Water cooling question

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

Can I install a watercooler for my motherboard, Asrock A520M/ac ? like would it be able to handle water cooling ? I'm looking to upgrading my CPU, which is a Ryzen 3, 3100 to a Ryzen 5, 5600x. I know most people say just stick with the stock cooler but I was just curious if this is possible. Also, I am new to building a gaming pc rig so bare with me lol. 

 

Thanks. 

[Devryd]

as far as I know, every motherboard can handle water cooling. Generally speaking, watercooling is nearly never worth it. That said, I have a custom loop in my computer as well

[Devryd]

If I see this correctly, you have 3 fan headers on the board, so it should be fine for a dual rad and a pump.

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

so what would you say is the best type of cooling ? if you mind me asking? and nothing too expensive as well, something reasonable? Also, thank you for taking time to acknowledge my questions. I really appreciate that  

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

interesting 

[Devryd]

I build my loop with parts from aliexpress. I have a pretty cheap CPU block, a decent pump from bykski and a 280mm rad for the CPU. I recently added the GPU to the loop, so I added another 240mm rad 

[Devryd]

soft tubing is generally the cheapest and also the easiest. You can get 8 barbed fittings for about 6$ i think, and you could even use cable ties to secure the tubing on that. In my first build I used a 12V aquarium pump from ebay for 10$. It did the job pretty good, but it was a little louder than I liked. I still use it in my laptop though.

[Guest]

There are two different types of water cooling.

Do you mean a closed loop cooler/AIO cooler like this:

 

 

While there are some like the Arctic Liquid Freezer II that are cost effective, it's still overkill for a 5600X over a good air cooler that will be cheaper with similar results.

 

 

Also guys, be sure to use the quote button so you're that people are properly altered when you reply.

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

oh okay. I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to help me with my questions. Thank you! 

[Devryd]

Oh yeah, i might have forgotten to mention AIOs. If you want to water cool just for the fun of it, I would go with a custom loop, though

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

yeah, I was referring to a close looped cooler just it can be quieter. you know what I mean ? but if your saying it's over kill, should I just stick with the stock cooler then ? 

 

[Devryd]

You could also just get a better air cooler. The cooler master 212 evo is pretty good and also pretty cheap

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Nicholas Rodriguez said:

yeah, I was referring to a close looped cooler just it can be quieter. you know what I mean ? but if your saying it's over kill, should I just stick with the stock cooler then ? 

 

You could get an inexpensive air cooler. There are many options that are better than the stock cooler that will get you a decent amount of silence. What was your budget?

[givingtnt]

Honestly, do not waste money on a watercooled system.
Even AIOs are honestly not worth the price. Get a decent air cooler. You'll save yourself the long term headache too.

[Nicholas Rodriguez]

Thank you guys so much to helping me out with this decision making. Thank you and my budget was somewhere between 100-300

[Devryd]

The 5600x is a 65W chip afaik. Even a pretty cheap tower cooler should keep it cool quite easily.