Liquid or Not: Options for Thermaltake Chaser MK-I

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Hi everyone,
I'm trying to decide if I want to go liquid or stick with the fan/heatsink I've always done. I know I don't want to spend over $100 on the CPU cooling. I've got a Thermaltake Chaser MK-I full tower, so that's pretty much liquid ready. Currently I have had a CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ on my CPU, which has worked awesomely for the last couple of years. Now, lately, it's been "clicking" and it's not a wire or anything, it's the fan (bearing likely). Not a real problem, but annoying. Anyway, it's time to get a new cooling solution.
As far as liquid goes, it's really just an aesthetic thing for me. I'm a bit of a gamer, nothing too hardcore, but I like to play. Anyone have reliable, good choices for a liquid setup that is good quality and will play well with the case? Otherwise, I can just go back to a new Hyper 212. Liquid can just look so dang cool! Thanks for the tips, and happy weekend all.

Thermaltake Chaser MK-I Full; AMD Phenom II X6 1100T; 16GB RAM; ASUS Sabertooth 990 FX; OCZ Agility 3 SSD; Seagate Barracuda HDD
 
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An empty paper towel tube used as a megaphone may help you to isolate the source of the noise.
Crank up the CPU load so it is load. Hold the tube up to your ear, and aim it at various components until you hear that specific clicking.

Fan bearings go bad. Easy and cheap to replace the fan. That's the beauty of an air cooler. One and only one moving part.
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You know, I didn't really think of that, but it's a pretty obvious solution, isn't it? Also, after reading the incredibly extensive and informative liquid cooling sticky, I've decided that I'm not up for liquid at this point in time--maybe after a CPU upgrade, but for now, I'm going with fan.
So, that leads me to ask for verification from the experts that the clicking I hear is likely in the fan itself. It picks up in intensity when giving the cpu a load to handle. I can barely hear it now, at approx 2% CPU load. But at ~50% load, it's pretty loud.
 
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An empty paper towel tube used as a megaphone may help you to isolate the source of the noise.
Crank up the CPU load so it is load. Hold the tube up to your ear, and aim it at various components until you hear that specific clicking.

Fan bearings go bad. Easy and cheap to replace the fan. That's the beauty of an air cooler. One and only one moving part.
 
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