Air VS Water Cooling

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 3, 2014

I have an AMD FX-8120 and hate having the stock cooler as it always really loud shall i get a cooler master hyper 212 evo or a cooler master seidon 120v. i would like the the option which is the most efficient cooler also I WILL NOT over clock because my motherboard is poo. (MSI 970A-G43) also my case is the AVP DEFENDER 400 K2, please let me know which is the best thanks

HeyyScott · Jan 3, 2014

I would go with Hyper Evo 212. Cheaper and probably more quiet. Plus, you said you're not OCing so it won't matter. Hyper Evo 212 has very good performance for it's price.

Portuguesetechie · Jan 3, 2014

The hyper evo 212 is silent and good, i have it on my OC'ed i5 4670k and its just fine

Guest · Jan 3, 2014

Between those two coolers, I would go with the 212 Evo. If you're not going to overclock, water cooling is almost pointless.

ramalpan · Jan 3, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

You can either get a coolermaster hyper 212 evo like Carguy saidor you could get a cooler master 212 + which is a couple bucks cheaper. Since you aren't OCing I would go for a 212 + since its cheaper

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 3, 2014

is it worth returning my MOBO and getting a different MOBO as apprently this one cant OC for S***

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 3, 2014

ramalpan :

Zaman786Ahmad :

You can either get a coolermaster hyper 212 evo like Carguy saidor you could get a cooler master 212 + which is a couple bucks cheaper. Since you aren't OCing I would go for a 212 + since its cheaper

is it worth returning my MOBO and getting a different MOBO as apprently this one cant OC for S***

ramalpan · Jan 3, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

If thats the case then you should. Here are some good AM3+ boards

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B008V9959O/?tag=logicaincrem-20

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GA-970A-UD3P-970-AM3-DDR3/dp/B00FRJL1RA/?tag=logicaincrem-20

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 3, 2014

Are you 100% sure ,my whole build is moulded off what people have said on this form also that second one is the one i was going to get what about the ASrock mobo

ramalpan · Jan 3, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

I think you could find an Asrock mobo, I don't use AMD cpus so I don't know too much boards for amd. The two I gave you are pretty good tho.

This website should give you some more information as far as choosing a mobo.

www.logicalincrements.com

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 3, 2014

ramalpan :

Zaman786Ahmad :

If thats the case then you should. Here are some good AM3+ boards

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M5A97-R2-0-SATA-Motherboard/dp/B008V9959O/?tag=logicaincrem-20

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-GA-970A-UD3P-970-AM3-DDR3/dp/B00FRJL1RA/?tag=logicaincrem-20

what other mobo's are good

JOOK-D · Jan 3, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

IIRC we specifically told you not to get the 8120. And that the MSI boards are bad. Could have been another person though.

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 3, 2014

JOOK-D :

it wasnt oyu i know because you have always gave me really good anwsers and stuff , but someone tol me to get the MSI board and like antoher 4 peole said so also they recommended the 6300 but i said im gting the 8120 then everyone said no the 8320 but id already bought it

shall i return the MOBO also why are people saying that CPU is bad its excellent i truggle to get it to go above 30% playing games

JOOK-D · Jan 3, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

JOOK-D :

it wasnt oyu i know because you have always gave me really good anwsers and stuff , but someone tol me to get the MSI board and like antoher 4 peole said so also they recommended the 6300 but i said im gting the 8120 then everyone said no the 8320 but id already bought it

shall i return the MOBO also why are people saying that CPU is bad its excellent i truggle to get it to go above 30% playing games

That's probably because those games use 1 or 2 cores. If the performance is good enough for you then it's fine.

If you can return the mobo then there's no reason not to so you can get a better one.

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 3, 2014

JOOK-D :

Zaman786Ahmad :

That's probably because those games use 1 or 2 cores. If the performance is good enough for you then it's fine.

If you can return the mobo then there's no reason not to so you can get a better one.

would you recommend me getting a ASUS M5A97 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/M5A97-LE-R2-0-Motherboard-PCI-Express/dp/B008RPZ5SC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1388790655&sr=1-1&keywords=ASUS+M5A97+R2.0+AM3%2B+AMD+970+SATA+6Gb%2Fs+USB+3.0+ATX+AMD+Motherboard) is this a good one ? is this the best one for my price range

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 3, 2014

also somtimes when i start my computer the CPU fan doesnt start up which means there maybe a fault

ramalpan · Jan 3, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

JOOK-D :

would you recommend me getting a ASUS M5A97 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/M5A97-LE-R2-0-Motherboard-PCI-Express/dp/B008RPZ5SC/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1388790655&sr=1-1&keywords=ASUS+M5A97+R2.0+AM3%2B+AMD+970+SATA+6Gb%2Fs+USB+3.0+ATX+AMD+Motherboard) is this a good one ? is this the best one for my price range

Yes you should get the Asus. Its prolly the cheapest out of them. Also the Asus UEFI bios is really nice.

JOOK-D · Jan 3, 2014

I wouldn't get the LE version of the M5A97 R2.0, you won't be overclocking on that either. The only 970 boards I would recommend for mild overclocking are the M5A97 R2.0 (normal/EVO) or the GA-970A-UD3.

EvgaLover · Jan 3, 2014

Watercooling is obviously best but my air cooler handles overclocking a little bit just fine, and if you are not overclocking alot, then just get an air cooler. Much easier to configure and you dont have to worry about water leaking

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 4, 2014

JOOK-D :

which one then ? il only be doing mild overclocks

JOOK-D · Jan 4, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

Up to you. The M5A97 R2.0 or the GA-970A-UD3, you can't really go wrong with either. I believe the GA has better power phase / VRM design so I'd go for that. It has 8+2 compared to the ASUS' 4+2.

Guest · Jan 4, 2014

I prefer to go with Corsair Liquid Coolers they dont need to be refilled or something.

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 4, 2014

JOOK-D :

Zaman786Ahmad :

Up to you. The M5A97 R2.0 or the GA-970A-UD3, you can't really go wrong with either. I believe the GA has better power phase / VRM design so I'd go for that. It has 8+2 compared to the ASUS' 4+2.

better for over clocking also is it probably best for over clocking and theb best in my price margin

JOOK-D · Jan 4, 2014

Zaman786Ahmad :

JOOK-D :

better for over clocking also is it probably best for over clocking and theb best in my price margin

Yes, I'd say it's the best 970 board available.

Zaman786Ahmad · Jan 4, 2014

JOOK-D :

Zaman786Ahmad :

Yes, I'd say it's the best 970 board available.

any cons or well known problems ?

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