Heatsink and Fans Vs Liquid Cooling

John Madison

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I am building my first gaming rig, and have been reading up on things. I have found out that liquid cooling is DEFINITELY something I want to avoid.

I will not be overclocking anything, ever. I was told by one person I should liquid cool, and another that unless I would be overclocking past 4.0 ghz there is no need for it.
Well I do not see why I would be trying any of that, gpu or cpu.

My question is, is a heatsink necessary, and should I buy extra fans?
If yes, and yes, can you provide a link?

The case I am getting, I am unsure if it has fans at all, but I like that it has dust filters.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146114

CPU: http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-4670K-Quad-Core-Desktop-Processor/dp/B00CO8TBOW/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1392952765&sr=1-2&keywords=intel+haswell

GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932
 

fastwing76

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before I answer your question, the CPU your going to buy COMES with a heatsink and fan :) but if you want to go after market then here is my answer
if your not going to overclock then just get heatsink and fan, aka air cooling, I personally recommend noctua and cooler master heatsink, especially noctua since they are very quiet and cool well, they have plenty of heatsink you can choose from depending on your needs, also a heatsink comes with a fan so you don`t have to worry about that. go with air cooling, liquid cooling is safe but air cooling is absolute piece of mind, sometimes the pumps go bust in in loop liquid cooler and could cause problems in air cooling the only moving part is the fan so you know when it needs to be replaced which is after 3 years or so, it starts making a very annoying noise and it would still operate.