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LordDre reacted to done12many2 in Help me pick an AIO water cooler
I'm not a big fan of Corsair's fans... no pun.
I've used both their AF and SP series and bearing noise, especially when mounted in a hanging position from a top mounted radiator gets louder with speed. When mounted vertically, they seem fine, but everyone of them that I've installed horizontally results in extra bearing noise. Other than that, their SP120 fans produce a good deal of airflow through the radiators thanks to great static pressure.
The stock fans that come with Corsair AIO seem pretty good. They'll be good enough to get you started
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LordDre reacted to done12many2 in Help me pick an AIO water cooler
There are so many opinions about air vs water. It boils down to what type of cooling you prefer and it sounds like you prefer water.
AIO water coolers are fantastic. Contrary to some of the opinions in this thread, pump noise is minimal or nonexistent provided that the system is functioning correctly. I personally no longer use AIOs as I have moved onto larger custom loops in order to remain silent at very high CPU and GPU overclocks, but I can tell you that I'd use a quality AIO water cooler without hesitation.
With water cooling, whether it be AIO or custom loop, the more radiator surface area used to displace heat, the slower (quieter) your fans can run. With that said, I looked up the specs on your case and you have a couple of options. My recommendation would be to go with the largest AIO that you are comfortable spending money on. The 240mm would be ideal as it would allow for better heat displacement at a lower fan speed. Effectively, you'd have the same cooling capacity without all of the noise and if you chose, you can turn up the fans resulting in even more cooling capacity.
Always buy a larger radiator than you think you need. The old 120mm per water block rule is for the absolute bare minimum cooling. 240mm per block and higher is much better.
Something like this H100i-v2 would work well for you.
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/hydro-series-h100i-v2-extreme-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler
Good luck!
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LordDre reacted to positivePXL in Help me pick an AIO water cooler
AiO coolers are usually used by enthusiasts for enthusiast grade equipment, like k-skew chips, and/or just really TPU intensive chips. 120/140mm rad's are almost completely worthless because if you are even considering one, you'd be better off with a tower cooler. The only time a 120/140mm rad is used in place of a tower cooler, is when the case simply won't support it, such as slim form-factor cases, and mITX cases. The best way to see performance from an AiO or other liquid cooling loop, is to use use a 240mm+ size rad, because at that point, you are actually getting more cool-able surface-area than a tower cooler, but again, used only by enthusiasts for enthusiast grade equipment, or just any AMD chip, ever.
The tech experts and the tech novice alike, on this forum, will all feel comfortable telling you that the Hyper 212 EVO is more cooling than you will need for any non-k Intel chip. Depending on the exact overclock you are going for, they might yet still recommend the Hyper 212 EVO, because it really is just that awesome.
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LordDre reacted to shibbs in Help me pick an AIO water cooler
And the air-cooler people are in here already. Ignore them, I've never heard the pump on my Corsair H90.
I'd recommend picking up an Asetek-model AIO (round pump)
H55 or H75 should be just fine.
EDIT: Most/all of the round pumps like the H90 H55 H75 are made by Asetek, and rebraned by Corsair/NZXT/Thermaltake.
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LordDre reacted to positivePXL in Help me pick an AIO water cooler
Non-k skew? Sure, a 120/140mm AiO will work.
You really should just buy a Hyper 212 Evo, though. You'll get used to that big, huge block, its an intimidating piece of hardware, that's all; the 212 Evo is also famous for cost/performace, you're gunna be paying twice as much for that AiO, and it won't even perform as well. Additionally, the AiO has more points of failure over a tower air cooler, and are (generally speaking) loader because you need the fluid pump (and fluid pumps are really finicky, there can't be any air in the system, and in a few years, it might just completely break and either get REALLY loud, stop working, or even pop and drain water down your mobo ).
Just some things to think about.
positivePXL [+PXL]
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LordDre reacted to Fulgrim in Help me pick an AIO water cooler
You want a quiet cooler, but you don't want a tower cooler due to disliking the size. I'm afraid you gotta pick - noisy liquid AIO, or a quiet air cooler.
If you want major silence at a reasonable price, get the Cryorig H7. It will run at low rpm since your chip is a stock non-k model and won't pump out much heat.
Otherwise, get the cheaper 212 EVO.
Both the Cryorig H7 & 212 EVO are far cheaper than a H55. They're also quieter.
