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Sreno1
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My budget is $120 max. I am open to buying better fans for the radiator (in the $120 budget). I will be cooling a 6600k. The radiator can't be thick and it needs to be 240mm.

 

Thanks for the help

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h100i v2...

 

I personally use corsair Sp120s

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CPU i5 6600k -- Motherboard ROG Maximus VIII Gene

RAM 16gb DDR4 LPX Vengence 3000 -- GPU MSI GTX 1080 Sea Hawk

Case Corsair 350D w/ Corsair Commander Mini and Lighting

Storage 2x 2tb Hitatchi 3.5" & 240gb Samsung 850 EVO

PSU Corsair RM750i -- Display Dell U3415W 34" 3440 x 1440p

Cooling CPU: H100i v2 & GPU: H75 -- Keyboard Corsair K65 RGB

Mouse Logitech Proteus g502 -- Sound Sennheiser 363d

Operating System Windows 10 Pro

 


 

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Just now, GBreslin said:

h100i v2...

 

I personally use corsair Sp120s

That's $10 over budget with new SP120s. 

 

What do you think about EKWB Vardar fans? They are $25 for two right now.

i5-6600k (4.6) | Dark Rock 3 | MSI GAMING X 1060 6GB | 8GB DDR4 | 120GB SSD & 1TB HDD | Crystal 460x

 | Acer GN246HL 1080p 24" 144hz & Acer G246HL 1080p 24" 60hz |

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I'm not recommending the RGB SP120s, they are ass simply because corsair lied about link support.

 

The High pressure SP120 dual pack is $24.99 as well on amazon.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-SP120-High-Performance-Twin/dp/B007RESFYK

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CPU i5 6600k -- Motherboard ROG Maximus VIII Gene

RAM 16gb DDR4 LPX Vengence 3000 -- GPU MSI GTX 1080 Sea Hawk

Case Corsair 350D w/ Corsair Commander Mini and Lighting

Storage 2x 2tb Hitatchi 3.5" & 240gb Samsung 850 EVO

PSU Corsair RM750i -- Display Dell U3415W 34" 3440 x 1440p

Cooling CPU: H100i v2 & GPU: H75 -- Keyboard Corsair K65 RGB

Mouse Logitech Proteus g502 -- Sound Sennheiser 363d

Operating System Windows 10 Pro

 


 

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Dont get add on fans, they really are not worth it, they may change it by 1-2 Celsius, and for a 6600k thats really not worth the investment as its a pretty cool chip even when overclocked lol

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Technically correct, Shimejii. OP, it's entirely moot if you aren't doing any CPU intensive work.

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CPU i5 6600k -- Motherboard ROG Maximus VIII Gene

RAM 16gb DDR4 LPX Vengence 3000 -- GPU MSI GTX 1080 Sea Hawk

Case Corsair 350D w/ Corsair Commander Mini and Lighting

Storage 2x 2tb Hitatchi 3.5" & 240gb Samsung 850 EVO

PSU Corsair RM750i -- Display Dell U3415W 34" 3440 x 1440p

Cooling CPU: H100i v2 & GPU: H75 -- Keyboard Corsair K65 RGB

Mouse Logitech Proteus g502 -- Sound Sennheiser 363d

Operating System Windows 10 Pro

 


 

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I am worried about how loud the stock fans are, not their performance.

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5 minutes ago, Sreno1 said:

I am worried about how loud the stock fans are, not their performance.

They will not be loud, almost all fans will be pretty quiet at low RPM. They design them to be performance and Quiet.

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2 minutes ago, Shimejii said:

They will not be loud, almost all fans will be pretty quiet at low RPM. They design them to be performance and Quiet.

Okay I will probably get the h100i v2 and upgrade the fans if need be. Thanks for the advice.

i5-6600k (4.6) | Dark Rock 3 | MSI GAMING X 1060 6GB | 8GB DDR4 | 120GB SSD & 1TB HDD | Crystal 460x

 | Acer GN246HL 1080p 24" 144hz & Acer G246HL 1080p 24" 60hz |

PSU Tier List | PC Partpickers: US Canada Australia UK

 

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