Help choosing the right Water Cooler for R9 290

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Ok, while I hope I've chosen the category of the thread correctly :D I have a Sapphire R9 290 (reference) and as you all may know it's noisy and hot like hell without any overclocking!! so I want to use a water cooler system to make things you know, a lot, better!. apparently I have 2 choices:
- ARCTIC Accelero Hybrid II-120
- NZXT Kraken G10 + 'Kraken X41 or Corsair H55' combined
so after searching for a while I'm not still sure which one is better? Cost? not a problem here. They are both just fine for GPU core temperature but VRAM and VRM? That's the problem.
Please I need your help guys...
 
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This is such an easy question without thinking Kraken X41 is a LOT better like the temps would literally wreck the other liquid coolers and you will get a 20C difference then the stock cooler.
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This is such an easy question without thinking Kraken X41 is a LOT better like the temps would literally wreck the other liquid coolers and you will get a 20C difference then the stock cooler.
 
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1. both "G10 + X41 or H55" or ARCTIC Hybrid II-120 are great for GPU core temp as they both lower it to around 65C under full load (even more than 20C difference then the stupid yet pretty stock cooler). of course people claim that the ARCTIC is less noisy. do you agree?
2. and what about the temperature on VRAM and VRM? are you saying that the Kraken G10 bracket which comes with a cooler fan is better than the fan-less Arctic design (for VRAM, VRM temp)?
 
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1- Arctic is fanless so its a BIT more quiet but you won't even notice it.
2- VRAM and VRM is cooled better in the G10 side.
 
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and between Corsair H55 and Kraken X41? which one is more quiet and efficient?
 
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Thank you so much for your help. I really really appreciate

One more question, I'm using a Corsair VS650 (650W) right now. should I upgrade it for the water cooler system?
 
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