What type of cooling system should I buy for my PC?

Tommy Cooney

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Nov 18, 2014
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Hi, ive noticed while gaming and in normal use (google ect, but not as loud) that my PC gets very hot, and very loud. It sounds like a very loud whirring sound. I am lead to believe that it is my CPU fan. I have max £150 to spend, however i would preferable like to spend less than £80 on a new cooling system THAT IS QUIET. I was wondering whether to buy a liquid cooling system, and if so, which one. I have looked at the H60 liquid cooler at around £60, and I was wondering whether buying this would be worth it and whether it would reduce the loudness of my PC.

My pc specs:
.Corsair 500Watt PSU
.ASUS A58M-A
.AMD A8-5600 Quad Core 3.6GHz
.Samsung 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3
.1TB 7200RPM SATA 3 Hard Drive
.nVidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB
.Microsoft Windows® 8.1 64-bit
Standard CPU Cooling Fan
CoolerMaster K350 Case 1x Front USB 3.0 1x Front USB 2.0 & Front Audio

I mainly play games such as: bf4, cod aw, far cry 3, dayz ect. Many thanks! :)
 
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you could also just get a case that is a little more expensive but offers better sound dampening. i use a Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout and it's great. even with the fans all the way up i can barely hear them and i'm sitting less than a meter away. of course my i7-4790K is probably a bit more efficient, but i am running it on stock cooler and it stays well under 60 degrees C most of the time (except when stress test or video encoding)

TofuLion

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you could also just get a case that is a little more expensive but offers better sound dampening. i use a Fractal Design Define R4 Blackout and it's great. even with the fans all the way up i can barely hear them and i'm sitting less than a meter away. of course my i7-4790K is probably a bit more efficient, but i am running it on stock cooler and it stays well under 60 degrees C most of the time (except when stress test or video encoding)
 
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