Hello,
I'm looking to cool down my computer as I'm running off a aftermarket Rosewill air cooler and am too afraid to game at all because of the temps. So I clearly need an upgrade, but I have a few questions. I know that for air cooling, people recommend Noctua NH-D14 or Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO because they are really good but from what I can tell, you need low profile RAM for almost every air cooler.
I did find that Be Quiet! Dark Rock series is apparently able to handle high profile RAM like Corsair Vengeance (and is also pleasing to me and matches my theme) but I cannot find anything that really supports it. The Noctua NH-D14 doesn't list my mobo as compatible so I'm thinking that one is out? Plus the fans...such an ugly color and from what I read, unable to be replaced? Lastly, does air cooling with products like Noctua, Cooler Master or Be Quiet! damage your motherboard with their weight in the long run? Would lying your computer on the side help to lift some of that weight?
As for water cooling, I was thinking about the Corsair H100i or the H90 but from what I read, the pipes are really weak and if they break and leak on your stuff, its all fried but also that it actually does need to be maintained. How likely, should I pick water cooling, would the leakage be?
Sorry for the novice questions. I did google these things like mad for a week straight and couldn't come up with much.
Thanks!
I'm looking to cool down my computer as I'm running off a aftermarket Rosewill air cooler and am too afraid to game at all because of the temps. So I clearly need an upgrade, but I have a few questions. I know that for air cooling, people recommend Noctua NH-D14 or Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO because they are really good but from what I can tell, you need low profile RAM for almost every air cooler.
I did find that Be Quiet! Dark Rock series is apparently able to handle high profile RAM like Corsair Vengeance (and is also pleasing to me and matches my theme) but I cannot find anything that really supports it. The Noctua NH-D14 doesn't list my mobo as compatible so I'm thinking that one is out? Plus the fans...such an ugly color and from what I read, unable to be replaced? Lastly, does air cooling with products like Noctua, Cooler Master or Be Quiet! damage your motherboard with their weight in the long run? Would lying your computer on the side help to lift some of that weight?
As for water cooling, I was thinking about the Corsair H100i or the H90 but from what I read, the pipes are really weak and if they break and leak on your stuff, its all fried but also that it actually does need to be maintained. How likely, should I pick water cooling, would the leakage be?
Sorry for the novice questions. I did google these things like mad for a week straight and couldn't come up with much.
Thanks!