AIO liquid coolers.

[xnoobftw]

Any good 120mm liquid coolers that fits on the kraken g10? 

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Any good 120mm liquid coolers that fits on the kraken g10? 

Kraken X31, Corsair H75. If you have room for a 140mm, I highly recommend the X41.

[MEC-777]

Any asetek AIO cooler will work. 

 

I'm running an H55 on my 7950 with the G10. Works great. Before, with the triple fan air cooler, I would see temps of 70-75 degrees while benchmarking and heavy gaming with OC. Now, with the G10+H55 the highest I've seen is 55 degrees. Usually sits between 45-50 while heavy gaming with OC.

[xnoobftw]

Any asetek AIO cooler will work. 

 

I'm running an H55 on my 7950 with the G10. Works great. Before, with the triple fan air cooler, I would see temps of 70-75 degrees while benchmarking and heavy gaming with OC. Now, with the G10+H55 the highest I've seen is 55 degrees. Usually sits between 45-50 while heavy gaming with OC.

Can i ask whether did you buy additional heatsinks for the VRM issue?

 

Kraken X31, Corsair H75. If you have room for a 140mm, I highly recommend the X41.

So i'll just get whichever that is cheaper?

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Can i ask whether did you buy additional heatsinks for the VRM issue?

 

So i'll just get whichever that is cheaper?

Up to you. Whichever is cheaper, looks better in your opinion. Obviously the X41 will perform better than the H75 and X31.

[xnoobftw]

Up to you. Whichever is cheaper, looks better in your opinion. Obviously the X41 will perform better than the H75 and X31.

but i'm mounting at the rear exhaust! (and i dont want to be sucking air from the outside of the case due to dust issues)

[Shaqo_Wyn]

but i'm mounting at the rear exhaust! (and i dont want to be sucking air from the outside of the case due to dust issues)

Not sure what point you're trying to make by saying that you're mounting it as rear exhaust. I assume the rear only takes a 120mm fan? In which case just get the X31 or H75. A good fan filter on the rear and positive case air pressure would solve your dust problems. 

[xnoobftw]

Not sure what point you're trying to make by saying that you're mounting it as rear exhaust. I assume the rear only takes a 120mm fan? In which case just get the X31 or H75. A good fan filter on the rear and positive case air pressure would solve your dust problems. 

I'm using the carbide spec 03 so any suggestions on where to place the rad?

[Shaqo_Wyn]

I'm using the carbide spec 03 so any suggestions on where to place the rad?

Mounting it on the rear would be your best bet. A good setup would be the AIO as rear intake with a fan filter, have your front and bottom fans as intakes too and only the top as exhaust. If you don't want to spend extra getting a fan filter, do the AIO as rear exhaust. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999217

[MEC-777]

Can i ask whether did you buy additional heatsinks for the VRM issue?

My GPU came with a nice VRM heat sink pre-installed by Gigabyte, so I didn't have to worry about that. 

 

 

Also, I wouldn't worry about adding heatsinks to the Vram modules. Some people add them, but IMO they don't get near hot enough to make it necessary. I left mine bare and still OC this card, no problem.

 

May I ask, what GPU do you have that you're planning to add the G10 to?

[xnoobftw]

My GPU came with a nice VRM heat sink pre-installed by Gigabyte, so I didn't have to worry about that. 

 

 

Also, I wouldn't worry about adding heatsinks to the Vram modules. Some people add them, but IMO they don't get near hot enough to make it necessary. I left mine bare and still OC this card, no problem.

 

May I ask, what GPU do you have that you're planning to add the G10 to?

but it reaches a scary tempt of 100 degrees celcius D: the r9 290!

[xnoobftw]

Mounting it on the rear would be your best bet. A good setup would be the AIO as rear intake with a fan filter, have your front and bottom fans as intakes too and only the top as exhaust. If you don't want to spend extra getting a fan filter, do the AIO as rear exhaust. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999217

hmmm pulling air from the outside really is the best bet right.... I might consider getting the fan filter! Thanks

[xnoobftw]

Mounting it on the rear would be your best bet. A good setup would be the AIO as rear intake with a fan filter, have your front and bottom fans as intakes too and only the top as exhaust. If you don't want to spend extra getting a fan filter, do the AIO as rear exhaust. 

