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I have a bitfenix Shinobi right now and it doesn't have many water cooling solutions. In general I would like to have a bigger case. I am considering buying a Phanteks enthoo luxe, but did just see that it not even is much bigger then the Shinobi. So now I do not know should I stay with my Shinobi and only use a 120mm (probably kraken x31 or corsair h80i) closed loop system or should I get the luxe or another bigger case to buy also buy a bigger radiator (probably kraken x61)?

Or what's about air cooling, is it better?

Would my case be too full with a noctua nh-d14?

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The phanteks enthoo luxe or Pro do have many watercooling solutions. They also give you great flexibility when it comes to modding. Almost every part is screwed, not with rivits.

The Noctua NH d15 has the same performance as the best CLC out there, being the x61 kraken from nzxt.1

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The NH-D14 fits in the Shinobi just fine and would be better than the x31 or H80i. 

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But would my case be too full with the noctua nh-d14?

Would my airflow be totally destroyed?

It is a huge thing.

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But would my case be too full with the noctua nh-d14?

Would my airflow be totally destroyed?

It is a huge thing.

No, I don't see why it would. The space inside of a case is meant to be used.

 

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No, I don't see why it would. The space inside of a case is meant to be used.

 

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Ok thank you, So in your opinion I should just get the nh-d14 and my problem is solved?

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Ok thank you, So in your opinion I should just get the nh-d14 and my problem is solved?

Possibly. What are you cooling?

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Possibly. What are you cooling?

An Amd fx8350 on an Asus m5a97 r2.0

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An Amd fx8350 on an Asus m5a97 r2.0

Yeah, the NH-D14 should be plenty for that.

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Yeah, the NH-D14 should be plenty for that.

Do you know to how much I could ca overclock it? And what temps it would be running on?

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Do you know to how much I could ca overclock it? And what temps it would be running on?

Every chip is different but you should be shooting for ~4.4ghz+. 

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