Just as the title says. I wish to upgrade my CPU cooler with a better one. I have 0 experience with watercooled and want an option between $100-300. There is spots on my thermaltake chaser case for a 24mm radiator and hose holes out the back. It is a fairly roomy case and I have posted pics on the how your rig thread and will repost if needed (just painful to do on my phone.) I want cool temps so I can of my I7 960, but I want performance and looks in this case. I have been thinking about the thermaltake frio oc king or the possibility of watercooled. I am basically looking for professional opinions on what to do to achieve my goals. My general case theme is blue like my peripherals.
Also. I do plan to overclock.
I do plan to dual/triple sli.
I will be gaming on max settings in a not very well ventilated room.
Hope that helps.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 64 Home PremiumIntel Core I5 2500k Overclocked to 4.5ghz.G.Skill 8gb 2x4 1600mhz sniper CL9 1.25w2x Gigabyte GTX560 OC TI 1G 900Mhz GDDR5 PCIE...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Cosmos II Gaming Rig
OS
Windows 7 64 Home Premium
CPU
Intel Core I5 2500k Overclocked to 4.5ghz.
Motherboard
ASUS z68 pro gen3 1155
Memory
G.Skill 8gb 2x4 1600mhz sniper CL9 1.25w
Graphics Card(s)
2x Gigabyte GTX560 OC TI 1G 900Mhz GDDR5 PCIE HDMI DVI sli
As you aren't that familiar with water cooling I would dip my toes into a sealed system to start as I did.
The Corsair H100 is on sale now for just over a 100 dollars USD so you are in a great budget area but please factor in for better and more silent fans and if that case has fan controlling built in then use it for this corsair fans as they are load at full blow.
Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
Okay, I will look into that. If i have to be thrown in the deepend about watercooling and have a little bit of a push in the right direction (I like tinkering ) I would be quite pleased too. Anyone aware of any links or such? greatly appreciated, thanks.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 64 Home PremiumIntel Core I5 2500k Overclocked to 4.5ghz.G.Skill 8gb 2x4 1600mhz sniper CL9 1.25w2x Gigabyte GTX560 OC TI 1G 900Mhz GDDR5 PCIE...
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Cosmos II Gaming Rig
OS
Windows 7 64 Home Premium
CPU
Intel Core I5 2500k Overclocked to 4.5ghz.
Motherboard
ASUS z68 pro gen3 1155
Memory
G.Skill 8gb 2x4 1600mhz sniper CL9 1.25w
Graphics Card(s)
2x Gigabyte GTX560 OC TI 1G 900Mhz GDDR5 PCIE HDMI DVI sli
Then you will want to start at video one and move all the way through to the last. Much research and education will be needed and you will want to address all the components you want to cool. Understand your case and what it can hold and where and this may actually be the best time to look into a new case to hold the additional hosing, reservoir and radiator(s).
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate 64i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 ...32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
Check out this article in CPU Magazine. They did some tests on Air and Water Coolers. Click on the November 2011 issue and I think the article starts on page 19. For some reason the print is blurry on my system but there is a download button on the left and I downloaded it in PDF format and it looks great.
Update: I found if I click on a page and it zooms the print is very clear. Its using Flash so just one of those things.
) I would be quite pleased too. Anyone aware of any links or such? greatly appreciated, thanks.
