My Cooler.

[RocketNinja15]

Budget (including currency): Low 2000s 

Country: Unitied States

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: General Gaming, some 3d mondeling 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

 

Hi! I just redesigned my build, and some people were saying that my cooler was not enough for my CPU. I was wondering if that was the case. and if so what one should i use? Thanks! It is the Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler pared with an i9-9900k. If there is a better cooler let me know!

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$399.99 @ B&H
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML240L RGB 66.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$49.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI Z390-A PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$119.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$64.98 @ Amazon
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory	$64.98 @ Amazon
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$69.00 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate Barracuda Compute 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$54.99 @ Newegg
Video Card	Asus GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB STRIX GAMING Video Card
Case	NZXT H510 ATX Mid Tower Case	$69.98 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$154.99 @ Corsair
Monitor	LG 27GL650F-B 27.0" 1920x1080 144 Hz Monitor	$299.80 @ Amazon
Mouse	Glorious PC Gaming Race MODEL O Wired Optical Mouse	$77.81 @ Amazon
Headphones	SteelSeries ARCTIS 7 2019 Edition 7.1 Channel Headset	$125.00 @ Amazon
Webcam	Razer Kiyo Webcam	$99.99 @ Best Buy
Custom	CORSAIR K70 RGB MK.2 RAPIDFIRE Low Profile - Backlit RGB LED - USB Passthrough & Media Controls - Fastest & Linear Low Profile - Cherry MX Speed	$119.99 @ Corsair
Custom	Large RGB Gaming Mouse Pad - Soft Non-Slip Rubber Base Led Mousepad, Thick Computer Keyboard Mice Mat for MacBook, PC, Laptop, Desk(31.5 x 11.8 x 0.15In)	$18.98 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1800.46
	Mail-in rebates	-$10.00
	Total	$1790.46
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-11-04 17:17 EST-0500

 

[Slottr]

On a percentage out of 100

How much is going to be gaming and how much is going to be productivity

[RocketNinja15]

 

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

On a percentage out of 100

How much is going to be gaming and how much is going to be productivity

80% gaming 20% productivity

[RocketNinja15]

How does that effect what i choose? 

[Slottr]

2 minutes ago, RocketNinja15 said:

How does that effect what i choose? 

You're spending too much on stuff you don't need

 

At 1080p, you really don't need a 3070, or a 9900k - I don't believe you would need 32GB of memory either seeing that you won't be touching the productivity stuff super often.

 

You can easily get by with midrange parts and save a few bucks

[spartaman64]

unless you need it asap or need to have intel for some reason i would consider waiting for ryzen 5000. also i would get a case with better airflow unless aesthetics is your main priority

[RocketNinja15]

1 minute ago, spartaman64 said:

unless you need it asap or need to have intel for some reason i would consider waiting for ryzen 5000

 

35 minutes ago, Slottr said:

You're spending too much on stuff you don't need

 

At 1080p, you really don't need a 3070, or a 9900k - I don't believe you would need 32GB of memory either seeing that you won't be touching the productivity stuff super often.

 

You can easily get by with midrange parts and save a few bucks

True, I will wait for the rysen 5000 series to see how that is compared. How about the the cooler though. for what my parts are, is enough?

[spartaman64]

2 minutes ago, RocketNinja15 said:

 

True, I will wait for the rysen 5000 series to see how that is compared. How about the the cooler though. for what my parts are, is enough?

its certainly enough but at that price point i would rather have an air cooler like a scythe fuma 2

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, RocketNinja15 said:

 

True, I will wait for the rysen 5000 series to see how that is compared. How about the the cooler though. for what my parts are, is enough?

Eh. I don't like AIO's, and think you'd be better off with an air cooler.

 

Regardless, you won't be getting this chip anyways, so it doesn't matter that much

[RocketNinja15]

Just now, Slottr said:

Eh. I don't like AIO's, and think you'd be better off with an air cooler.

 

Regardless, you won't be getting this chip anyways, so it doesn't matter that much

Why Dont you like AIOs

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, RocketNinja15 said:

Why Dont you like AIOs

They perform meh for the price most of them are at.

 

Plus they're louder than an air cooler, have potential to leak or lead to pump failure

[RocketNinja15]

Ah. What would you suggest for a air cooler, for the current system that I am planning on.

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[RocketNinja15]

48 minutes ago, RocketNinja15 said:

Ah. What would you suggest for a air cooler, for the current system that I am planning on.

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@Slottr@spartaman64

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, RocketNinja15 said:

@Slottr@spartaman64

as @spartaman64said, a fuma 2 is a great cooler

 

So is a DRP4 or D15

 

But it really will depend on the chip you get. If you get something like a 5800x, the stock cooler will do morethan enough