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TheOsTech

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Its time for an upgrade. I have a question about cooling the 3770k on my new rig. Having seen many reviews in the nh-d14 as well as the h100 and 3770k I was wondering if the h100 would preform better on the 3770k vs the d14. The h100 would be run with stock fans at the lowest setting. My overclock would be limited to whatever I can achieve that keeps the temps in the low 70's on a burn in test. Of course every review show the d14 besting the h100 in that(quiet) configuration but I wonder if water can more effectively cool the smaller area of the 3770k then the d14 can. think about it like this, even though the h100 may be able to dissipate less heat from the radiator at low fans than the d14 (with both being at the same temp) maybe it can draw heat into the cooler faster than the d14. on such a small chip you can see cases where the chip is overheating yet a massive cooler like the d14 stays relatively cool.

I would be interest in knowing ttl's temp comparison between the two(on the 3770k oc'ed) as I believe he has tested them both on the same chip. right now im leaning towards the d14 because of price, the issues of pump noise and wear as well as cost of replacement in the event of failure(cost of fan vs cost of new cooler). also temp would skyrocket much faster on the h100 if the pump fails vs fan failure of the d14. Still I really like the look of the h100 and would like to consider its use if it was simply more effective(on the 3770k oc'ed) by a few degrees on low fans then the d14. Also i'm not sure if low stock fans on the h100 is the same noise level as the d14 on full fans. and one more question the cooler master case can support a 360mm radiator is there a recommended cooling solution that has a 360mm radiator near the price of the h100. Thank you.
 
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TheOsTech said:
Its time for an upgrade. I have a question about cooling the 3770k on my new rig. Having seen many reviews in the nh-d14 as well as the h100 and 3770k
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in Toms review, i believe he'd stated that either would be a suitable cooling solution for reasonable overclock experiences. he'd talked to other peers to verify

possibly a full water cooling solution was needed and hadn't elaborated on the results.it seemed to him that any solution was not going to control the switch

temperature hise at voltages above 1.38v(?) and that the 5.0+ range was almost hellish, due to the voltage and heat. aslo, i think he said either would be a

great solution for clocks above 4.0. so the water solution is for looks and air is for the sole function aspects.

airdeano
 
At lower voltages I believe, from what I remember from looking at the graphs, that the NH-D14 beats the H100. But, as with a fully fledged water cooling loop, the H100 seems to have a higher overhead. When you begin to push the processor voltages the H100 begins to shine. It is, however, quite a noisy fecker. NF-F12s, as demonstrated by Tom, are a perfect combination for the H100.

If I could, i'd probably go with the H100. As it stands, it would mean having to mod the case that I wish to buy - something i'm not willing to do quite yet.
 
Josh Weston said:
At lower voltages I believe, from what I remember from looking at the graphs, that the NH-D14 beats the H100. But, as with a fully fledged water cooling loop, the H100 seems to have a higher overhead. When you begin to push the processor voltages the H100 begins to shine. It is, however, quite a noisy fecker. NF-F12s, as demonstrated by Tom, are a perfect combination for the H100.

If I could, i'd probably go with the H100. As it stands, it would mean having to mod the case that I wish to buy - something i'm not willing to do quite yet.
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Also getting better fans on it would greatly improve sound and performance.
 
yeah but he said with stock fans imho the D-14 would piss all over the H100 with stock fans. plus judging from the reviews once ya hit the chips thermal limit nothing works well. So with that info I'd think the D-14 at med speed will keep it contained
 
I would say this; if you care about the noise but money isn't a huge concern, go get the H100 with 2/4 Noctua NF-F12 fans.

If you care about noise but money is a concern, go pick up the NH-D14.

If you don't care about the noise, go get a H100 with stock fans.
 
1) why would you get an H100 and stick with stock fans? for about $20 more you can get fans that are WAY better!

2) even if you reach the thermal limit the H100 would do better over all than the D14. My H100 with dual Magma fans in just push destroy the D14 in any situation and that was only a $15 add on.

oh and it is dead silent
 
Thank you all for the great information and opinions.

Still four days until I can get the 3770k and all the rest so I have some time to decide. I hear you can push that cpu(in most cases) to the low to mid 4ghz without raising voltage. Mostly the h100 is considered for looks where as the d14 solely for function. everyone seems to agree that the d14 will certainly do the job.

Its something of a disappointment to see how poorly the 3770k clocks (compared to the 2600k-2700k). Im sure for my needs (gaming on a hyper-v host machine hosting iis, ftp server, email server) stock is fine but I am an enthusiast and spend a fair amount extra to have the ability to oc when I want/need to. along those lines looks are a factor, though, I usually go with function first. if h100 stock fans at low can be within a few degrees of the d14(3-4) I would think that is good enough. if its outclassed by 5 or more it has to be the d14.
 
KING_OF_SAND said:
1) why would you get an H100 and stick with stock fans? for about $20 more you can get fans that are WAY better!

2) even if you reach the thermal limit the H100 would do better over all than the D14. My H100 with dual Magma fans in just push destroy the D14 in any situation and that was only a $15 add on.

oh and it is dead silent
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1. Its not really 20 its more like 45-50 more(2 fans) and already pushing the budget for now. though might be something to add later(was thinking noctua hi static pressure low noise fans)

2. what chip do you have? what is your o/c? what burn test? what temps? what room temp? might give me an idea of what to expect. can you run prime 95 for 30-40 min? I really want the h100 I'm just not sure it will be as good as the d14 as opinions go either way on this.
 
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