Stock Cooler Or Something Else?

gggg336 · January 17, 2017

So I may be building a mini-itx computer and the purposes I have for this computer is to serve as owncloud server + F@H and Boinc; so you might imaging things will get hot for both cpu and gpu. I want to know whether going with a small/stock air cooler or an aio liquid cooler is better. The case I will be using is the Fractal Design Core 500 and I have seen in a review by Techreport.com where they manage to squeeze an aio in there. The temps are encouraging too.

I have never worked with anything liquid cooled before, so should I stick to air cooling here or try an aio?

PS: cpu is an i7-7700 and the gpu cooler is not a blower type.

TubsAlwaysWins · January 17, 2017

definitly aftermarket but idk what

Energycore · January 17, 2017

12 minutes ago, gggg336 said:

So I may be building a mini-itx computer and the purposes I have for this computer is to serve as owncloud server + F@H and Boinc; so you might imaging things will get hot for both cpu and gpu. I want to know whether going with a small/stock air cooler or an aio liquid cooler is better. The case I will be using is the Fractal Design Core 500 and I have seen in a review by Techreport.com where they manage to squeeze an aio in there. The temps are encouraging too.

I have never worked with anything liquid cooled before, so should I stick to air cooling here or try an aio?

PS: cpu is an i7-7700 and the gpu cooler is not a blower type.

for 24/7 machines that won't be in the same room as you, reliability > performance. Go with the stock cooler.

Mooshi · January 17, 2017

I have that case and an aio isn't necessary. For my own setup I have a Cryorig H7, the stock exhaust fan and a 140mm Fractal Venturi static pressure fan as intake in the back and temps on my overclocked 6700k at 4.4Ghz is pretty solid.