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I was thinking of upgrading to a water cooler to improve my case airflow and was wondering what I should get?

 

I am getting good temps and good performance now so I don't need a H100i or anything, keep it cheap please!

 

Thanks :)

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If you are not getting at least an x41 don't bother, you will get really great temps with high end air coolers for almost half the price. A 65 dollar noctua can keep up with a h100i 

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I was thinking of upgrading to a water cooler to improve my case airflow and was wondering what I should get?

 

I am getting good temps and good performance now so I don't need a H100i or anything, keep it cheap please!

 

Thanks :)

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I wouldn't recommend an AIO, I recommend a really nice air cooler This one keeps up with and even beats the h100i

 

I know it carries a hefty price tag but it is very worth it. I'm running one and absolutely love it :D

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA68V21E0640

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If you are not getting at least an x41 don't bother, you will get really great temps with high end air coolers for almost half the price. A 65 dollar noctua can keep up with a h100i 

 

Please read the description again :)

 

I am getting it to improve case performance, not to get better cooling performance for my CPU as I already have a Hyper 212 EVO.

 

I have heard a Seidon 120v is pretty close to a Hyper 212 EVO? It's also very cheap.

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I wouldn't recommend an AIO, I recommend a really nice air cooler This one keeps up with and even beats the h100i

 

I know it carries a hefty price tag but it is very worth it. I'm running one and absolutely love it :D

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA68V21E0640

 

Read post above :)

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Please read the description again :)

 

I am getting it to improve case performance, not to get better cooling performance for my CPU as I already have a Hyper 212 EVO.

 

I have heard a Seidon 120v is pretty close to a Hyper 212 EVO? It's also very cheap.

I would just add nicer fans to your 212 EVO if I were you. NF-F12's maybe?

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I was thinking of upgrading to a water cooler to improve my case airflow and was wondering what I should get?

 

I am getting good temps and good performance now so I don't need a H100i or anything, keep it cheap please!

 

Thanks :)

 

The Nepton 240M is nice. Note that an AIO won't give you better case airflow.

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I would just add nicer fans to your 212 EVO if I were you. NF-F12's maybe?

 

No, it obstructs almost 1/4 of my case and would help me prepare for when I SLI up in this bitch.

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No, it obstructs almost 1/4 of my case and would help me prepare for when I SLI up in this bitch.

I'd say keep your current cooler and pick this up instead of a different cooler. You'll be happy you did:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352021&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

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The Nepton 240M is nice. Note that an AIO won't give you better case airflow.

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Don't think you realise how small my case is xD

 

(P.S Cable management is bad because you can't cable manage a horizontal case even though I prefer to see my graphics card :(

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Please read the description again :)

 

I am getting it to improve case performance, not to get better cooling performance for my CPU as I already have a Hyper 212 EVO.

 

I have heard a Seidon 120v is pretty close to a Hyper 212 EVO? It's also very cheap.

Just because it looks like it obstructs the case does not mean that is what is happening. You are adding another fan improving airflow in a certain direction. towards the back or top depending on the mounting. You are not blocking air from moving around with an air cooler, you are doing the opposite. You will be losing a fan by switching to liquid. If you want better case air flow just get better case fans or a new case.

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I'd say keep your current cooler and pick this up instead of a different cooler. You'll be happy you did:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811352021&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

I never liked the Fractal Design cases. Please don't hurt me

 

P.S I need a small case as I like to move around my PC.

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Just because it looks like it obstructs the case does not mean that is what is happening. You are adding another fan improving airflow in a certain direction. towards the back or top depending on the mounting. You are not blocking air from moving around with an air cooler, you are doing the opposite. You will be losing a fan by switching to liquid. If you want better case air flow just get better case fans or a new case.

 

Touché sir, I just do not know how to improve my case cooling other than getting a new case. I mean, this case is so pretty but it sucks pretty bad.

 

Don't fancy reinstalling everything in to a new case either.

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I never liked the Fractal Design cases. Please don't hurt me

 

P.S I need a small case as I like to move around my PC.

This is always an option:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119265

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I'm extremely picky with my looks. A side window is 90% neccesary for me because I don't intend to spend £750 on a computer to not show it off xD

 

P.S Looks like a beast case though.

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I'm extremely picky with my looks. A side window is 90% neccesary for me because I don't intend to spend £750 on a computer to not show it off xD

 

P.S Looks like a beast case though.

It seems like the Corsair Air 240 would be something you would like, they even have both black and white versions:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139045&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

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It seems like the Corsair Air 240 would be something you would like, they even have both black and white versions:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139045&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

Was thinking about that. Is it overly big in real life? Looks MASSIVE

 

Edit: Watching Linuses video on it, doesn't look too big.

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Was thinking about that. Is it overly big in real life? Looks MASSIVE

 

Edit: Watching Linuses video on it, doesn't look too big.

Nope, it's bigger brother case (Air 540) is massive though.

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Nope, it's bigger brother case (Air 540) is massive though.

 

That case looks great other than, cost a lot (to me anyway) and I would need to get a water cooler as max cpu cooler is 120mm.

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fb740b0797f5e9c7f9402101331c65af.png

 

Don't think you realise how small my case is xD

 

(P.S Cable management is bad because you can't cable manage a horizontal case even though I prefer to see my graphics card :(

 

With that kind of cable management and tightly packed config, no wonder you're disappointed with your airflow. All getting an AIO will do is require you to change up the directions in your airflow setup. It won't actually give you better airflow. Although heatsinks are big, they have fans usually directed at the rear exhaust which is a pretty efficient way of removing hot air from the CPU and the case in general. 

 

You'd be better off getting a new small case: http://lifehacker.com/5994570/five-best-small-form-factor-pc-cases

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With that kind of cable management and tightly packed config, no wonder you're disappointed with your airflow. All getting an AIO will do is require you to change up the directions in your airflow setup. It won't actually give you better airflow. Although heatsinks are big, they have fans usually directed at the rear exhaust which is a pretty efficient way of removing hot air from the CPU and the case in general.

You'd be better off getting a new small case: http://lifehacker.com/5994570/five-best-small-form-factor-pc-cases

As I said, you can't really cable manage with braided power supply cables and a horizontal motherboard.

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