or xigmateksHDT963...casue im low on budget... and the diff between xigmatek s963 and s1283...thank you i need to know quick

[STRIKER520]

@KHONObakayaro Out of those the coolermaster 212 if you have room in your case and the difference between the s963 and the s1283 are size for the most part the s963 is 92mm and the s1283 has a 120mm fan.

[KHONObakayaro]

thanks alot bro... i got the 212plus..it is awesome..and superb performance

[pursuinginsanity]

@scar1343 Idle temps don't matter in the least. No air cooler will keep a modern chip at that temp under load. Under load is what matters.. and stock coolers are horrible.

[zEkr3t]

thermalright hr-02 FTW!

[Jose04811]

whaqt did the cpu say to the cpu air cooler? Blow me..

[MrSpore15]

@Jose04811 ROFL nerd joke... Love it X-D

[gohman94]

@Jose04811 lol

[scar1343]

I got a intel cooler. keeps my cpu at 28 Degress celcius.

[ndogg360]

@scar1343

i bet it burns up while gaming though. Idle temps dont mean a thing. Its the temps under load that count. and trsut me, the intel stock cooler is crap. Any stock cooler is crap.

[RedJoker]

The best is cooler should be Noctua NH-D14 at the moment

But the Noctua is costs more than twice as much as the Mugen 2 for maybe a 2-3 °C lower temperature .... conclusion of this? Noctua is a waste of money ^^

[klxxhd]

EKL Alpenföhn Matterhorn is the BEST !!!

[GeneralA6]

Mugen II is a really nice cpu cooler + it's very cheap !

check my Mugen II in my case

/watch?v=R_V9U0HQdPc

[myez]

I love the NH-D14, it's huge though and comes really close to the memory. Can't beat it's performance though and yeah I know it wasn't out when this video was made.

[brian4480]

the thing about air cooling is...as long as it cools under your CPU max temp its doing its job...i mean what is the difference between the D-14 cooling a CPU to 40C under load and the V10 cooling it to 44C under load sure the D-14 beats it by 4 c but both are doing what they are made for. So saying all others are shit as TYROCK says is both incorrect and elitist. A good after market 30 dollar air cooling unit will prevent your CPU from burning up when your OCing..so how it that "shit"?

[StanK27]

It doesn't matter how old this is.. If they cooled cpus well back then, they will still do it now.

[AnimalRare]

The Best cpu cooler ! You have good or bad simple as that !!

[Drsmurfie]

Prolimatech Megahalem Rev B all the way. Best cooling for a decent price

[xTYROCKx]

1. Noctua NH-D14 KING of AIR COOLER

2. Cooler Master V10

3. Thermalright TRUE

4. Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme

BEST OF ALLLLLL OTHERS SHIT

[bayandsl]

is cooler master 212+ is a best cooler? i have installed a optional fan which make it 2, 120mm fan

[Pieisforsk8ers]

From benchmarks, the best CPU air coolers are: #1 Noctua NH-D14 #2 CoGage Arrow #3Thermalright Venomous X #4 Promilatech Megahalems #5Thermalright TRUE 120 #6 Xigmatek Thor's Hammer #7 Zalman CNPS10X Extreme #8 Scythe Mugen 2 #9 Ximgatek Balder #10 Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus

[sebomstian]

I've seen like 10 of his vids now, but i can never manage to catch his name xD

[jonnyj0987654321]

Noctua NH-D14 or that Danamics Liquid Metal one.

[saguerraty]

i think that the coolmaster v 10 is probably the best , but is quite expensive for air cooling wich is why i like the coolmaster v 8 that is a ot cheaper and cools a lot

[naka538]

#LOL

[r4ggsokk3n]

Best coolers at this date are either Cooler Master V10 which is silent and cools down ram or Thermalright TRUE Copper combined with Papst 4112N2H4 355m³/ hour which it's loud as hell but nothing beats it..

[TipCamStudio]

this is old now is the Noctua NH-D14

[iamthemovie42]

#lol #omg #lol #omg #lol #lol#lol #omg

[dasKeks28]

Currently the best CPU-cooler ist the Prolimatech Megahalems.

[peterxxmeme]

Wrong, its the Prolimatech Megashadow

[FubuMushu]

Will any of these fit in a Midi tower case?

[Backwardsman97]

Should I get the Scythe Mugen 2 or the Xigmatek S1283?

