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Water cooling VRM and/or South Bridge

I plan to be liquid cooling my current system in the future and was wondering if it is really worth liquid cooling the VRM and/or the South Bridge. I do overclock, my CPU is overclocked to 4.2 Ghz at the moment but i would like to try to get more if i can.  I know that actively cooling the VRM can help with overclocking but i'm wondering if its really worth it.  

 

Here is my current system config that:

 

MoBo:  Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150

CPU:  i7-4770k

RAM:  32GB 1600 Mhz

GPU:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II

Current CPU Cooler:  Noctua NH-D14

PowerSupply:  Corsair 850W

 

Thanks.

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It's not worth it unless your board already has the appropriate waterblocks preinstalled.

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You probably are ok with the OC you have planned. But you can just as easily place a fan to have active airflow over the VRMs if you want.

 

 

This is true but i would also be aiming for a more silent PC as well and i would like to try to overclock it more then it already is if i could.

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you can remove existing heat sinks and pick up waterblocks for your hardware from EK I belive they have both your motherboard and graphic card however there is a likelyhood of voiding the warrenties by doing so but it is possible.

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