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What do you guys recommend as a water cooled cpu cooler? Mind you I Will be putting it in an obsidian 750d

[-] i7 4790k @ 4.7ghz [-] Asus Maximus VII Formula [-] EVGA Gtx 980 Sc [-] Corsair H105 [-] Corsair Obsidian 750d [-]

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h100i 

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Corsair 100i, 105, 110 or NZXT Kraken X61

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h100i, kraken x61, h105, swiftec h220x

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Budget? And what CPU are you using it on?

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Seems like everyone is in love with the closed loop coolers, I think they're overrated and their mounting systems are garbage. People need to give Noctua a try.

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H105 *

 

H100i not recommended.

Why, out of curiosity?

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Budget? And what CPU are you using it on?

I have no budget and it will be on an Intel 4790k

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I have no budget and it will be on an Intel 4790k

Go with a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, it'll outperform just about any closed loop cooler and it'll be quieter, I absolutely love mine and it's absolutely silent.

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Go with a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, it'll outperform just about any closed loop cooler and it'll be quieter, I absolutely love mine and it's absolutely silent.

I'm looking for liquid cooling my cpu just for the low profile of the rads and the pump

[-] i7 4790k @ 4.7ghz [-] Asus Maximus VII Formula [-] EVGA Gtx 980 Sc [-] Corsair H105 [-] Corsair Obsidian 750d [-]

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I'm looking for liquid cooling my cpu just for the low profile of the rads and the pump

Any particular reason why?

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I would say go with a high end air cooler, cheaper, more reliable, more convenient and perform just as well as any liquid cooler. If not I might be selling my h110 soon for 80. shipping not included. It's brand new in the box, I rma'd my last one and go an air cooler instead and now I don't even want my h110 lol

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Cooler Master Seidon 240M - $75

Corsair H105 - $95

Cooler Master Nepton 280L - $99

Cooler Master Nepton 240M - $115

NZXT X61 - $130

 

I would avoid the H100i.  It is notorious for a mounting problem, so it is not guaranteed to work out of the box without modification, and the pump is very noisy.  Pair that with buggy software(Corsair Link) and its a real hit or miss product.  For those it works for, it works great, but there are a lot of people who have issues with it.  On this forum alone, we get about one post per day regarding bad performance because of mounting, noise because of pump, or corsair link problem.

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Cooler Master Seidon 240M - $75

Corsair H105 - $95

Cooler Master Nepton 280L - $99

Cooler Master Nepton 240M - $115

NZXT X61 - $130

I would avoid the H100i. It is notorious for a mounting problem, so it is not guaranteed to work out of the box without modification, and the pump is very noisy. Pair that with buggy software(Corsair Link) and its a real hit or miss product. For those it works for, it works great, but there are a lot of people who have issues with it. On this forum alone, we get about one post per day regarding bad performance because of mounting, noise because of pump, or corsair link problem.

so which one would you recommend?

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