If I were to overclock the FX-8350, What will be the optimal board and water cooler?

[supaman]

So, ya read the title yet? So my budget for the board will be about up to $130, and for the water cooler about up to $90 Max. Any Good Suggestions? I want to Overclock smoothly!
Thanks!

 

[C12Friedman]

I'll suggest a motherboard featuring the 990FX chipset like the GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
Either of these two CPU coolers should be adequate for the 8350 to get decent clocks
Cooler Master Seidon 240M
LEPA LPWAC240-HF AquaChanger

Note: NewEgg links used for descriptive value

 

[supaman]

Thanks, I agree, is the seidon 120M better than corsair? I heard that corsair is loud, but is it effective?

 

[C12Friedman]

I'm having a hard time finding a direct comparison of the two but all accounts I've heard of the Seidon is that it is a very effective cooler. Looking at reviews of coolers including 240mm models, I found this statement ..."This leaves Corsair's H100i and the Cooler Master Seidon 240M competing against each other, and this one's really a no brainer in favor of Cooler Master. The Seidon 240M sometimes lists for cheaper than the H100i, and while you don't get the software functionality or extra fan headers of the H100i, the 240M is slightly more efficient overall, and its mounting system is head and shoulders above the H100i. If you're in the market for a 240mm cooler and the Swiftech is too rich for your blood, then you're going to want the Seidon 240M." (found here http://www.anandtech.com/show/6916/cooler-master-seidon-240m-and-12-more-coolers-the-retest-and-megaroundup/9 ) I'd think it would follow in the 120mm coolers also...

 

[C12Friedman]

Figures I'd find something right after I posted - here's a link to check out, shows the CM as being better in noise and performance http://www.frostytech.com/top5_liquid_heatsinks.cfm (only one Corsair model made the performance list and none on the quiet list)

 

[supaman]

Figures I'd find something right after I posted - here's a link to check out, shows the CM as being better in noise and performance http://www.frostytech.com/top5_liquid_heatsinks.cfm (only one Corsair model made the performance list and none on the quiet list)

Yea, i saw that article before, but i didn't know how reliable it was. Good know that it's actually true, I also saw some more cooler master reviews on Newegg, but it seems that Newegg isn't a good store, i get a lot of bad reviews from that site that i don't get with other sites, like amazon or NCIX, ect. Glad to know that Cooler Master is the best in the Watercooling department! Thanks!