should i upgrade my AIO water cooler?

[farhanorakzai]

i have a corsair h75 on my i7 3960x running at stock speeds. i was wondering if i should get a better cooler, and if you guys could give me suggestions. i might be interested in overclocking if the cooler allows it. i tried it with the h75, and the temperature was above 91 Celsius with prime 95

[zinton]

Do you usually run your cpu at 100%?

[hiyayhi]

What kind of overclocks are you trying to get it above 90 degrees?

What are the temps on the CPU at stock speeds?

[xloexs]

You can get a Corsair H100i, H105 or H110, they will allow you to do SOME overclocking. But with your extreme edition cpu i really would reccomend a custom loop just for the cpu, you can get much more performance out of your 3960X.

[Katsu-K1L]

You can get a Corsair H100i, H105 or H110, they will allow you to do SOME overclocking. But with your extreme edition cpu i really would reccomend a custom loop just for the cpu, you can get much more performance out of your 3960X.

1+ for a custom loop

[farhanorakzai]

Do you usually run your cpu at 100%?

no, i just game

[farhanorakzai]

You can get a Corsair H100i, H105 or H110, they will allow you to do SOME overclocking. But with your extreme edition cpu i really would reccomend a custom loop just for the cpu, you can get much more performance out of your 3960X.

 

 

1+ for a custom loop

what kind of custom loop cooling do you guys recommend? 

[Katsu-K1L]

what kind of custom loop cooling do you guys recommend? 

CPU + GPU and for the parts, i'm not really following the products and stuff from companies but you should do some research but if you don't want to, you can get a Watercooling Kit it has all the stuff you need for a custom loop

[xloexs]

what kind of custom loop cooling do you guys recommend? 

As much radiators you can fit in your case really, with your HAF912 you can do top 240 and a rear 120 radiator, i reccomend using a tube resivor if the internal space allows it.

[farhanorakzai]

As much radiators you can fit in your case really, with your HAF912 you can do top 240 and a rear 120 radiator, i reccomend using a tube resivor if the internal space allows it.

how expensive will this be?

[Faceman]

i have a corsair h75 on my i7 3960x running at stock speeds. i was wondering if i should get a better cooler, and if you guys could give me suggestions. i might be interested in overclocking if the cooler allows it. i tried it with the h75, and the temperature was above 91 Celsius with prime 95

Cooler Master Seidon 240M for $51-$60 Unbeatable.  Buy this now before the rebate and coupon expires.  Purchased this a week ago and my temperatures have been unreal ever since.  <$60 for a Top 5 AIO is unheard of.

[xloexs]

how expensive will this be?

It really depends on the quality of the parts you choose, if money is limited you can add the rear 120 later and use a top 240 just for now, i would recommend the Hardware labs black ice nemesis gts 240.

it is slim but performs so well it is even beats some thicker radiators.

[farhanorakzai]

Cooler Master Seidon 240M for $51-$60 Unbeatable.  Buy this now before the rebate and coupon expires.  Purchased this a week ago and my temperatures have been unreal ever since.  <$60 for a Top 5 AIO is unheard of.

is it loud?

[xloexs]

is it loud?

it depends on the fans you are using

[Faceman]

is it loud?

At full RPM, yes.  It does get pretty freaking loud at max RPM.  What you could do, is use that $25 rebate card to buy two high end SP fans.  I have been running my 240M at 1200rpm on the fans, and 1050rpm on the pump and it is silent, and I leave my side panel off.  It becomes noticeable around 1400rpm.  The performance is so good at 1200/1050 that I just keep it like that unless I am stress testing.

 

Check out my Idle temperatures @ 1200rpm on the fans and 1050rpm on the pump after my computer just started.  Ambient temperature is 24C. i5-4670k 4.5Ghz @ 1.20v