Getting AIO Water Cooler (Prob H80i) How To Cool VRM ? M5A99FX Pro R2.0

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Yoplait95

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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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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=N82E16835209044





 
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Yoplait95

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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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Just asking, what kind of mhz / voltage OC you have at the moment?

 
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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-exploded-water-explosion

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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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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yeah a better AlO cooler is needed for 5ghz. A custom waterloop probably is needed for what your trying to do but will need extensive research to do. Just make sure you have air flow and the vrms should be fine you could mount a small fan across the vrms to get them cooled.
 
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So I have the Bitcoin ready to purchase something. I am debating between the Phanteks PH-TC14P, and the Noctua DH-14 /15... I am leaning towards the Phanteks as it matches my themed build and am not wanting to go and buy good, correct colored fans Any last second reason to switch to another ?
 
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No you will not be able to reach 5GHz with that mobo. I should know because i have one.

No, the VRM heatsinks require air flow from the stock CPU cooler to keep the VRM's cool. You can try to mount a small fan to the heat sink but you might do what I did and somehow damage the VRMs under the heatsink. I have a corsair H100i and 8 fans circulating air through a Phanteks Enthoo case. My 8320 @ 4.5Ghz sits around 45C aftet 3 or 4 hours of gaming. My socket temp will hit 55-60c in that same time.
 
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I just had to RMA my M5A99FX pro. Hopefully they wont notice that i had a fan zip tied to the VRM heatsink. Im pretty sure that is my board failed.

They have these littke fans that bolt on to your case and can me directed anywhere in your case. That is always an option if you have an AIO liquid cooler. Case fans just wont cut it.
 
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