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Do I even need water cooling?

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Stock fans should be okay, but if you want an upgrade get a 212 Evo

Watercooling is expensive, require more maintenance and take a long time to set up, not to mention the danger of leaks killing your system

They're a good idea if you *need* the performance, or enjoy watercooling, but personally I'd save the money and get a good air cooler (and maybe an SSD in that system ;) )

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hey guys, i've never built a desktop with water cooling before

but it looks so cool, before I build it I need to know am I really need it.

 

AMD Kaveri A10-7850K

Gskill DDR3 PC19200 8GB GTX Dual Channel F3-2400C10D-8GTX

WDC 1TB SATA3 64MB - Caviar Blue - WD10EZEX

MOBO : MSI A55M-E33

Radeon R9 270X

 

with this system, would i really need water cooling?Im not gonna OC or other tweaking stuff(cause I can't)

I only want to play new games with high setting, my concern is I dont want to break my component due to overheat.

So am I gonna need WC or Stock fan is enough?

 

Regards

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If you wanna piss away money, go ham. Do you need it? About as much as an Amish needs lightbulbs.

Go forth and maximize profits.

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No, watercooling is not necessary on your rig, not at all. Watercooling only makes sense if you have really high end components.

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You won't need watercooling for that. First of all, there are no R9 270X water locks besides universal ones, unless I'm mistaken, and if you aren't going to OC, a slightly better air cooler like the coolermaster TX3 or Zalman CNPS2X will do for the CPU, being quieter than the stock cpu cooler.

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You don't need watercooling.

 

What I would suggest is an aftermarket cooler for your CPU, but that's it. This option is a lot cheaper then watercooling.

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Stock fans are fine thats what they are for any extra cooling is not required for stock components water is more of a hobbie than anything

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*snip*

get a cooler master Hyper T4, 212x or a 212 evo. You don't need a water cooling loop.

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Stock fans should be okay, but if you want an upgrade get a 212 Evo

Watercooling is expensive, require more maintenance and take a long time to set up, not to mention the danger of leaks killing your system

They're a good idea if you *need* the performance, or enjoy watercooling, but personally I'd save the money and get a good air cooler (and maybe an SSD in that system ;) )

Remember to be a good citizen and choose a 'best answer' when your problem has been resolved!

(that way people know when a problem's been resolved)

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