I badly need cpu cooler advise

wotevajjjj

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Hi everyone!
Some time ago I got myself a H100i to replace my dark rock pro.
I'm not at all happy with it tbh. The software is crappy and doesn't work most of the time, it's really loud and it doesn't cool that much better than my old dark rock pro either.
That's why I decided it's going out of my rig. But now I don't know what to replace it with.

I could go with the D14, but the fans are ugly, I got plenty of silent wings 2 140mm fans though.
I really like the tc-14pe but it's said to be slightly louder than the d14 and dark rock pro 2
I'd prefer that dark rock pro 2, but the c1 has the same backplate, and that one touched the mobo tray in my case, bending the motherboard. (The main reason to get the H100i)
Then there's the silver arrow, but i got a "meh" feeling about that one.
To make things even more complicated, Raijintek is releasing the Nemesis sometime this month, the owner of the company already told me it was 2-4°C better than the D14 in their tests.

Price isn't really important, I just wan't the best performance with the least sound. If it's hard to install, that's ok, but it shouldn't make any other parts bend.

Case: BF Prodigy Itx
Mobo: P8Z77-I deluxe
Ram: G.Skill ripjaws x
Cpu: Delidded 3570k (will go on-die mount if possible)

Any help is greatly appreciated :)
 
Go the D14 the fans may be meh but they perform well and are quite which is a win win if you ask me and the unit has really good cooling
 
Have you tried buying some sp 120's for theh100i and running them at 7v on a molex? should be quiet. Unless it's pump noise in which case you cant really help it.
 
Just bought a d14, will sell this one on to someone naive enough to think they're any good. The bloody connectors came out a few mins ago as I was disassembling...
Hopefully the D gets here quickly as I really need it...
 
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