Will this liquid cooling unit be able to be installed with this motherboard?

kingicecube · Jan 9, 2014

So I'm relatively new to this site so I hope I've placed this thread in the right place;

Anyway, currently I have an aftermarket heatsink cooling my cpu, and I was thinking about
upgrading to a liquid cooler. However, I can't figure out whether the one I'm thinking of buying will latch correctly with my motherboard. Maybe I'm blind, but I don't want to order it and have it not work.

My current motherboard:
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Socket-MicroATX-Motherboard-FM2-A75MA-E35/dp/B009HP42HQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

The liquid cooler I am looking to buy:
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389279470&sr=8-2&keywords=liquid+cooling

Will this liquid cooler work with my motherboard?
If not, is there an alternative that I can buy?
Thanks!

laviniuc · Jan 9, 2014

yep. they say it's compatible with all sockets:
http://www.corsair.com/en/cpu-cooling-kits/hydro-series-water-cooling-cpu-cooler/hydro-series-h60-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler.html

edit: what's your current cooler?

kingicecube · Jan 9, 2014

I couldn't find the exact model for the heatsink I use now, but here is one that looks almost identical:

http://www.microcenter.com/product/392382/Twin_Tower_Heatsink_with_Fan

If you look at the second picture in the link above, it has latches that fit my motherboard perfectly. Thats why I'm so sketched out about whether the liquid cooler will fit, because when I look at the product on amazon with its pictures of the hardware latches to hold it down, I dont see any latches included with the liquid cooler very close to the latches of the heatsink I have currently.

By the way, thanks for the quick response!

laviniuc · Jan 9, 2014

page 6/7:
http://www.corsair.com/en/media/cms/manual/49-000173_rev_AB_H60_QSG_web.pdf

i asked about your current cooler because i feared you're looking for the liquid cooler for the wrong reasons. it's not performing a whole lot better (don't expect the same jump you got from stock to tower) the advantage is that it ignores/bypasses airflow problems with the case.

kingicecube · Jan 9, 2014

Oh, I see what you're getting at. I see reviews all the time explaining how much better liquid cooling is for keeping a processor incredibly cool. I'm planning on overclocking my cpu quite a bit, and I've seen that liquid cooling is the way to go for this.

kingicecube · Jan 9, 2014

Anyway, I looked more in depth and the latch is constructed with several of the hardware pieces, meaning it'll work. Thanks for the feedback! Ill mark your first answer as the solution

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