Hi everyone, me again
So I've had my new Ivy system for about 2 weeks now, and I'm sitting at 4.2GHz with a Hyper 212+ using good old AS5. My temps are bearable as-is with auto voltages pushing me around 1.2-1.22V max -- about 55-65C gaming, peaking at 84, 85C when stressing. I was wondering what your opinion would be on trying out water cooling? I'm a bit skeptical when it comes to water cooling due to both lack of knowledge and worrying about leaks and failures...
I found this cooler which seems to be quite popular on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017
Not sure if I want to drop that much money if it won't make much of a difference in temps though. If I could push my cpu up to 4.5 and maintain good temps, it might be worth it...and then again, I'm not sure if I would have much of a difference in gaming (I'm a big simmer, so I need cpu power!). So, what does everything think? Drop the money on a cooler, or will the 300MHz not make much of a difference?
So I've had my new Ivy system for about 2 weeks now, and I'm sitting at 4.2GHz with a Hyper 212+ using good old AS5. My temps are bearable as-is with auto voltages pushing me around 1.2-1.22V max -- about 55-65C gaming, peaking at 84, 85C when stressing. I was wondering what your opinion would be on trying out water cooling? I'm a bit skeptical when it comes to water cooling due to both lack of knowledge and worrying about leaks and failures...
I found this cooler which seems to be quite popular on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181017
Not sure if I want to drop that much money if it won't make much of a difference in temps though. If I could push my cpu up to 4.5 and maintain good temps, it might be worth it...and then again, I'm not sure if I would have much of a difference in gaming (I'm a big simmer, so I need cpu power!). So, what does everything think? Drop the money on a cooler, or will the 300MHz not make much of a difference?