Advice on cooling for cpu and gpu please

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Hi guys,

Here's an image of my current build and cpu cooling solution via a Corsair H75

Here's a list of my PC components, although the cpu is being upgraded to an i7 4790k.

Both the cpu and gpu will be overclocked. So I want to add a cooling solution for my gpu at some point. Something like an EVGA hybrid water cooling kit

From the shot of my pc, you can see the space issues. What are my options please? I can think of:

- Change cpu cooling to a front mounted H110i 280mm radiator, then mount gpu cooler into the rear end. [EDIT: I don't think a 280mm will fit at the front. Maybe a 240mm will].

- Remove one fan from the current cpu mount and mount gpu cooler into the left roof exhaust [if I have enough space]

- Don't think I got enough room at the bottom, but if I do, then use that for the gpu cooler.

Your thoughts? Thanks.
 
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So in the end, I went for a...
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I wouldn't even bother with an AIO cooler for either your GPU or CPU. If you want both cooled by liquid and overclocked, then I suggest doing a custom loop, which will give you the most flexibility. However, it could be a bit more expensive than just an AIO. The problem you will have with the GPU and CPU AIO kits in your case is where to put the radiators on the limited amount of tubing you will have. It more than likely will look kind of crappy too. Just my $0.02.

To do a custom loop you could have two radiators; one dual 120mm (240mm) or dual 140mm (280mm) in the front and one 120mm in the rear. In order to save space you can get a reservoir/pump combo that will fit in your 5.25" drive bays, if you didn't need an optical drive or HDD in there (they have single and dual 5.25" reservoirs). Or you could get a smaller cylinder style reservoir w/ pump attached at the base (EKWB has this style) and place it in the bottom of your case or behind the front radiator and fans. Then you just need the water blocks for the GPU and the CPU, get soft tubing, and then get your fittings and your done for the most part. Run distilled water w/ biocide and you'll be good for quite a while. As a final note, I recommend getting a case that is made to be more accommodating for water cooling. Your case can handle some, but not a lot.
 
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Watercooling would be ideal. But I'm not ready for that yet...

I've seen builds with gpu and cpu AIO coolers and they look OK to me, so happy to go down this route. I may even consider a cpu air cooler which will most likely run silent compared to my corsair h75 and yield similar results. Know any good air coolers?

I guess I'll have to take the measuring tape out and see how much space I have to play around with before choosing the upgrade path.

Thanks
 
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Honestly, I recommend any Noctua CPU cooler that you could fit into your case. 140mm fans will be able to spin slower and push the same amount of air a 120mm can, so if you can fit it, get a cooler that can include one of those. But, that is another thing that you might consider is that having a CPU water block either in your own custom loop or on an AIO cooler, you won't have to worry as much about vertical clearance and you might have to worry about the clearance for your RAM sticks due to tubing (mainly referring to AIO coolers). To be honest, if you're thinking about an AIO cooler or two total in your system, you're not really that far from a custom loop at all, but I know where you're coming from.
 
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So in the end, I went for a H100i v2 cpu cooler with push-pull which I mounted at the front [very tight fit!!] and I found out that my previous cpu cooler [the H75] can be mounted to the gpu via the Kraken G10 bracket, which I shall mount in the rear, most likely push-pull too.

Got the new 4790k cpu installed, idle is 22 Celsius average.

Definitely happy going with this setup. Nice one.
 
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