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My son is looking to build his own gaming computer and I need help choosing water cooling for the CPU

 

I am looking at purchasing the following UK Only:-

 

CPU: AMD FX8350 Black Edition 8 Core Processor

GPU: XFX Radeon HD 7850 DD Edition Graphics Card (2GB, GDDR5)

PSU:Corsair Builder Series CX 600 Watt

Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0

RAM: Corsair CMY8GX3M2B2133C9R Vengeance Pro Series 8GB

Case: Zalman Z9 Plus Midi Tower Case - Black

HD:Western Digital WD10EADS Caviar Green 1TB 3.5-inch OEM Internal Hard Drive (SATAII, 32MB Cache, Green Power) From Old PC

OS: Windows 8 OEM 64bit
 

Or does anyone have any recommendations staying within the £50 - £90 (maximum) price range preferably corsair 

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, bring others along."

My Rig: | CPU: Intel Core i5-8700K 4.8GHz | Motherboard: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS   | RAM: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB 2133 | GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC I | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case | Storage: Crucial MX300 756GB SSD | Crucial MX100 256GB SSD | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM x3 | PSU: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Modular |  Display: AOC i2769Vm 60Hz 27" x 2 Acer 27" H277HU 2K | CPU Cooling: Corsair H110i Liquid Cooler | Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB | Mouse: Corsair SCIMITAR PRO RGB | Sound: Corsair Void Yellow WIFI | OS: Windows 10 Professional

 

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You took some less than optimal decisions. Give me a moment to improve. What is the maximum budget (absolute max).

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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Your son would be better with an Intel rig OP, it'll cost pretty much the same to get an i5 4690k rig. Also, an AIO liquid cooler is not the best choice imo, as there is the chance that sometime down the line it breaks, and leaks. It's not a very common result, but it's something to be wary of, as a similarly priced air cooler will provide similar performance, without that possibility.

 

How much does that rig you have cost OP?

 

Check this setup below - you can save £84 by removing the SSD and using the 1TB from the old PC mentioned in your original post. It'd bring the cost to £665.  But if you can afford the SSD, you can use the 1TB as additional storage.

 

 
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.00 @ Aria PC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  (£72.14 @ Amazon UK) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£72.84 @ Amazon UK) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£83.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£161.10 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: NZXT Source 530 ATX Full Tower Case  (£65.98 @ CCL Computers) 
Total: £748.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 16:53 BST+0100

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Also water cooling is not required at all unless OC'ing and if you do not intend to OC then a Xeon E3-1230 V3 will do an admirable job with better than I5 performance in games that have more than 4 threads and eliminates any bottlenecks with any single card setup.

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£63.53 @ Amazon UK) 



Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 4GB Tri-X Video Card  (£296.34 @ Aria PC) 

Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£56.39 @ Aria PC) 


Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.77 @ Ebuyer) 

Total: £818.22

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 16:54 BST+0100

 

At any rate this system will not need upgrading any time soon but you can drop the graphics card to an R9 280X (which is far superior to the HD 7850) and the processor can be dropped to I5-4690k. Got food now so can't monitor the thread anymore :C

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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£600-£700

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, bring others along."

My Rig: | CPU: Intel Core i5-8700K 4.8GHz | Motherboard: MSI Z370 SLI PLUS   | RAM: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB 2133 | GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB SC I | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case | Storage: Crucial MX300 756GB SSD | Crucial MX100 256GB SSD | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 7200RPM x3 | PSU: Corsair RM 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Modular |  Display: AOC i2769Vm 60Hz 27" x 2 Acer 27" H277HU 2K | CPU Cooling: Corsair H110i Liquid Cooler | Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB | Mouse: Corsair SCIMITAR PRO RGB | Sound: Corsair Void Yellow WIFI | OS: Windows 10 Professional

 

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Don't buy a water cooler, and instead buy an Intel processor, it is much better for gaming.  Start off with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO as your CPU Cooler, it performs incredibly well for its low price, and having an i5 over an FX8 will benefit him tremendously in most games.

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£600-£700

In that case

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£63.53 @ Amazon UK) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£161.10 @ CCL Computers) 
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£56.39 @ Aria PC) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£72.77 @ Ebuyer) 
Total: £682.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 17:34 BST+0100
 
This build assumes no overclocking but still has hyperthreading for games that use more than 4 threads (in the future too) and does not require an aftermarket cooler at all.

RIG: I7-4790k @ 4.5GHz | MSI Z97S SLI Plus | 12GB Geil Dragon RAM 1333MHz | Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970 (1550MHz core/7800MHz memory) @ +18mV(Maxed out at 1650/7800 so far) | Corsair RM750 | Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, 1TB Seagate Barracuda | Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Closed) | Sound Blaster Z                                                                                                                        Getting: Noctua NH-D15 | Possible 250GB Samsung 850 Evo                                                                                        Need a console killer that actually shits on every console? Here you go (No MIR/Promo)

This is why you should not get an FX CPU for ANY scenario other than rendering on a budget http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/286142-fx-8350-r9-290-psu-requirements/?p=3892901 | http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/266481-an-issue-with-people-bashing-the-fx-cpus/?p=3620861

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZM69wP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZM69wP/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£164.00 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  (£24.98 @ CCL Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 KILLER ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  (£56.35 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  (£61.28 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Sandisk Ultra Plus 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (£44.54 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB TWIN FROZR Video Card  (£161.10 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  (£43.19 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£57.20 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)  (£49.00 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £697.58
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 17:37 BST+0100

 

Incredibly powerful from day one, overclock capable, and ready for a 2nd R9 280 whenever he feels the need to upgrade.

"I genuinely dislike the promulgation of false information, especially to people who are asking for help selecting new parts."

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