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So I plan to build myself a computer with 5820k and then later water cool it with closed loop.

 

Case's gonna be Zalman Z12 (I plan to get something bigger later) and on top there are two positions for 120mm fans. So my question is if I can mount radiator with no fans on it but rather four intake fans (1 back, 1 bottom, 2 front).

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Most likely isn't going to work without a big radiator.

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Sure, you can do it, but the temperatures won't be great. It's like having a large CPU heatsink and not having fans-air won't go through and the heat will just kind of "sit there". I'd really recommend getting air directly through/out of the radiator.

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So to make it clear the question is if I should buy good air cooler or get somewhat-passive watercooler.

 

Sure, you can do it, but the temperatures won't be great. It's like having a large CPU heatsink and not having fans-air won't go through and the heat will just kind of "sit there". I'd really recommend getting air directly through/out of the radiator.

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So I plan to build myself a computer with 5820k and then later water cool it with closed loop.

 

Case's gonna be Zalman Z12 (I plan to get something bigger later) and on top there are two positions for 120mm fans. So my question is if I can mount radiator with no fans on it but rather four intake fans (1 back, 1 bottom, 2 front).

It could be done with a lot of air flow from the case fans.... But the temps will be awful and there is guarantee it will even keep it cool enough after sometime because of heat soak!! Get a air cooler for cheap like a hyper 212 evo and save water cooling for the bigger case, by all means buy that parts just keep them safe till u get new case and spend £25 extra on a 212 evo!! 

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Get an air cooler. Most AIO coolers are overkill anyway. Your CPU is relatively new so I can't imagine it getting that hot. You wont need 4.0ghz for gaming anytime soon. 

 

Really it depends on your use. If you want to OC for video rendering or something, it will be okay to run at 80 degrees while you're doing that every now andthen.

 

But for gaming you can slap a stock cooler on that sucker and never OC and you won't experience bottlenecking. 

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If you have it already, test it. If not, and you know you definitely want to go liquid, start with an average air cooler (<$35 USD), and then upgrade from there.  But I honestly recommend a good air cooler if you're not willing to go custom liquid. 

 

Side note, a closed loop cooler with no fans won't cut it, as the fin density of typical CLCs won't allow enough air to pass through (too much resistance). If you were using a silence optimized radiator for a custom loop (low FPI), I'd say go for it, but tape up any vents that would allow air to escape more easily, so you can force the air to "leak" out of your case through the radiator.

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Get an air cooler. Most AIO coolers are overkill anyway. Your CPU is relatively new so I can't imagine it getting that hot. You wont need 4.0ghz for gaming anytime soon. 

 

Really it depends on your use. If you want to OC for video rendering or something, it will be okay to run at 80 degrees while you're doing that every now andthen.

 

But for gaming you can slap a stock cooler on that sucker and never OC and you won't experience bottlenecking. 

 

It could be done with a lot of air flow from the case fans.... But the temps will be awful and there is guarantee it will even keep it cool enough after sometime because of heat soak!! Get a air cooler for cheap like a hyper 212 evo and save water cooling for the bigger case, by all means buy that parts just keep them safe till u get new case and spend £25 extra on a 212 evo!!

 

I'm actually planning on buying evo 212+. I don't really plan to OC much soon, but I will probably use somewhat-intensive CPU apps like Autodesk and Blender. And also gaming.

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I'm actually planning on buying evo 212+. I don't really plan to OC much soon, but I will probably use somewhat-intensive CPU apps like Autodesk and Blender. And also gaming.

Well the evo will just be quieter and a fair bit cooler than the stock one!!! perfect for what u need a AIO is probably very overkill for u 

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I'm actually planning on buying evo 212+. I don't really plan to OC much soon, but I will probably use somewhat-intensive CPU apps like Autodesk and Blender. And also gaming.

That's what I have. I haven't even OC'd my 4690k yet. But I plan to once it become a bottleneck to squeeze a few more years/months out of my CPU. 

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Well the evo will just be quieter and a fair bit cooler than the stock one!!! perfect for what u need a AIO is probably very overkill for u 

 

That's what I have. I haven't even OC'd my 4690k yet. But I plan to once it become a bottleneck to squeeze a few more years/months out of my CPU. 

 

Well thanks for help guys. Have a good day.

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