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999217

But i'm getting a CPU cooler (hyper x3 evo). wont the airflow be kinda awkward then?

[Shaqo_Wyn]

But i'm getting a CPU cooler (hyper x3 evo). wont the airflow be kinda awkward then?

 

If you're using a CPU air cooler the airflow would be awkward in most coventional set ups. If it's blowing all the hot air through your rear exhaust AIO this will completely crap on that AIO's performance. If your AIO is setup as intake it'll be working against the air coming from the CPU air cooler which mean that you'll probably end up with a lot of hot air in your case.

 

If you're set on using a CPU air cooler. Hopefully you can orientate it with the exhaust going upwards. Then you won't have a problem if you have some good top exhaust fan.

 

Another option is to get another AIO for the CPU and run both your AIO's as exhausts. One in the top, one in the rear. Don't worry about temps. The difference between intake and exhaust on rads is 2-3 degrees.  

 

What CPU and GPU are you cooling? Are you OC'ing? What's your max. budget for this upgrade?

[MEC-777]

but it reaches a scary tempt of 100 degrees celcius D: the r9 290!

Sorry if I confused you. Yes you should put a heat sink on the VRMs like in the pic I posted. They will get hot and need adequate cooling.

 

What I said you shouldn't need to worry about cooling is the Vram (video RAM) modules. Not the same thing.

 

VRM =  Voltage Regulation Modules.

Vram = Video RAM. - these are the black square modules around the GPU in the pic below. 

 

[xnoobftw]

If you're using a CPU air cooler the airflow would be awkward in most coventional set ups. If it's blowing all the hot air through your rear exhaust AIO this will completely crap on that AIO's performance. If your AIO is setup as intake it'll be working against the air coming from the CPU air cooler which mean that you'll probably end up with a lot of hot air in your case.

 

If you're set on using a CPU air cooler. Hopefully you can orientate it with the exhaust going upwards. Then you won't have a problem if you have some good top exhaust fan.

 

Another option is to get another AIO for the CPU and run both your AIO's as exhausts. One in the top, one in the rear. Don't worry about temps. The difference between intake and exhaust on rads is 2-3 degrees.  

 

What CPU and GPU are you cooling? Are you OC'ing? What's your max. budget for this upgrade?

I'm cooling a i5 4440 ( yes i have no idea why im buying a cpu cooler if im not ocing but yolo right) and an r9 290 (which i am planning on overvolting and overclocking )

 

Sorry if I confused you. Yes you should put a heat sink on the VRMs like in the pic I posted. They will get hot and need adequate cooling.

 

What I said you shouldn't need to worry about cooling is the Vram (video RAM) modules. Not the same thing.

 

VRM =  Voltage Regulation Modules.

Vram = Video RAM. - these are the black square modules around the GPU in the pic below. 

 

ah the VRM are always located on the right right?

[xnoobftw]

If you're using a CPU air cooler the airflow would be awkward in most coventional set ups. If it's blowing all the hot air through your rear exhaust AIO this will completely crap on that AIO's performance. If your AIO is setup as intake it'll be working against the air coming from the CPU air cooler which mean that you'll probably end up with a lot of hot air in your case.

 

If you're set on using a CPU air cooler. Hopefully you can orientate it with the exhaust going upwards. Then you won't have a problem if you have some good top exhaust fan.

 

Another option is to get another AIO for the CPU and run both your AIO's as exhausts. One in the top, one in the rear. Don't worry about temps. The difference between intake and exhaust on rads is 2-3 degrees.  

