Best liquid cooling unit for processor

Aaronian · Jan 30, 2017

I have a i7-4790k processor and the case is a Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case and I am currently looking for a pretty good cooling unit that would work unless I need to change case as well I can change that too. And the motherboard is a MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 if needing to know that as well.

getochkn · Jan 30, 2017

berst what, all in one cooler that you don't do any maintenance too, and just setup and go or best loop that you have to take care but get superior cooling and the ability to cool RAM, motherboard, gpu, all in same loop. Because the first you can spend $120 give or take and any of the all-in-one (AIO) coolers will do really. A custom loop can start to get like $1000 to cool everything.

aquielisunari · Jan 30, 2017

Aaronian :

I use the 212 Evo

are my temps. with a 78F ambient temp.

shows temps when it's significantly cooler.

Anyways it's the first pic that matters. Would I pony up an extra $75 for MAYBE 5c cooler temps? No. That is just my opinion. A liquid cooler can offer a "cleaner" look and allows for a greater case selection due to the cooler's lower profile.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181100&cm_re=H115i-_-35-181-100-_-Product is my suggestion.

Your case is designed with liquid cooling in mind.http://www.corsair.com/en-us/carbide-series-air-540-high-airflow-atx-cube-case

I'd install it on the top(inside of course) of your case.

Yes that radiator will fit.

Ecky · Jan 30, 2017

I generally don't recommend them except in 2 cases:

1) You want the absolute max possible cooling, regardless of value and cost. There are no $300 air coolers because after a certain point, you just can't hang a larger piece of metal from your motherboard. A liquid cooler allows for a larger cooling surface than you could get with an air cooler.

2) You don't have room for a large air cooler, but you still want to heavily overclock your CPU. Maybe you have a small form factor case, or have some other reason why you don't have the clearance for an air cooler.

Liquid coolers don't offer a ton of value, in terms of how much cooling you get for what you spend. A $30 tower cooler generally matches or beats $80 watercoolers, and an $80 tower cooler generally matches or beats $150 watercoolers. If you're not pushing your CPU hard, that $$$ can be better spent elsewhere. AiO's are also generally more noisy than air coolers, and have moving parts which can and do fail (pump), so if you're looking for quiet or reliable, air coolers can do it better.

aquielisunari · Jan 30, 2017

Ecky :

I generally don't recommend them except in 2 cases:

1) You want the absolute max possible cooling, regardless of value and cost. There are no $300 air coolers because after a certain point, you just can't hang a larger piece of metal from your motherboard. A liquid cooler allows for a larger cooling surface than you could get with an air cooler.

2) You don't have room for a large air cooler, but you still want to heavily overclock your CPU. Maybe you have a small form factor case, or have some other reason why you don't have the clearance for an air cooler.

Liquid coolers don't offer a ton of value, in terms of how much cooling you get for what you spend. A $30 tower cooler generally matches or beats $80 watercoolers, and an $80 tower cooler generally matches or beats $150 watercoolers. If you're not pushing your CPU hard, that $$$ can be better spent elsewhere. AiO's are also generally more noisy than air coolers, and have moving parts which can and do fail (pump), so if you're looking for quiet or reliable, air coolers can do it better.

Agreed.

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