9900k cooling

[Surreals]

Hi guys,

 

which cpu cooler should I look at getting for my 9900k which I will be ordering, Suggestion please

 

TIA!

[Jurrunio]

air or liquid?

[LukeSavenije]

dark rock pro 4, nhd15 or a 280+mm aio I'd say

[Surreals]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

air or liquid?

 

Liquid.

 

[BobbyPdue]

Just now, Surreals said:

 

Liquid.

 

What case are you using?

[hello_there_123]

2 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

dark rock pro 4, nhd15 or a 280+mm aio I'd say

    rip LGM RT 

[Surreals]

1 minute ago, BobbyPdue said:

What case are you using?

Case Is NZXT Phantom 530 full tower 

 

[Surreals]

5 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

air or liquid?

Case Is NZXT Phantom 530 full tower 

[BobbyPdue]

23 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

dark rock pro 4, nhd15 or a 280+mm aio I'd say

Dark Rock Pro 4 is pretty awesome, looks good, it's quiet, it's powerful, will last forever. Air Coolers are less compromising than AIO's since you are either sending warm air to your GPU or warm air into the radiator. 

[Surreals]

Yeah will be liquid I go for I think 

[LukeSavenije]

Just now, BobbyPdue said:

Dark Rock Pro 4 is pretty awesome, looks good, it's quiet, it's powerful, will last forever. Air Coolers are less compromising than AIO's since you will either sending warm air to your GPU or warm air into the radiator. 

nhd15 performs a little little better, but yeah

 

not everyone likes the colour of performance

[Surreals]

1 minute ago, BobbyPdue said:

Dark Rock Pro 4 is pretty awesome, looks good, it's quiet, it's powerful, will last forever. Air Coolers are less compromising than AIO's since you will either sending warm air to your GPU or warm air into the radiator. 

Yeah will be liquid I go for I think 

[BobbyPdue]

2 minutes ago, Surreals said:

Case Is NZXT Phantom 530 full tower 

NZXT's site said it will accommodate up to a 360mm radiator. 

[BobbyPdue]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

nhd15 performs a little little better, but yeah

 

not everyone likes the colour of performance

I love Noctua's performance, but I don't like their aesthetic.  Normally I would pick performance over aesthetics, but so many cases have tempered glass and the difference is slight. 

[Surreals]

2 minutes ago, BobbyPdue said:

NZXT's site said it will accommodate up to a 360mm radiator. 

Ah right yeah thought so. So a 360mm liquid cooler I’m looking for 

[BobbyPdue]

2 minutes ago, Surreals said:

Yeah will be liquid I go for I think 

What video card are you using?  Are you interested in a custom loop?

[BobbyPdue]

Just now, Surreals said:

Ah right yeah thought so. So a 360mm liquid cooler I’m looking for 

NZXT Kraken X72?

[Surreals]

Just now, BobbyPdue said:

What video card are you using?  Are you interested in a custom loop?

Im using a 1080 G1

and I think I’m going to get a Asus XI apex mobo and explain more sorry haha

[BobbyPdue]

2 minutes ago, Surreals said:

Ah right yeah thought so. So a 360mm liquid cooler I’m looking for 

I've just built a 8086k with a 1080ti that's cooled with a Fluidgaming open loop cooler from EKWB.

 

I have a 360mm in front and a 120mm in the back all intakes.  

[Surreals]

2 minutes ago, BobbyPdue said:

I've just built a 8086k with a 1080ti that's cooled with a Fluidgaming open loop cooler from EKWB.

 

I have a 360mm in front and a 120mm in the back all intakes.  

Damn that Looks crazy is it a lot more beneficial than just a cpu cooler? I am next month looking to get a 2080ti.

 

[BobbyPdue]

5 minutes ago, Surreals said:

Damn that Looks crazy is it a lot more beneficial than just a cpu cooler? I am next month looking to get a 2080ti.

 

It's a lot of work, costs more than just using an AIO, and it can be a pain in the butt, but you get great cooling and you won't have the compromise with mixing air (GPU) and liquid cooling.  Honestly it's difficult to justify liquid cooling, but once I put a kit together, installed it and got it going I'm pretty happy with the performance and temperatures.  I'm doing it again with my next computer build, too. 

You'd be fine with the X72, too.  

 

Check out the EK fluid gaming website and see what you think. 

[Surreals]

Yeah I’ll for sure look into it but I’m fairly new to pc so that just might be a little too complicated for now haha. Also what about the h150i pro? From Corsair

[BobbyPdue]

Just now, Surreals said:

Yeah I’ll for sure look into it but I’m fairly new to pc so that just might be a little too complicated for now haha. Also what about the h150i pro? From Corsair

Both NZXT and Corsair make quality AIO's and they both perform close enough to just pick the one that looks better to you and has features you want.   Why are you going with liquid cooling over an air cooler?  I know you want a liquid cooler, but if you are new to building computers an air cooler will be much easier to install than a massive AIO.  It's a backplate, the cooler itself, the fan (or two) and the cables to power those fans.  With a 360 AIO you have to attach the backplate, CPU block, fans to the radiator, radiator to the case, then connect all the fans to your motherboard and pump into your motherboards pump header.   Both are something you'll only do once, however.