Best cooling option for an I7-9700K?

[Justinzonfire]

Will a 240MM AIO cool a OC'd i7-9700k or do i need bigger/Custom loop/ beefy air cooler?

[Brooksie359]

I would opt for at least a 280mm if you plan on overclocking. It doesn't run as hot as a 9900k but still runs hot none the less. If you want to overclock you are going to have to get a nice cooler. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

Depends on how far you overclock.

 

As a general rule of thumb, that should be enough to keep it cool.

[Fasauceome]

You'll manage with a 240mm. If I can OC my 6 core 8086k with a hyper 212 Evo, you can do an 8 core on a large air cooler.

[Justinzonfire]

48 minutes ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Depends on how far you overclock.

 

As a general rule of thumb, that should be enough to keep it cool.

Sounds good! Of course, I watch temps (core and socket) When I overclock, I just haven't bought the cooler/processor yet so wanted to make sure. I might not even overclock the thing, realistically no need for the few FPS gain.

[Justinzonfire]

50 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

You'll manage with a 240mm. If I can OC my 6 core 8086k with a hyper 212 Evo, you can do an 8 core on a large air cooler.

Sounds good! I personally Hate Air coolers. it's so hard to work in the case and I think they look bad. 

[Justinzonfire]

Budget of about $400 (custom,Air, AIO) to cool a i7-9700k Over Clocked

 

The budget of about $130 for an Air Cooler, $200 for an AIO

[mxk]

A custom loop would easily be the best, but you can try getting a 360mm AIO and putting some really nice fans on it from noctua or a different brand. The AIO+fan combo would be cheaper and do quite well.

[Justinzonfire]

My case can only hold the 360mm on the front of the case. Do you recommend a radiator on the front pushing out? and how would you configure the airflow of the case?

 

360MM front pannel

240MM Top

120MM back

[Fasauceome]

Make sure not to double post.

 

Any $200 aio that has a 360mm or 280mm radiator will be great.

[Justinzonfire]

2 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Make sure not to double post.

 

Any $200 aio that has a 360mm or 280mm radiator will be great.

Sounds good! one is more for air cooling, The other more pertaining to water cooling. Want to keep my options open!

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Justinzonfire said:

Sounds good! one is more for air cooling, The other more pertaining to water cooling. Want to keep my options open!

The mods prefer you slim the topics as much as possible. Still, I'm no mod so I can't tell you what to do too much, they hate backseat moderating.

[mxk]

18 minutes ago, Justinzonfire said:

My case can only hold the 360mm on the front of the case. Do you recommend a radiator on the front pushing out? and how would you configure the airflow of the case?

 

360MM front pannel

240MM Top

120MM back

Whats the case? I suggest you do pulling in, because pushing hot air out through the radiator isn't good for temps.

[Guest]

Thermalright LGM RT 

[Justinzonfire]

4 minutes ago, mxk. said:

Whats the case? I suggest you do pulling in, because pushing hot air out through the radiator isn't good for temps.

CoolerMaster MB511

[Shiv78]

Air: beQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4

Water: NZXT Kraken X72 or X62 if 72 is too big for your case

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Shiv78 said:

Air: beQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4

Water: NZXT Kraken X72 or X62 if 72 is too big for your case

x62 and x72 are loud as hell and they only cool as well as the DRP4, LGM NHD15 etc

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

Make sure not to double post.

 

Any $200 aio that has a 360mm or 280mm radiator will be great.

280mm/360mm AIOs only have a few degrees worth of advantage over top tier air coolers like the LGM, also they're REALLY loud.

[mxk]

5 minutes ago, Justinzonfire said:

CoolerMaster MB511

Yup, get a 360mm AIO and if you want, get some fans. Mount it so the fans are pulling air in and then probably have most of the other fans on the case exhausting the hot air. 

[Fasauceome]

3 minutes ago, ears_ears said:

280mm/360mm AIOs only have a few degrees worth of advantage over top tier air coolers like the LGM, also they're REALLY loud.

It's a pretty immense surface area, lot more than the NH-D15 offers and I feel that would make a pretty substantial boost. Have any benchmarks?

[Justinzonfire]

3 minutes ago, mxk. said:

Yup, get a 360mm AIO and if you want, get some fans. Mount it so the fans are pulling air in and then probably have most of the other fans on the case exhausting the hot air. 

So in theory, the radiator won't get hot enough that the air coming into the case will be hot correct? The 3 fans on the AIO will pull in and the Two on top and one on the back will push air out?

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

It's a pretty immense surface area, lot more than the NH-D15 offers and I feel that would make a pretty substantial boost. Have any benchmarks?

Here's a Fractal Design Celsuis S36, your average 360mm AIO OEM'd by Asetek

 

https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/8174/fractal-design-celsius-s36-liquid-cpu-cooler-review/index6.html

https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/fractal_design_celsius_s36_review,9.html

[mxk]

Just now, Justinzonfire said:

So in theory, the radiator won't get hot enough that the air coming into the case will be hot correct? The 3 fans on the AIO will pull in and the Two on top and one on the back will push air out?

From what I get from this, yes. The point is to have cool air coming into the radiator to cool the water. Warmer air will come out of the radiator and then be pushed out by the other fans.

[Guest]

I'd rather a top tier air cooler like the Thermalright LGM than a 360mm AIO. Much, much less noisier, and also much cheaper. Definitely worth the ~0.1ghz you lose from the few degrees the LGM gives up on a 360mm AIO like the Celsuis S36.

[Justinzonfire]

1 minute ago, ears_ears said:

I'd rather a top tier air cooler like the Thermalright LGM than a 360mm AIO. Much, much less noisier, and also much cheaper. Definitely worth the ~0.1ghz you lose from the few degrees the LGM gives up on a 360mm AIO like the Celsuis S36.

I agree, but Air coolers are aesthetically a nightmare... Think i might go with a 360MM AIO in the front pulling air in and the other 2 on top and one on back pushing air out!