[terran698]

@Backwardsman97 go with the scythe i have one and on a cpu short of an oc'd phenom2 965 or an I7 980 it will most likely put the peak at the stock coolers idle. or at least thats what it did on my phenom 9650

[Backwardsman97]

@terran698 The only thing about the scythe that I'm worried about is that it would be too heavy for a vertical motherboard?

[terran698]

@Backwardsman97 it will be fine as i have mine on a vertical motherboard. the mounting hardware is seriously beefy, to the point where i dont worry about the mobo bending or breaking

[hrbear]

@Backwardsman97 Mugen 2 or Noctua NH-D14.

[THEBIGGESTPENISEVER]

i have SPINQ thermaltake.

[kengie2]

What About the Silent Knight II ?? ocing 955 to 3.8?

[bob333336]

D14, and Venomous X.

[atomdragon4]

How is the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2?

[magicfartboy06]

@atomdragon4 Its fantastic i have that one, I have a Q6600 running, not too demanding but runs at about 35 degrees load.

I oc'd it to 3.1 and temp @ 50 load

it's good but very big!

[LPmusik]

0:00-0:05 he is censored

[turbotonic27]

@LPmusik haha !you made me laugh ! lol

[RkaydGamer]

@LPmusik

Where do people look most? the eyes... this guys smart

[raeviliss3]

@LPmusik ugly

[UTUBESUCK666]

Define "Best"? Best at: stock speed? Price/performance ratio? Good cooling while having the lowest noise? There is no such thing as one size fit all for CPU cooler.

The best, price/performance ratio, with great overclocking ability and average fan noise is undoubtedly the Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus. It beats the Xigmatek and it's cheaper.

If you want to reach the highest clock and noise is no object, them get a Megahalem and slap it with 2 hight speed 120MM fan. Beats the NH-D14 @4.2Ghz+

[Eagle0watch]

Hello guys, I just made a video of me overclocking my I-7(920) using 2 floor model freezers. I've never seen anybody try this before using affordable cheap freezers so tried. the of the video is called "Overclocking I-7(920) using two Freezers!"

[cannnonfoddder]

@UTUBESUCK666 Well said, the same applies to most PC components, there's no one size fits all. I'm going with the Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus for my future build, because of it's high performance/price ratio. AU$39, can't go wrong :) Should be quieter than the stock AMD Phenom 955 cooler I hope.

[IRONMANTA]

thanks survivor man!

[nikosyv]

Thanks!! he totally reminded me of someone, and now i know who!:D

[anusmcshitswab]

hyper z600 is 1kg of metal and doesnt require a fan if you have good case vent

[need4speed402]

v8 cooler?

[SSRT]

i got Xigmatek RS-1283 Red Scorpion, very good cooler indeed.

[oqsajec]

Ok, i got the V8. V10 is great for the RAM but other than that. the V8. After that, water cooling.

[matthewcardinals]

hell no. look at the hundreds of benchmarks saying that the v8 is a shitty ass cooler.

[matthewcardinals]

your an idiot. we will stop there.

[oqsajec]

and you sure are brave talking shit online rather than face to face boy. a person not open to ideas is an idiot, and that's not talking shit , that's a fact.

[HonourAmongThieves]

buy a Cooler master V8 or v10. but the v10 is overkill

[BoogieWithStew]

The V10 cools RAM too, so not overkill. The Corsair Dominator RAM fans aren't good.

[HonourAmongThieves]

how high are you overclocking your cpu/ram for cpu i have the corsair h50

[BoogieWithStew]

4GHz with 12GB Dominator DDR3 not overclocked (1600MHz) but sticks are close together, since all slots are filled, so less airflow.

The Cooler Master V10 blows down onto the RAM, so it's a CPU and RAM cooler. They don't get this point across well enough in their marketing.

So options are: run a V8 + Corsair RAM cooling fan (which is loud, and the motors can cause electromagnetic interference), or run a V10.

[rbaez333]

He didn't even mention the Noctua coolers. They make some of the best coolers but they are expensive.

[Black0mega]

Look at when the video was made, '08. The good Noctua coolers weren't out then.

 And of course he didn't mention the Prolimatech Megahalems. Which would kill any of the coolers he mentioned.

[rbaez333]

True I failed to notice the date when I typed the comment. My bad.