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LordDre reacted to Castdeath97 in Help me pick an AIO water cooler
Hmmm, so you are going to get a conflict of interest I guess. Water coolers are known for their annoying pump idle noises, so unless you are welling to deal with it I'm going to leave the usual recommendation of getting a decent air cooler like the nocuta D15 or the Cryorig H7.
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LordDre reacted to NIC ROBERTOOO in Help me decide between 2 144HZ monitors with G-sync
Assuming you want g-sync for newer games... There are a few other options. I'd also like to point out that the xb241H replaces the XB240H. Here are some Amazon links at least
24" G Sync Monitors:
AOC G2460PG http://www.amazon.com/AOC-G2460PG-24-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00SIZ8QDM
BenQ XL2420G http://www.amazon.com/BenQ-G-SYNC-24-Inch-Monitor-XL2420G/dp/B00MUT6SLE
27" G Sync (1080p for your price point roughly)
Acer XB270H-G http://www.amazon.com/Acer-XB270H-Abprz-27-inch-Widescreen/dp/B00NUCRBCU
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LordDre reacted to Ctown0812 in Recommend new Monitor for 1080p gaming, GTX 970
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4P031A2490&cm_re=asus_144hz-_-24-236-313-_-Product
I think this monitor will suit your needs. imo, 144 hz is a must for CS:GO
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LordDre reacted to Thony in Recommend new Monitor for 1080p gaming, GTX 970
Kepp an eye on this, when it drops, buy it. Best 1080p 144hz monitor oit there right now. There is a cheaper version with worse colour reproduction and one less feature i belive, xl2411 is a very budget 144hz screen.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00M8E0K06/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1455718224&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=benq+xl2430
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LordDre reacted to Paralectic in Recommend new Monitor for 1080p gaming, GTX 970
144hz is much better than 60hz obviously, G-Sync is optional.
144Hz 1080p IPS doesn't exist, 970 can handle 100+ FPS on 1080p but not on 1440p.
I'd still get a 144hz TN 1080p panel instead of a 60hz IPS one.
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LordDre reacted to Oshino Shinobu in i5-6600 non K cooling suggestions?!
I wouldn't bother with a AIO for a locked CPU.
Something cheap like a CM Hyper 212 EVO or bequiet! Shadow Rock would do well.
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LordDre reacted to JuztBe in i5-6600 non K cooling suggestions?!
Keep stock cooler and push for GTX 980, R9 Fury, R9 390x
I'm a guy who's all about that price/performance.
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LordDre reacted to The Official Czex in i5-6600 non K cooling suggestions?!
Non-overclockable CPU' s do not require anything other than a stock cooler.
And please, PLEASE don't fanboy out... Buy a 390, the performance is worth the savings.
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LordDre reacted to Starelementpoke in i5-6600 non K cooling suggestions?!
Liquid cooling is in no way needed for a locked cpu. 212 evo will do fine.
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LordDre reacted to ChaseB in Help building the "heart" of my new PC
Thats my job. You can PM me or Post in the forums for more questions. Please tag me if you have direct questions for me. Example @ChaseB . Have a great day/night and I will talk to you later.
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LordDre reacted to ChaseB in Help building the "heart" of my new PC
PSU Recommend http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Crossfire-Warranty-220-G2-0850-XR/dp/B00IKDETOC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449417335&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+850
Cpu Cooler http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449417367&sr=8-2&keywords=1151+cpu+cooler
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LordDre got a reaction from hug0mac in Help building the "heart" of my new PC
Hello guys,
This is my first posting here on this site, i would love if someone could help me out. I am planning to "upgrade" my PC, but actually i need to change almost everything.
I need ur advice on this 4 different set ups. I am not planning on overclocking! I am planning to play on FHD and Oculus Rift once its out. And want this build to be futureproof, so i dont really want to upgrade in the next lets say 5 years.
Skylake vs haswell, nvidia vs amd, ddr3 1600 vs ddr4 2133
Altogether which one would you recommend? Any suggestions, replacments?
Thanks for ur help!
Norbert
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LordDre reacted to ChaseB in Help building the "heart" of my new PC
Plan D. Change out the power supply to an PSU with 850 Watt or higher. EVGA is recommend. Also go with an asus board. What is your color scheme I will help you pick out a board.
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LordDre reacted to shanmu54321 in Help building the "heart" of my new PC
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($209.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($153.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($48.11 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Video Card ($304.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($80.62 @ Mac Mall)
Total: $797.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-06 10:11 EST-0500