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Wasn't sure if to put this thread in air or water cooling so here.

ever since I over clocked my temps have sparked up. They are now on idle around 50-60 celcius. They were normally in the 30s.

my mobo is a gigabyte z87n.

so what's the best cooler? Thanks.

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Wasn't sure if to put this thread in air or water cooling so here.

ever since I over clocked my temps have sparked up. They are now on idle around 50-60 celcius. They were normally in the 30s.

my mobo is a gigabyte z87n.

so what's the best cooler? Thanks.

What cooler do you have right now? The Prodigy doesn't have great airflow, so I would suggest a Corsair H100i.

EDIT: I dun goofed. I forgot about the front 230mm fan.

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Noctua NH-D15/NH-D14 or an H110/H105/H100i

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Wasn't sure if to put this thread in air or water cooling so here.

ever since I over clocked my temps have sparked up. They are now on idle around 50-60 celcius. They were normally in the 30s.

my mobo is a gigabyte z87n.

so what's the best cooler? Thanks.

 

 

whats your budget?

 

1- best cooler is a custom water loop @ 360mm of cooling or better (h320 is in this league)

 

2- second best is a 240mm All in One Unit

 

3- Third place will go to a dual tower heatsink like the NH-D14 \ NH-D15

 

4- In fourth place is a 120mm All In one unit

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for the normal Prodigy both are good, i would even say air because with a 230mm fan in the front you will have amazing air flow. i currently have a Prodigy M with a Air cooler in it and ITS A PAIN IN THE ASS TO BUILD IN!!!!!!

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What cooler do you have right now? The Prodigy doesn't have great airflow, so I would suggest a Corsair H100i.

 

Prodigy has great airflow?

whats your budget?

 

1- best cooler is a custom water loop @ 360mm of cooling or better (h320 is in this league)

 

2- second best is a 240mm All in One Unit

 

3- Third place will go to a dual tower heatsink like the NH-D14 \ NH-D15

 

4- In fourth place is a 120mm All In one unit

3 and 2 are mixed up, the D15 beats the H110 and H100i ;)

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Build Log here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/119926-yin-yang-prodigy-update-2-26-14/

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NH-D15 Will not work on your board

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Wasn't sure if to put this thread in air or water cooling so here.

ever since I over clocked my temps have sparked up. They are now on idle around 50-60 celcius. They were normally in the 30s.

my mobo is a gigabyte z87n.

so what's the best cooler? Thanks.

 

 

I would go with a watercooler top be honest.  The problem with most ITX motherboards is that the CPU socket  isn't far enough away from the pci-e slot to allow room for the graphics card.  I couldn't even get a Hyper 212 evo to fit on mine.  I used an H80i and it barely fit.  A single 120 rad AIO will probably be your best bet.

 

Noctua NHD-15/NHD-14 or an H110/H105

 

Those aren't going to fit with the motherboard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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for the normal Prodigy both are good, i would even say air because with a 230mm fan in the front you will have amazing air flow. i currently have a Prodigy M with a Air cooler in it and ITS A PAIN IN THE ASS TO BUILD IN!!!!!!

Oh yeah... I completely forgot about the front 230mm fan in the front. Please ignore my previous post. If it fits, try to get a Noctua NH-D14/15 or a Noctua NH-U14 if you want a high end air cooler. H110, H100i, and the H105 are all great AIOs too.

I like the color scheme of Noctua fans. Deal with it. Forget about the bad memories of the past.


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3 and 2 are mixed up, the D15 beats the H110 and H100i ;)

 

 

Thats just what you read on the internet. Have you personally tested the NH-D15? I havent but from what I have seen its only 1-2C better than a D14. 1-2C could be a margin of error.

 

I am confident an extreme water 2.0, H220, H220x or glacier 240, will smoke a dual tower air unit

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I would go with a watercooler top be honest. The problem with most ITX motherboards is that the CPU socket isn't far enough away from the pci-e slot to allow room for the graphics card. I couldn't even get a Hyper 212 evo to fit on mine. I used an H80i and it barely fit. A single 120 rad AIO will probably be your best bet.

Those aren't going to fit with the motherboard.

EDIT: Take a look at my gallery pics to see what I mean by the clearance issues.

what gfx card do you have? I have a 780 sp do you think the h80i could squeez in? Btw my current cooler is an asetek 550LC
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I would go with a watercooler top be honest.  The problem with most ITX motherboards is that the CPU socket  isn't far enough away from the pci-e slot to allow room for the graphics card.  I couldn't even get a Hyper 212 evo to fit on mine.  I used an H80i and it barely fit.  A single 120 rad AIO will probably be your best bet.

 

 

Those aren't going to fit with the motherboard.

 

 

 what gfx card do you have? I have a 780 sp do you think the h80i could squeez in? Btw my current cooler is an asetek 550LC

 

 

 

EDIT:  Take a look at my gallery pics to see what I mean by the clearance issues.

 

 

It was my last build but I had an MSI GTX 660 TI OC/PE.  The size of the card won't matter too much.  You can fit the cooler in but just be patient.  And most of all, install the radiator first!  I can't stress that enough.  I had to take apart the entire build to get enough room to move around in the case.  Also, having an extra pair of hands really helps.

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So what do you think? Maybe a corsair h90 with nocuta nf-a14? Would that work?

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Prodigy has great airflow?

3 and 2 are mixed up, the D15 beats the H110 and H100i ;)

Not true. the AIO's narrow the D15 out by a little. Plus AIO's look cooler and are more compatible with different RAM types and cases.

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Not true. the AIO's narrow the D15 out by a little. Plus AIO's look cooler and are more compatible with different RAM types and cases.

The D15 addressed the RAM Compatability issues with the fin cutouts.  

http://youtu.be/emFN5KeGGnc?t=4m52s

Accidentally time stamped that whoops.  

I don't only look at temps, I look at the fact that they are more silent and tend to last longer than AIOs

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4- In fourth place is a 120mm All In one unit

 

Imo most 140mm single tower air coolers will beat 120mm AIOs in price and noise. Some, like U14S, even in performance.

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Get the NH-U14s if performes almost as good as an h100i but is much much quieter. Forget watercooling if you care at all about noise.

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