Closed Loop Water Cooling Suggestions

DelTacoWaco · Oct 31, 2014

Hi guys,

Here's my build atm:
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/DelTacoWaco/saved/LhJBD3

Since I'm going to overclock I was thinking of getting water cooling. I just want recommendations of all in one closed loop water coolers to avoid getting too technical. Could I get something good for under $150 or even under $100 that would let me overclock the i5 4690k to ~4.6GHz? Also is it possible to cool the GPU either with air or water cooling and is this necessary?

Thanks

legend001523 · Oct 31, 2014

to oc a a good air cooler will do just as good, a noctua nh d15 will be enough to overclock it like mad

smackers_12 · Oct 31, 2014

A big air cooler as suggested will be just as good and probably quieter but it might interfere with tall ram and you may not fit it in a small case. If you want to cool your gpu as well you will need a gpu water block, the only all in ones that can be expanded to have a gpu as well are the swiftech h220 and h220x, they are both great coolers. You wont get one for 100 dollars tho and waterblocks are not cheap either

Brighttail · Oct 31, 2014

When it comes to closed water vs air, the temps are about comparable. The closed systems tend to be a little louder cause you have the pump and fans going. I prefer using a closed system like the Corsair H100i and then putting on some quiet fans. It is thin enough that you don't need Static pressure fans and can run the fans as low as 800RPM and still get great cooling.

DelTacoWaco · Oct 31, 2014

What do you guys think of the Noctua NH-U14S? It's cheaper than the D15 but still seems really good.

Brighttail · Oct 31, 2014

Well Noctua fans are probably the best fan out there for air flow and noise.

i just hate the colour!

smackers_12 · Oct 31, 2014

The Noctua U coolers are still good but wont dissapate as much heat as the d series (1 stack vs 2 stacks). The U probably wont dissapate as much heat as a liquid cooler

Brighttail · Oct 31, 2014

I prefer using closed loop water coolers like the H100i

bsod1 · Oct 31, 2014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106220

corsair h100i<Thermaltake Water 3.0<NZXT x61

Brighttail · Oct 31, 2014

yeah it is 280mm.. if he can only go 240 I would chose something else.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 31, 2014

Great Air cooler one of the best.

Noctua NH-U14S

Brighttail · Oct 31, 2014

For air cooling Noctura is pretty rocking, tho i still like close loops for a little better cooling. Just switch out the fans with the thinner h100 for a little less RPM for less noise.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 31, 2014

Noctua NH-U14S will perform as well as a h100i.

frag06 · Oct 31, 2014

I agree with Blackbird, the U14S is a great air cooler. It's a great choice if you don't want a huge heatsink in your case and it performs very well.

As far as water cooling goes, I would be looking at an H220X or an H240X. They beat out every CLC on the market in their respective sizes. If you can't get one of these, then go with the U14S.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 31, 2014

They are also expandable ^

Brighttail · Oct 31, 2014

I'd like to point out one thing, the header of the post asks for closed loop solutions

H100i, h105, h110 Corsair.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 31, 2014

Alternate suggestions never hurt the threads.

frag06 · Oct 31, 2014

Yep

Great value compared to any CLC.

Brighttail · Oct 31, 2014

Touche

I just didn't want to overwhelm the guy.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 31, 2014

Yes , and super easy to install.

DelTacoWaco · Oct 31, 2014

Any thoughts on case fans, fan controllers and dust filters for the NZXT Phantom 410? Thanks for the help so far guys, means a lot to a first timer

Brighttail · Oct 31, 2014

Case fans for a radiator should be static pressure. Corsair SPs are nice. Noctura fans are pretty much top notch all around, tho i hate their colour. Best dust filters around are, in my opinion, Demcfilters from south africa : http://www.demcifilter.com/c37/PHANTOM-410.aspx Built specifically for your case. Just don't put them on any outtake and only on intake.

smackers_12 · Oct 31, 2014

Noctua make some black fans now but they are astronomically expensive for a fan. Although they survive being underwater, thats pretty cool. I like the SP series fans for rads

DelTacoWaco · Oct 31, 2014

Not for a radiator because I think I'm going to get the Noctua NH-U14S and upgrade to water cooling later because of my budget. I was talking about fans for the case. Sorry should have specified.

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 31, 2014

I use Corsair AF series.

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