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How is the Cougar Aqua CPU Cooler?

Longshot
By Longshot
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I heard the new 3080 cards heat up the case substantially and getting a water cooler is necessary so the cpu doesn't get damaged over time, i was looking for a decently priced water cooler and found the Cougar Aqua cpu coolers but barely no information about them online, anyone know if they are good?

 

My Planned System:

CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X
GPU: RTX 3080 (likely MSI)
Motherboard: Asus TUF Gaming X570 Plus ATX

Memory: G. Skill Trident 32 GB 3700MHz

SSD: Kingston A2000 500 GB

Storage: WD Blue 3 TB

Operating System: Windows 64 bit

Case: Antec NX600

PSU: Cooler Master v1000 80+ Gold

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10 minutes ago, Longshot said:

getting a water cooler is necessary so the cpu doesn't get damaged over time

Uh, no

 

These RTX rumors are getting out of hand

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

Primary PC:

i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Water coolers being necessary is exaggerated. A good air cooler like a Noctua NH-U12S, NH-D15 and a beQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4 will still do fine.

If someone did not use reason to reach their conclusion in the first place, you cannot use reason to convince them otherwise.

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Also don't go for 3700MHz memory. 3600MHz is as high as i'd go for ryzen.

If someone did not use reason to reach their conclusion in the first place, you cannot use reason to convince them otherwise.

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Are the 3000 cards hotter than 2000 cards?  Yes, they are.

 

Are they going to melt your computer?  Assuming you're not running them at peak temps already?  It won't make a difference.  Any case with decent cooling will be fine on air.  Another 100W of heat isn't the end of the world.

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Has your house been burned down due to the hotness that is RTX3000???  If so, you may be entitled to financial compensation.

 

Your CPU will be fine.  Hold off on buying a bunch of stuff to compensate the heat until the cards have been released and we see some real world numbers. 

"And I'll be damned if I let myself trip from a lesser man's ledge"

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At least swap the case then. Intake fans against a glass panel wont move air.

 

Phanteks p400a/p300a/p500a, Be quiet pure base 500dx and Lian LI lancool ii mesh are a lot better for high wattage parts.

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1 hour ago, Stahlmann98 said:

Also don't go for 3700MHz memory. 3600MHz is as high as i'd go for ryzen.

my bad i misclicked it is 3600mhz

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8 hours ago, Jeppes said:

At least swap the case then. Intake fans against a glass panel wont move air.

 

Phanteks p400a/p300a/p500a, Be quiet pure base 500dx and Lian LI lancool ii mesh are a lot better for high wattage parts.

Swapped it for the 500DX Thanks!

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