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Hey. I currently own a Msi z97 board with i3 4160. I plan to upgrade my system. I have three choices But i can afford only 2 of these i need ur help to choose guy. First i can swap my 4160 with i7 4790k and i am planning on overclocking so i might need a non-stock intel cooler to get to good overclocks. So i decide to go with corsair H100i.But my case does not support dual fan cooling. I dont want to go with single fan either. So i plan on buying Cooler master scout 2.It has top mounts to house the cooler. Or i could go with my default case and shove the cooler somewhere in my case.Or i shall buy the cooler and the case To cool my entry level i3 and call it a day. What shall i choose? I can afford any two of those and would a beastly gpu fit inside cm scout 2 if am planning to upgrade? 

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How about getting a air cooler with the i7? You don't have to go the water cooling route if you want to overclock, get a Cryorig H7.

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5 minutes ago, Maddyfunk said:

Hey. I currently own a Msi z97 board with i3 4160. I plan to upgrade my system. I have three choices But i can afford only 2 of these i need ur help to choose guy. First i can swap my 4160 with i7 4790k and i am planning on overclocking so i might need a non-stock intel cooler to get to good overclocks. So i decide to go with corsair H100i.But my case does not support dual fan cooling. I dont want to go with single fan either. So i plan on buying Cooler master scout 2.It has top mounts to house the cooler. Or i could go with my default case and shove the cooler somewhere in my case.Or i shall buy the cooler and the case To cool my entry level i3 and call it a day. What shall i choose? I can afford any two of those and would a beastly gpu fit inside cm scout 2 if am planning to upgrade? 

Yeah a nice GPU should fit in the scout 2. And if it doesn't you can probably remove some of the hard drive cages to allow a longer video card. That's what I had to do in my NZXT Phantom 410. Buying the cooler now is fine, I ran an h80i on an i3 3225 for about a year until I got my 4670k.

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I'd go with the cpu and a decent air cooler like castdeath said.

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CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A   RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical   GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC   PSU: EVGA GS 650W   CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB

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