Water or liquid colling ?

[DarkScott]

Hello everyone !

I am thinking to buy something like i7 6800k.

Since his stock speed is 3.4 ghz, I would like to know how far should I go with overclocking.

How much speed should I go ? I was thinking to push it somewhere to 4.0. Is there need to go higher or it just not worth it, and also what cooling should I use with that ?

Anyone having experience with speed/voltage/colling ? 

thanks.

[Jasun]

Isn't water/liquid cooling the same thing? Anyways, i7s tend to get pretty hot so I don't think fans will cut it and for overclocking, it all depends on the cpu, some might go higher than others, you'll just need to experiment.

[Phentos]

A friend of mine IRL has a 6800K overclocked to 4.2 Ghz at 1.25V. Past 1.3V, the chip ran very hot even with his cooler hard at work. He's currently using the Corsair H100i GTX. Needless to say, 1.3V was unstable.

 

I recommend liquid cooling for a CPU like the 6800K, unless you want a big, bulky air cooler. Water is usually the coolant of choice, as its heat capacity is superior to most other liquids.

 

 

[Trav_X]

11 minutes ago, Jasun said:

Isn't water/liquid cooling the same thing? Anyways, i7s tend to get pretty hot so I don't think fans will cut it and for overclocking, it all depends on the cpu, some might go higher than others, you'll just need to experiment.

Water cooling is a type of liquid cooling, but not all liquid cooling is water. Technically, some custom loops don't use water but use different coolants that are based on water but have quite a lot of other things inside that you wouldn't want to drink or use otherwise. Liquid nitrogen cooling is used for the most EXTREME overclockers in the world (which is one of the reasons I believe they got a 6-core AMD chip to something like 8 gigahertz). Also, mineral oil cooling could be considered liquid cooling.

[Jasun]

Just now, Trav_X said:

Water cooling is a type of liquid cooling, but not all liquid cooling is water. Technically, some custom loops don't use water but use different coolants that are based on water but have quite a lot of other things inside that you wouldn't want to drink or use otherwise. Liquid nitrogen cooling is used for the most EXTREME overclockers in the world (which is one of the reasons I believe they got a 6-core AMD chip to something like 8 gigahertz). Also, mineral oil cooling could be considered liquid cooling.

yeah, thanks for the clarification. I just hear water cooling and liquid cooling used together a lot but I get you.  

[Trav_X]

29 minutes ago, DarkScott said:

Hello everyone !

I am thinking to buy something like i7 6800k.

Since his stock speed is 3.4 ghz, I would like to know how far should I go with overclocking.

How much speed should I go ? I was thinking to push it somewhere to 4.0. Is there need to go higher or it just not worth it, and also what cooling should I use with that ?

Anyone having experience with speed/voltage/colling ? 

thanks.

I'd suggest getting something like an H110i or H115. Also, the new NZXT X62 should be a good cooler. I'd recommend water cooling over air cooling if you are looking for the best overclocking ability you can get, however personally I prefer beefy air coolers like the Noctua NH-D15 because of reliability and I like the look personally.

[DarkScott]

On 26.12.2016. at 1:56 AM, Jasun said:

Isn't water/liquid cooling the same thing? Anyways, i7s tend to get pretty hot so I don't think fans will cut it and for overclocking, it all depends on the cpu, some might go higher than others, you'll just need to experiment.

Yes i my mistake. I was about to ask air or liquid colling haha.

 

On 26.12.2016. at 2:03 AM, Phentos said:

A friend of mine IRL has a 6800K overclocked to 4.2 Ghz at 1.25V. Past 1.3V, the chip ran very hot even with his cooler hard at work. He's currently using the Corsair H100i GTX. Needless to say, 1.3V was unstable.

 

I recommend liquid cooling for a CPU like the 6800K, unless you want a big, bulky air cooler. Water is usually the coolant of choice, as its heat capacity is superior to most other liquids.

 

 

Alright, thanks for suggestion

 

On 26.12.2016. at 2:10 AM, Trav_X said:

I'd suggest getting something like an H110i or H115. Also, the new NZXT X62 should be a good cooler. I'd recommend water cooling over air cooling if you are looking for the best overclocking ability you can get, however personally I prefer beefy air coolers like the Noctua NH-D15 because of reliability and I like the look personally.

Alright thanks. 

Maybe some case recommendations ?

Something that looks good but its not expensive. I would not spend more than $80 for it.

[Simon771]

On 26. 12. 2016 at 2:03 AM, Phentos said:

A friend of mine IRL has a 6800K overclocked to 4.2 Ghz at 1.25V. Past 1.3V, the chip ran very hot even with his cooler hard at work. He's currently using the Corsair H100i GTX. Needless to say, 1.3V was unstable.

 

I recommend liquid cooling for a CPU like the 6800K, unless you want a big, bulky air cooler. Water is usually the coolant of choice, as its heat capacity is superior to most other liquids.

 

 

Unstable at 1,3V because of temperature?

[atomicus]

You don't need liquid cooling for a 6800k lol! A top end air cooler from Noctua or Cryorig would be more than enough to keep it cool, even overclocked! Such a load of nonsense gets peddled around regards water cooling, but just look at the reviews! There's a big aesthetic advantage sure, but the performance numbers clearly show a very small gap. Some AIOs are even worse than air. If you really want the best temps, you have to go custom... but that is an expensive route and certainly not necessary to get great performance from the CPU.

[Trav_X]

On December 27, 2016 at 3:44 AM, DarkScott said:

Yes i my mistake. I was about to ask air or liquid colling haha.

 

Alright, thanks for suggestion

 

Alright thanks. 

Maybe some case recommendations ?

Something that looks good but its not expensive. I would not spend more than $80 for it.

For cases under/around $80, I'd suggest the following

 

- Phanteks P400S (sound dampening, big window, built in RGB)

- FD Define S (great watercooling support, clean brushed aluminum look)

- NZXT S340 Elite (tempered glass, good for VR, PSU shroud)