Confused on water cooling

SykeMyLyfe

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I'm building my first PC & i have the AMD FX 9590. i can't for the life of me decide on a water cooling system to cool it nor a case that will fit said cooling system. It's starting to stress me out cause i don't want to buy the wrong things & waste money. Can anyone solve my problem? Please..
 
Solution
Here you go, compatibility with a Corsair H110 and well under a hundred.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas340wb1

Plenty of options here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($217.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($101.94 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.15 @ Amazon)
Total: $438.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 17:14 EDT-0400

Just click edit, and go select a case. It will filter out all non-compatible cases.

SykeMyLyfe

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Yeah bought a bundle with the 9590 & the asus m5a99fx pro r2.0 Mobo about a month or 2 ago. I got a corsair 750w psu & a sapphire R9 280X Vapor-X GPU. Just confused on a cooling system. Been going back & forth with the H105 & H110 cause that's what i read will cool it decently. I don't really have a budget but i don't want to be spending like $300 on a case.
 

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Here you go, compatibility with a Corsair H110 and well under a hundred.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/nzxt-case-cas340wb1

Plenty of options here:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor ($217.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($101.94 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($118.15 @ Amazon)
Total: $438.08
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-03 17:14 EDT-0400

Just click edit, and go select a case. It will filter out all non-compatible cases.
 
Solution
No problem. I know it can be scary, but you want to look at the amps on the PSU. Since people think a PSU's efficiency means it can output less, a lot of "experts" have spread lies all over the internet. If a website claims X system draws 400W from the wall, this means that the power draw is actually less, because the efficiency comes into play because it's converting AC to DC. This means that a system that draws 400W from the wall is in reality only 320W. The remaining 80W is turned into heat. Your 750W can supply all 750W, and if it has a efficiency of 80+, it pulls: 750 / 0.8 = 937,5 from the wall. Unfortunately this is a mistake a lot of people make, while it's not bad to buy a PSU with lots of headroom for future upgrades and or overclocking. You can save money by not doing so.