HELP! COOLING Advice

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MichaelCaleb21

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Here's my rig so far:

(for gaming and architectural modelling/rendering)

Intel Core i7 4770K
Noctua NH D14
MSI Z97 MPOWER MAX AC
Corsair Vengeance (Dual) 16GB 1866 CL9
Samsung 840 EVO 500GB 2.5" SSD
WD Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200rpm HDD
EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Ti 3GB KINGPIN
Cooler Master Cosmos SE
Corsair Professional 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Semi-Modular
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition
2 Cooler Master Sickle Flow X 120mm 2000rpm



If I change my cpu cooler to a water cooling one (Nepton 280L), do i still need the extra case fans? trying to lower the price of my build but still making sure cooling performs well..its really hot here in the Philippines, freaking hot air during the summer
 
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jimthenagual
I'd say yes, if you are going to use a closed loop cooler, you are going to want to have some really good airflow in that case in order to ensure your VRMs are getting some air. This is especially important if you are going to overclock, which I assume you are.

Edit: just saw that that case has 4 installed fans – two front 120mm, one top 140mm and one rear 120mm fan. That may be enough. You could try without and see. If your overclock is unstable you can always try adding more case fans to cool your VRMs. The problem with closed loop coolers is, it takes away the air they would normally get from air cooling (NH D14) your CPU.
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I'd say yes, if you are going to use a closed loop cooler, you are going to want to have some really good airflow in that case in order to ensure your VRMs are getting some air. This is especially important if you are going to overclock, which I assume you are.

Edit: just saw that that case has 4 installed fans – two front 120mm, one top 140mm and one rear 120mm fan. That may be enough. You could try without and see. If your overclock is unstable you can always try adding more case fans to cool your VRMs. The problem with closed loop coolers is, it takes away the air they would normally get from air cooling (NH D14) your CPU.
 
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