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Help needed with cooling the i9-12900k

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I want to cool my i9-12900k, my choice is Corsair 5000T with Asus Ryujin II 360 for the CPU and Asus Strix LC 3090-Ti OC.


No problems with the GPU cooling but the CPU is just making me mad as I want to keep it cool as possible therefore can anyone tell me if 360mm AIO is enough for i9-12900k and if not would 2 x 360mm RADS (EK - EXTREME 58mm) keep it cool as frick! i.e. under 85 Degrees atleast

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Depends on the use and intended voltage. An open loop will be better, but no guarantee its gonna be under 85c.

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25 minutes ago, GameWarrior said:

I want to cool my i9-12900k, my choice is Corsair 5000T with Asus Ryujin II 360 for the CPU and Asus Strix LC 3090-Ti OC.


No problems with the GPU cooling but the CPU is just making me mad as I want to keep it cool as possible therefore can anyone tell me if 360mm AIO is enough for i9-12900k and if not would 2 x 360mm RADS (EK - EXTREME 58mm) keep it cool as frick! i.e. under 85 Degrees atleast

Nice big case.

I would use a 420mm AIO. 

 

Intels i9s are relatively cool on motherboards with beefy VRMs. 

My 10th and 11th gen i9s game in the 50s and low 60s but I would not use less than a ASUS Hero's or AORUS Master's with them.  

 

If you decide to go with an air cooled GPU ditch the case. All it will do is trap heat.

 

RIG#1 CPU: AMD, R 7 5800x3D| Motherboard: X570 AORUS Master | RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB DDR4 3200 | GPU: EVGA FTW3 ULTRA  RTX 3090 ti | PSU: EVGA 1000 G+ | Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic | Cooler: EK 360mm AIO | SSD#1: Corsair MP600 1TB | SSD#2: Crucial MX500 2.5" 2TB | Monitor: ASUS ROG Swift PG42UQ

 

RIG#2 CPU: Intel i9 11900k | Motherboard: Z590 AORUS Master | RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB DDR4 3600 | GPU: EVGA FTW3 ULTRA  RTX 3090 ti | PSU: EVGA 1300 G+ | Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO | Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 | SSD#1: SSD#1: Corsair MP600 1TB | SSD#2: Crucial MX300 2.5" 1TB | Monitor: LG 55" 4k C1 OLED TV

 

RIG#3 CPU: Intel i9 10900kf | Motherboard: Z490 AORUS Master | RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB DDR4 4000 | GPU: MSI Gaming X Trio 3090 | PSU: EVGA 1000 G+ | Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic | Cooler: EK 360mm AIO | SSD#1: Crucial P1 1TB | SSD#2: Crucial MX500 2.5" 1TB | Monitor: LG 55" 4k B9 OLED TV

 

RIG#4 CPU: Intel i9 13900k | Motherboard: AORUS Z790 Master | RAM: Corsair Dominator RGB 32GB DDR5 6200 | GPU: Zotac Amp Extreme 4090  | PSU: EVGA 1000 G+ | Case: Streacom BC1.1S | Cooler: EK 360mm AIO | SSD: Corsair MP600 1TB  | SSD#2: Crucial MX500 2.5" 1TB | Monitor: LG 55" 4k B9 OLED TV

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10 hours ago, jones177 said:

Nice big case.

I would use a 420mm AIO. 

 

Intels i9s are relatively cool on motherboards with beefy VRMs. 

My 10th and 11th gen i9s game in the 50s and low 60s but I would not use less than a ASUS Hero's or AORUS Master's with them.  

 

If you decide to go with an air cooled GPU ditch the case. All it will do is trap heat.

 

The GPU already has a 240mm AIO System which I would just give an upgrade and use a 360 ir 420 for it to

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