I know most people will say no just by hearing the word "Pentium" but hear me out. Most people seem to universally claim that the stock cooler for the G3258 is good for up to around a 4.5GHz overclock; however, from what I've seen, most people can barely touch 4GHz-4.2GHz on the stock cooler without having stability issues. I will more than likely NOT be overclocking that high, as most games I intend to play will play just fine on ultra settings at 1080p with a 3.8GHz overclock.
My concern is that I am building a mini-ITX cube PC, mainly because of lack of room. I have literally have no physical space for a huge tower (even mid towers run a little too tall and deep). My main concern about it is that once the build is complete, there is already very limited space which creates a restricted airflow. I feel that a cheap watercooler (Corsair H50/55/60 or Cooler Master Seidon) would not only free up precious airspace but also give me better temperatures. My only other concern (which is not really a problem) is that I believe ridding myself of a huge fan/heatsink combo would also look much cleaner.
My build is as follows:
Pentium G3258
ASRock B85M-ITX
G.Skills Ares 8GB DDR3 1600 (2x4GB)
WD Caviar Blue 1TB 7200rpm HDD (also had a 120GB SSD that was removed for budgetary reasons)
Gigabyte Windforce R9 270 (downgraded from a 280 for budgetary reasons)
Corsair CX430 semi-modular PSU
Fractal Design Node 304
Total price: $533.81 (or 589.01 if I add a watercooler) -- have my own OS.
I should mention that I am trying to keep my build under $600 or as close to it as I possibly can.
Should I add a watercooler or do you think it's pointless with my build?
(EDIT: Prices are actually $509.32 and $564.52, respectively)
My concern is that I am building a mini-ITX cube PC, mainly because of lack of room. I have literally have no physical space for a huge tower (even mid towers run a little too tall and deep). My main concern about it is that once the build is complete, there is already very limited space which creates a restricted airflow. I feel that a cheap watercooler (Corsair H50/55/60 or Cooler Master Seidon) would not only free up precious airspace but also give me better temperatures. My only other concern (which is not really a problem) is that I believe ridding myself of a huge fan/heatsink combo would also look much cleaner.
My build is as follows:
Pentium G3258
ASRock B85M-ITX
G.Skills Ares 8GB DDR3 1600 (2x4GB)
WD Caviar Blue 1TB 7200rpm HDD (also had a 120GB SSD that was removed for budgetary reasons)
Gigabyte Windforce R9 270 (downgraded from a 280 for budgetary reasons)
Corsair CX430 semi-modular PSU
Fractal Design Node 304
Total price: $533.81 (or 589.01 if I add a watercooler) -- have my own OS.
I should mention that I am trying to keep my build under $600 or as close to it as I possibly can.
Should I add a watercooler or do you think it's pointless with my build?
(EDIT: Prices are actually $509.32 and $564.52, respectively)
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