 

What CPU and GPU are you cooling? Are you OC'ing? What's your max. budget for this upgrade?

hmmm my max budget would be around 1000 SGD? (Idk whether to get LED light strips or not tho... wurth? )

[Shaqo_Wyn]

I'm cooling a i5 4440 ( yes i have no idea why im buying a cpu cooler if im not ocing but yolo right) and an r9 290 (which i am planning on overvolting and overclocking )

 

Don't worry I don't really OC either but I still hate the stock CPU coolers.

 

hmmm my max budget would be around 1000 SGD? (Idk whether to get LED light strips or not tho... wurth? )

 

Okay. If you're using the Hyper TX3 for the CPU, the H75 might be a bit too thick to fit comfortably next to it. The good news is you should be able to mount the Hyper TX3 with it exhausting air to the top of the case without a problem. According to the pics in this build: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/hLkTwP .

 

I think the best way to go is to have a H55 on the G10 in the rear as exhaust with the Hyper TX3 oriented to exhaust air to the top. It should all fit and this way, you'll still have a good airflow path. Make sure you have some good fans for top exhaust and front intake. 

[nick99n]

i use an h55 and it is good and nice ,i would buy something similar like h75

[xnoobftw]

Don't worry I don't really OC either but I still hate the stock CPU coolers.

 

 

Okay. If you're using the Hyper TX3 for the CPU, the H75 might be a bit too thick to fit comfortably next to it. The good news is you should be able to mount the Hyper TX3 with it exhausting air to the top of the case without a problem. According to the pics in this build: http://pcpartpicker.com/b/hLkTwP .

 

I think the best way to go is to have a H55 on the G10 in the rear as exhaust with the Hyper TX3 oriented to exhaust air to the top. It should all fit and this way, you'll still have a good airflow path. Make sure you have some good fans for top exhaust and front intake. 

Alright thank you! I have decided on my build already! ))

 

i use an h55 and it is good and nice ,i would buy something similar like h75

Would the H55 underperform as compared to a h75?

[xnoobftw]

Sorry if I confused you. Yes you should put a heat sink on the VRMs like in the pic I posted. They will get hot and need adequate cooling.

 

What I said you shouldn't need to worry about cooling is the Vram (video RAM) modules. Not the same thing.

 

VRM =  Voltage Regulation Modules.

Vram = Video RAM. - these are the black square modules around the GPU in the pic below. 

 

So i dont have to get heatsinks for the VRAM?

[MEC-777]

So i dont have to get heatsinks for the VRAM?

It's up to you. I didn't bother and haven't had any issues, thus far. I'm OCing the Vram and GPU +150mhz above stock, stable.

 

Some people do it, some people don't.

[xnoobftw]

It's up to you. I didn't bother and haven't had any issues, thus far. I'm OCing the Vram and GPU +150mhz above stock, stable.

 

Some people do it, some people don't.

If i decide to get it is this good on the r9 290? http://www.newegg.com/global/sg/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708012

[MEC-777]

If i decide to get it is this good on the r9 290? http://www.newegg.com/global/sg/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708012

Your best bet would be to check out the Kraken G10 thread on overclock.net and see what everyone else is using. Some work better than other's and I don't want to recommend something to you if I don't know how good they are.

 

Here's the link: http://www.overclock.net/t/1487012/official-nzxt-kraken-g10-owners-club

 

[Faceman]

If i decide to get it is this good on the r9 290? http://www.newegg.com/global/sg/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708012

Here are the heat sinks I used for my EVGA GTX 780 SC.  Check on Overclocker's.net G10 Owner's Club to ask others how many they required for your specific card, it might be more or less.

 

2 Packs of Cosmos Copper VGA Heatsinks

1 Pack of Cosmos mini Aluminum VGA Heatsinks

2 Packs of Sekisui Double-Sided Adhesive Thermal Heatsink Tape

Optional: Aftermarket Thermal Compound, it often comes with the AIO Cooler, not all though. If not I recommend the Gelid GC-Extreme

Optional:  VGA to PWM Fan Adapter

Depending on your card make and model, you will also need Copper Shims.  Find out the required thickness!  You can't use any ol' size, this is a specific measurement that you have to figure out.