Do i really need a liquid cooling?

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Im planning on buyin an intel i5-4590 soon, and i'm thinking on buying a liquid cooler because i know it's better than air talking about temps, but mainly because i dislike the sound of intel stock coolers and i don't know if an aftermarket aircooler would make a difference (talking about sound). So what are your thoughts about this? is it worth it? Im a budget builder and my whole build is completely for the money, so the idea of paying such money for a cpu liquid cooler doesn't sound good to me, but i feel like i need one if im going to make a respectable "gaming" build. I'm not going to overclock the cpu in any way. These are my current specs:

Operating System
Windows 8 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i3 4130, 3.40GHz
RAM
8GB Kingston Fury HyperX 1600mhz running on dual channel
Motherboard
Gigabyte B85M-D3H
Graphics Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 OC MSI Gaming 2GB
Storage
1TB Western Digital WDC WD10EZEX-00KUWA0
Power Supply
Cooler Master 600b V2 600w 80plus
Case
Corsair Carbide 100R Mid-Tower

Things i'm updating in a future: Processor, getting an ssd, getting more case fans, some case leds. And on a kind of distant future: more ram and a new motherboard.

So what are your thoughts? considering i am willing to pay for one, do i really need a liquid cooler?
 
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A stock cooler will absolutely keep its cpu at comfortable temperatures. The only reason why I suggested an aftermarket cooler is because you said you wanted something quiet. Stock cpu coolers are not quiet by any means, but they're free and get the job done. So if you want something cooler and quieter, I'd suggest either an cooler master hyper 212 evo or a scythe mugen 4.
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No, you don't need water cooling, at all. If you want a quiet cpu cooler, there are plenty of air coolers that are practically silent. I myself have the Scythe Mugen 4, and even at load the thing barely makes a peep. I don't think I've heard it go above 30 or so decibels (that's really freaking quiet for a fan spinning at thousands of rpms). It's also pretty cheap too, here's a link: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/scythe-cpu-cooler-scmg4000
 
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No, higher end air coolers can even beat AIO liquid coolers, and are quieter in some cases. You can always swap out to a quieter fan too on most aftermarket heat sinks.

An air cooler will essentially last forever, compared to liquid coolers that have a limited lifespan.

While AIO water cooler leaks are rare, they do happen. I lost my 3570k build to one, that was only a year old.

I just don't see any reason to add risk and cost to your current build that won't be overclocked.
 
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Okay, then i'll forget about expensive liquid coolers. Now, on the other hand, do i really need an aftermarket air cooler? or is the stock cooler of the i5-4590 already goog enough to keep it up at nice temps?
 
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Water cooling isn't really necessary, the 4590 isn't an overly hot chip to begin with and doesn't overclock so no worry about additional heat. At the more budget ranges air coolers perform just as well and in the upper performance ranges air coolers perform nearly as well for far less money and less noise than aio water coolers.

Something like a cryorig h7 or hyper 212 evo would be more than enough, provide better cooling and quieter performance than the stock cooler. Larger air coolers like the phanteks tc14pe, noctua nh-d14, dark rock pro 3 would all be overkill but would keep your cpu cool while idling at the lowest fan setting giving near silent operation for around the same price as a mid range single fan aio cooler.

Where water cooling is substantially more efficient than air cooling is regarding much more costly custom loops or specialty expandable aio water coolers. I would go with a decent budget air cooler which would not only save you money but give better performance than the stock cooler both in temps and noise levels. It's the difference between a $25-35 cooler and $65-70 big air or aio water cooler.
 
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A stock cooler will absolutely keep its cpu at comfortable temperatures. The only reason why I suggested an aftermarket cooler is because you said you wanted something quiet. Stock cpu coolers are not quiet by any means, but they're free and get the job done. So if you want something cooler and quieter, I'd suggest either an cooler master hyper 212 evo or a scythe mugen 4.
 
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