[simmon1996]

whats "OC" in the name of a cooler

[liamcollister]

@simmon1996 probarbly "overclock"

[DeltaPhi79]

The OCZ one? OCZ is the company name. I assume it's short for "Overclocks" or "Overclockers" or something lol.

[SSRT]

he mean "OCZ Vandetta 2" Cooler

[Kulawendin]

I have a Tuniq, it's massive.

[SoldierCyfix]

thats what she said

[tigerpjm]

I really like this guy's reviews but he moves his mouth in a peculiarly American way....

[DjiEnn]

He doesnt even mention the scythe mugen 2...

Blasphemy!

[friskoscity]

This video is almost two years old; I dont think mugen 2 was even out then.

[hrbear]

@friskoscity Or the Noctua NH-D14. According to my opinion there will be a problem in the near future most for Intel, because i7 is rising high tempertures. AMD's phenom IIs have more flexibility, they are already brought out the Phenom II 6 cores, and seems ok, but what about the next step for Intel? The real problem is this: Although the coolers got bigger, they reached the limit because of the heat transfer method. The pipes can not transfer the heat to the cooler so efficiently if the heat

[BKsMassive]

@hrbear

AMD have already announced Phenom x8's and the 990FX chip set :)

[MayQuu]

@BKsMassive

No.

[BKsMassive]

@MayQuu

oui.

[hrbear]

@friskoscity exceeds some critical point. I forecast that the present CPUs are reached this point, and that Intel and AMD can not add new cores so easily. There have to be a second CPU on the mobo, with a second cooler, to double the processing power for the gamers, so mobos have to almost double in size, except if they add new surface to the CPUs so there would be more heatpipes added to the coolers. Only time will tell, the present time just tells that even i7 is really close to the heat limit

[hrbear]

@friskoscity (By the way, increasing the fan's speed doesn't help a lot. I tried my personal experiments, and found that you can decrease by 2-3 degrees Celsius by increasing the fan's speed, except if you add some turbo solutions by Delta or Vantec (tornado)). I think that some changes have to be made to the design to solve the problem in the near future. Else....

[CombatMedic67]

@DjiEnn yeah but look how long ago this clip was made...

[Splooshiba]

@DjiEnn loads of reviews testing say it isnt good

[TheGuyIsBack23]

whats the difference between true black and ultra 120?

I need to know which oe is the better because i am planning to buy one

[elKuarlos]

@TheGuyIsBack23 see below reply

[CorneliusGrim]

Would a zalman 9700 be good for an amd phenom X4 965?

[elKuarlos]

@CorneliusGrim Have looked LONG and hard at this problem, trust me hours of research...

The cooler I have settled on is the true black 120- it is black as it is nickel coated to prevent the aluminium degrading over time. Beats the 9700 hands down- note though that it is a bit of a selfish cooler- the zalmans spread the airflow about more. 9700 will keep your processor frosty, but the 120 will keep it icy plus you get to chose your fan. I m on a 9500 so its a zalman fanboy saying this.

[meetajhu]

I'm sorry rodney what you think is acutally right but Prolimatech coolers demolishes all!

[samijokipuu]

@meetajhu June 30 2008 !!!!!! This bitch is a year old, so chill.

[Zico10101010]

prolimatech megahelmes is the best cooler.

[semuuh]

Rodney you should try Noctua's NH-D14.

[matt91gee]

@semuuh Ywp, totally agree, this thing is A TANK, I have a Prolimatech but this thing should be better. You can also go push/pull/pull with 3 fans.

[Turbo2200kBps]

OMG and what about Arctic Cooling? I know it's not super HI-tech but they 150% worth they price... And totally will cool your CPU up very well...

[shoeb2015]

Get a coolermaster

hyper z600

they are rock solid

[timmy8372]

Samsung 1TB Spinpoint - $109

Antec - TWELVE-HUNDRED - $249

Asus 1G RADEON 4870 - $209

Antec 850w ATX Power Supply - $190

ASUS - M4A79T-DELUXE - $279

Kingston 4GB Kit (2x2GB), (1066MHz) DDR2 - $175

AMD Phenom II 955 3.20Ghz -$219

Pioneer - bluray/dvd burner combo - $189

total - 1,600 (what do you think thankz for your help)

[XNashty]

actully no need for cpu cooler at the beginning, the only thing is that a stock cooler that comes with the cpu makes kinda alot of noise :S

[timmy8372]

thankz alot for the advice

[bekhouwe8888]

@timmy8372

Hi timmy nice setup but i have some tips/questions:

-Why The ANTEC1200? ANTEC 900 is good enough for what you put in and alot cheaper.

