New cpu cooler

[fishnchipz]

Hi guys, I'm a bit of a nub when it comes to this stuff and I usually just do what I'm told. I am looking to upgrade my CPU cooler and I'm not sure what to go for, I think water cooling is the way to go but I do not know enough to feel comfortable picking one. My motherboard is an ASUS Z170-A and my CPU is an I5-6600k and my current CPU cooler is a Cooler Master Evo 212. I have been told that Corsair is a great choice for liquid coolers. One of the biggest reasons I am not completely comfortable picking a cooler my self is I don't want to end up in the situation where the cooler I buy does not fit my board.

 

Any help would be awesome,

Fishnchipz.

[Fasauceome]

Basically all good CPU coolers are compatible with modern sockets, so don't sweat it.

[mopman94]

Are you actually planning on overclocking?

[linkofgamers]

20 minutes ago, fishnchipz said:

Hi guys, I'm a bit of a nub when it comes to this stuff and I usually just do what I'm told. I am looking to upgrade my CPU cooler and I'm not sure what to go for, I think water cooling is the way to go but I do not know enough to feel comfortable picking one. My motherboard is an ASUS Z170-A and my CPU is an I5-6600k and my current CPU cooler is a Cooler Master Evo 212. I have been told that Corsair is a great choice for liquid coolers. One of the biggest reasons I am not completely comfortable picking a cooler my self is I don't want to end up in the situation where the cooler I buy does not fit my board.

 

Any help would be awesome,

Fishnchipz.

Almost all good coolers are compatible with LGA1151 (the CPU socket on your motherboard), and I've never seen one that isn't (apart from cooler specifically designed for special sockets like TR4). Although I've never owned a Corsair cooler, I've heard that the Corsair Hydro H100i is a great cooler. So don't worry about picking the wrong cooler, because almost all of them fit your board.

[fishnchipz]

All these quick replies are amazing. I am trying to slowly upgrade my pc step by step. Started a few months ago with me getting m.2 ssd which was awesome. The thought if liquids in my pc is a little unsettling but I can't worry too much! 

[Neo-revo]

2 hours ago, wONKEyeYEs said:

And an AIO generally has a 5yr lifespan.

And more points of failure than air.

Yes its more risky, But isn't corsair the one that will replace any parts that it damages in the off chance it does malfunction not due to user error.

 

Now the benifit's or gains whatever you want to call them can go both ways,   Since water has such a high heat capacity per degree of Celsius change in temperature thats why it is the base of fluid cooling (and used as a marker in comparison)   now if the capacity is large enough or the input is low enough you could passive cool the fluid, or in the case of computers the considerations are sound, (more rad= less rpm/more silence to cooling)  air movement ( space constricted you are moving the heat to be displaced some where else/ venting directly out the case vs inside)   stability( over clocks are smoother as the die can deal with high power spikes better than on air units (not true for all)

 

@fishnchipz Corsair is a great choice they were one of the first who sold all-in-one liquid coolers and  if i were to ever consider to use one, i would choose them