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I was wondering should I go air cooling or water cooling in the Define R4 window. I'm planning to upgrade to Either a 4670K with an Asus z87-A motherboard or an FX-8350 and Asus Sabertooth 990fx motherboard in the near future. But for now I want to get my cooling solution down so my Computer doesn't sound like an airplane engine in my room (AMD stock coolers are loud af). I was leaning toward air cooling and just getting a Hyper 212 EVO, or maybe something from Noctua, since I do have a little money now. But I was wondering should i go with water cooling since the the Define R4 is bad with air flow. Obviously going water would be more effective, but Cost more, which would set me back a lot on getting a new CPU/MOBO, and alsoI'm just worried about water in my case. Any help would be appreciated,

Also planning to over clock just a little bit, but not too much

Tanks

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Well if you want good looks then i would custom loop it if not a 212 evo would be good with 2 nokula fans and 2 nokula case fans

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CPU: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($379.00 @ shopRBC) 

CPU Cooler: RAIJINTEK THEMIS 65.7 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.99 @ NCIX) 

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Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($298.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

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I second the Dark Rock Pro 3.  H220 or H100i works too 

CASE: FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R4  |  MOBO: MSI MPOWER Z77  |  CPU: Intel i5 3570k @ 4.4 GHz  |  CPU COOLER: NOCTUA NH-D15  |  GPU: EVGA GTX 770 SC |

PSU: CORSAIR AX860 W/ RED BRAIDED CABLES | SSD: SAMSUNG 840 EVO 250 GB | HDD: WD BLACK 1 TB | FANS: 3x NOCTUA NF-A14 | MONITOR: HP W2371D

KEYBOARD: CM STORM QFR MX BLUES W/  PBT KEYCAPS  |  MOUSE: LOGITECH G502 | MIC: AUDIO TECHNICA AT2020 | HEADPHONES: SENNHEISER HD 558

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The fact that you have a Fractal Design Define R4 suggests that you care about silent computing. If such is the case, I wouldn't bother with liquid cooling. The Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a great budget aftermarket cooling option, but, if you have the cash, I'd invest a little more in getting something beefier like a nice Noctua air cooler. Others' endorsements of Be Quiet! are also valid.

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