Getting AIO Water Cooler (Prob H80i) How To Cool VRM ? M5A99FX Pro R2.0
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Yoplait95
August 6, 2014 4:45:05 PM
I am needing a better thermal solution to overclock my 8320.... So I assumed getting an H80i would be sufficient, but now I have come across the problem of cooling my VRM..
So basically my question is, will my motherboards passive VRM heatsinks be enough to push my 8320 to 5ghz + ?
So basically my question is, will my motherboards passive VRM heatsinks be enough to push my 8320 to 5ghz + ?
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Yoplait95
August 6, 2014 4:55:37 PM
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August 6, 2014 4:56:36 PM
So you have just discovered the secret burden of owning an AIO (besides the noise) .... motherboard components get toasty cause there's no air flow. Two choices:
1. Use a premier air cooler.... The Phanteks PH-TC14-PE, Boctua DH14 or 15 or the Cryorig R1 will keep ya CPU and MoBo VRM cooler than any 120/140mm CLC.
2. Use one or more of these.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
1. Use a premier air cooler.... The Phanteks PH-TC14-PE, Boctua DH14 or 15 or the Cryorig R1 will keep ya CPU and MoBo VRM cooler than any 120/140mm CLC.
2. Use one or more of these.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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August 6, 2014 4:58:18 PM
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August 6, 2014 5:02:41 PM
Yoplait95
August 6, 2014 5:06:08 PM
JackNaylorPE said:
The Antec is St Cool is $15The Phanteks is $65 .... about $25 cheaper than the H80i
If ya can sell the H80i at a $10 discount you could afford both but with an air cooler the problem doesn't exist.
I don't have the H80i yet.I really want to buy the x61 from NZXT .-. but money isn't flowing this time T-T
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August 6, 2014 5:07:42 PM
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Yoplait95 said:
I am needing a better thermal solution to overclock my 8320.... So I assumed getting an H80i would be sufficient, but now I have come across the problem of cooling my VRM.. So basically my question is, will my motherboards passive VRM heatsinks be enough to push my 8320 to 5ghz + ?
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Just asking, what kind of mhz / voltage OC you have at the moment?
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August 6, 2014 9:33:28 PM
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August 7, 2014 5:45:22 AM
Yoplait95 said:
Also: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...The H80i is quite cheap.
Most refurbished stuff can be had at a substantial discount. That will apply across the board. A new H80 is is $95 .... $30 more than an air cooler which performs better thermally, is quieter, presents no risk of leakage, cools your VRMs in addition to the CPU and is $30 cheaper.
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August 7, 2014 7:54:34 AM
You can just strap an 120mm fan to the vrm heatsink (like what i did)
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http://i59.tinypic.com/72r9dt.jpg
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August 7, 2014 8:35:12 AM
That adds another $15 cost ..... From my PoV, I don't see the sense of spending $110 ($95 + $15) to get the less cooling than you get from a $65 air cooler which can't leak on your components....and yes it does happen
http://www.overclock.net/t/1440506/my-corsair-h60-explo...
Don't get me wrong, my system is water cooled but not with an AIO. To my mind, to offset the risk of putting water inside your system, you should get something in the way of:
1. Decreased Noise .... AIO's don't have a hope of accomplishing that
2. Decreased temps ....120/140mm AIOs don't do that
The 240/280 AIOs w/ 1500 rpm fans will match the better air coolers in both noise and temps. The ones that are capable of topping the better air coolers, need 2700 rpm fans to do so and that saddles you with noise levels associated with modern vacuum cleaners.
In today's market ....
$25 - $50 ..... best solution provide by a Hyper 212 air cooler
$65 - $90 .... best solution provided by a Phanteks PH-TC14-PE air cooler, Noctua DH14 or 15, Cryorig R1
$100 + .... best solution provided by an OLC like Swiftech 220-X to which tops all of the above thermally, is 20 dbA quieter than competing AIOs and you can add GPus, MoBo Blocks and RAM to the loop, simply by adding the appropriate block.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1440506/my-corsair-h60-explo...
Don't get me wrong, my system is water cooled but not with an AIO. To my mind, to offset the risk of putting water inside your system, you should get something in the way of:
1. Decreased Noise .... AIO's don't have a hope of accomplishing that
2. Decreased temps ....120/140mm AIOs don't do that
The 240/280 AIOs w/ 1500 rpm fans will match the better air coolers in both noise and temps. The ones that are capable of topping the better air coolers, need 2700 rpm fans to do so and that saddles you with noise levels associated with modern vacuum cleaners.
In today's market ....
$25 - $50 ..... best solution provide by a Hyper 212 air cooler
$65 - $90 .... best solution provided by a Phanteks PH-TC14-PE air cooler, Noctua DH14 or 15, Cryorig R1
$100 + .... best solution provided by an OLC like Swiftech 220-X to which tops all of the above thermally, is 20 dbA quieter than competing AIOs and you can add GPus, MoBo Blocks and RAM to the loop, simply by adding the appropriate block.
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Yoplait95 said:
I am needing a better thermal solution to overclock my 8320.... So I assumed getting an H80i would be sufficient, but now I have come across the problem of cooling my VRM.. So basically my question is, will my motherboards passive VRM heatsinks be enough to push my 8320 to 5ghz + ?
Those were not actually passive VRM heatsinks they were intentionally cooled by the stock air cooler that's the entire purpose the VRs are located around the CPU socket to be cooled by the stock air cooler, there will not be enough case airflow to properly cool those VRs.
Additionally the H80i may not reach your 5ghz +, 8320 overclock goal, you may reach a CPU-Z validation but being 100% rock solid stable at 5ghz +?
If you remove the stock cooler and replace it with either a CLC water pumpblock, or a stand alone water block, you need to supply the air needed to cool the M/B VRs that you removed, or the added heat will shorten the life of your M/B.
JackNaylorPEs last post in this thread is very accurate and you may want to consider what he is trying to tell you.
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August 7, 2014 3:16:09 PM
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