-For the Samsung harddrive, go for the samsung spinpoint F3, Theyre really fast and not expensive

-Antec PSU is a good choice but why 850 watt? are u going to upgrade in the future? The corsair 850 PSU is slightly cheaper and has a little bit more juice.

[timmy8372]

thankz mate yea kinda wanna leave room for upgrades in the future with a extra graphic card and maybe more ram but that down the track just been tryin to get as much info as possible because it my frist build ording parts on tuesday ill make a video when im done

[bekhouwe8888]

@timmy8372

Ok cool send me a message then. Good luck building!

[steadfast1984]

id say to you, its a good idea to get a higher performance cooler right off the hop. build a nice well rounded system, and don't let the sickness take you to far. lol

[timmy8372]

haha i know what u mean it so hard not to get to carryed away

[bekhouwe8888]

@timmy8372

-The ram is fine but make sure the CAS lantencys are low like 4-4-4-12. If you are going to overclock i reccomend the OCZ ram.

-Im not familliar with the AMD cpu's but have you took a look at the new i5 processors? they are smokin fast and cheap. A real bang for the buck!

-Videocard is a great choice, an alternative would be the Radeon 5770. It performs almost equal but has some new features.

[CRW5900]

i think you should get a HD 4890 cos the price difference is minimal and you get much more over clocking headroom,

and probobly you wont need such a powerful psu

[HowsItBroin]

get all those things at newegg and you cut your cost in half.

[HowsItBroin]

i would also recommend getting a ati radeon 5770 and going with a mid-tower case. if you aren't planning on adding more video cards, that psu might be a little more than you need. hope this helped.

[timmy8372]

just a quick question im just building my frist custom pc how important is it to get a cpu cooler and graphic card cooler and hard driver cooler i was only gonna get a cpu cooler i didnt think u needed a harddrive cooler or a graphic card cooler he my pc specs -

[KnotTime]

I got the Xigmatek Dark Knight, keeps my Phenom 965 oc'd to 3.9 at a nice and cozy 27 degrees idle, 40 max load.

[SecretAznMan83]

You people tend to forget the date of this video (June 30, 2008) so of course there are better coolers that he didn't mention in the video.

[shaolin95]

wow, what a lame video...no mention of the Mugen 2 which kicks both of those coolers arse lol

laughable

[Crodon]

The video is over a year old, smartass.

[aaronmonto]

The IFX-14 and Megahalems or Mega Shadow are by far the best air coolers on the market... but they get spendy with quality fans like Panaflo's or San Aces and fan controllers, etc, so I'd say the Cooler Master V8, coming in at $45-55 is the best for someone wanting to go on the cheap; Mugen 2 is just as good if you don't need LGA 1156 support.

[justpeter6]

c'mon the noctua cooler is the best byfar

[600RR4Life]

all the cooler he name are good but fact are the Prolimatech Megahalems is the best in the market.

[mystieus]

Coming in at 6 1/2 inches tall its too big for a lot of people. The tallest I can put in my case is 5 1/2

[cisco760ca]

For me the zalman 9700 or 9900 with a overlaped cpu and a side fan case works freakin awsome in cooling.

[AnseBlack]

Does air go through the case good or does the xigmatek s1284 block the air?

[donkeyboy2k7]

i need a good cooler for a AMD phenon II 940 x4 and i have 20-25 (english pound) help

[driedtears]

prolimatech megahalems would be my best pick.

[LLOYD19851012]

im thinking of going with coolmaster V8.

[paultje162]

You can better buy a V10

[matvaynard]

Hello 3D Gameman, can you give an update to the best aircoolers :D

[gamerpablo]

Is ThermoLab Baram better than Mugen2?

[randydmonces]

The best CPU aircooler right now is the Prolimatech Megahalems and Megashadow. These will eat the Thermalright alive as well as all Cooler Master, Xigmatek, Zalman and other aircoolers.

[Guganater]

He dint do the v8 review in to October

[vid600]

cooler master V10 is probably the best

[filoteiustin]

does an Thermalright IFX-14 work on a msi 790fx gd70???

[asus3571]

what about the coolermaster v8 you said in an earlier review of it that it was the next best thing to water cooling

[Guganater]

He dint do the v8 into October