Which water cooling

[MrHelpMeOut]

Hey,

 

Im going to buy the i5 6600k.

Id like to overclock it, So ill also need cooling.

I think that the best option will be watercooling.

I just dont know what model? I prefer corsair.

My case: corsair 400 c. will the H60 be enough? Or the H80i v2?

Ive really no idea which one

 

Any suggestions?

ty bois n girls

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Would recommend the be quiet! Silent Loop 280mm

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For my own experience I've had two asetek units fail in two years. If you want an AIO I'd recomend swiftech. If your don't need an AIO, the purerock I pick up to replace the second pump corsair has refused to RMA in two years is working brilliantly as long as I don't push the button for my OC.

[MrHelpMeOut]

2 minutes ago, slightlyjaded said:

For my own experience I've had two asetek units fail in two years. If you want an AIO I'd recomend swiftech. If your don't need an AIO, the purerock I pick up to replace the second pump corsair has refused to RMA in two years is working brilliantly as long as I don't push the button for my OC.

like the swiftech H140X ?

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Just now, MrHelpMeOut said:

like the swiftech H140X ?

sure, be aware that the 14nm cpu don't overclock much before you get electron drift, so you really don't need a serious cpu cooler to keep them under control. my 5960x really does need a 300W cooler when I overclock it. A 6700K can get away with 150W under max overclock whick drops it squarely into the realm of decent smaller air coolers. ( pure rock I'm using currently is rated at 150W with only one fan)

[MrHelpMeOut]

5 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Noctua NH-D15

Yes your case has the clearance for it

That thing is ugly as hell.  ut will it be better than a watercooler tho... 

 

 

[MrHelpMeOut]

5 minutes ago, slightlyjaded said:

sure, be aware that the 14nm cpu don't overclock much before you get electron drift, so you really don't need a serious cpu cooler to keep them under control. my 5960x really does need a 300W cooler when I overclock it. A 6700K can get away with 150W under max overclock whick drops it squarely into the realm of decent smaller air coolers. ( pure rock I'm using currently is rated at 150W with only one fan)

Ok, ty! But you're 100% sure that Ill be better off with a swiftech than for example corsair?

[MrHelpMeOut]

2 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Dark Rock Pro 3?

mmmh ty. 

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Just now, MrHelpMeOut said:

Ok, ty! But you're 100% sure that Ill be better off with a swiftech than for example corsair?

in the long run, yes. swiftech tend to use laine DC5 pumps which are the industry standard for enthusiast water cooling loops, most others use the asetek on block crap, which I've found unreliable.

 

Please note this is just from personal experience. I might have been terribly unlucky, and gotten two bad pumps, and two service reps who were complete and utter dicks.

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2 minutes ago, MrHelpMeOut said:

Ok, ty! But you're 100% sure that Ill be better off with a swiftech than for example corsair?

The 6700K can use more than 150W when heavily oc'd. Would recommend a air cooler over an aio though, because of noise and pump failure.

4 minutes ago, huilun02 said:

Dark Rock Pro 3?

Would recommend this.

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Just now, FTL said:

The 6700K can use more than 150W when heavily oc'd. Would recommend a air cooler over an aio though, because of noise and pump failure.

Would recommend this.

Me. I'm using a pure rock on my 5960x, that puts out one hell of a lot more heat, and it's handling it even under load. I refuse to run my OC, as it came pretty close to maxing out the 300W h110I I had when it was working properly.

[MrHelpMeOut]

2 minutes ago, slightlyjaded said:

Me. I'm using a pure rock on my 5960x, that puts out one hell of a lot more heat, and it's handling it even under load. I refuse to run my OC, as it came pretty close to maxing out the 300W h110I I had when it was working properly.

Ok so you guys think that the dark rock pro 3 is the one Im looking for?

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Just now, MrHelpMeOut said:

Ok so you guys think that the dark rock pro 3 is the one Im looking for?

Sure, if you've got the ram clearance, it's a very pretty air cooler.

 

Check the ram height versus the product spec sheet before you buy.