Help choosing an aftermarket CPU fan?

[Gusterr]

Hi guys,

I'd like to pick up a CPU fan this black friday. Newegg has several on sale, but I don't really know whether or not they're compatible with my rig, whether or not they're overkill, etc. The only thing I'm trying to avoid is a really noisy fan.

Here are some Newegg has on sale

COOLER MASTER Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler Intel Core i7 compatible - $30

XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 120mm Long Life Bearing CPU Cooler bracket included LGA 2011 i7 i5 775 1155 AMD and dual fan push pull compatible - $25

Or, if you think there's something else out there better for my rig, please let me know! Thanks in advance

 

[Dngrsone]

As a general rule, the larger the fan, the quieter-- it can move air at a lower rotational speed.

Also, I recommend a fan with dual ball bearings; otherwise you will be replacing the fan every year or so (depending on usage, of course).

 

[allen9600]

here's a nice selection of cpu fan, if you havent found any yet.
http://www.eio.com/c-663-cpu-fans-and-heatsinks.aspx

it depends on how big your rig is too, but i feel like bigger the cooling system, the better for your cpu in expanding the life span.

 

[firecat0999]

I would go for a arctic cooling freezer 7 pro, keeps my cpu, overclocked @ 4GHz at around 37C