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Set up with 2600k at 4.4ghz on air with temps maxed out at 59c prime on Noctua NH-U12P SE2 with NF-F12 single fan .

Sure I could push it way further but 4.4 is a sweet spot

Can someone please tell me the point of water cooling because I just don't get it ?

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Cos people are enthusiasts. Why do some people do up their car to make it look good, or tune it to make it more powerful?

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Been often said, a great air cooler can give great temps. I like water cooling for the looks, silence, etc. Something to do. :) Plus a custom loop allows me to get those noisy GPU's cooled - there is where you see real changes...

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Water cooling is great because it is quiet, and you could probably push that CPU to 1.55 volts without a problem, running a custom loop.

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Water cooling will out perform any air cooling solution if the loop is done properly with the right amount of rad. Temps under load and higher voltages is where water excels compared to air.

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Water cooling is great because it is quiet, and you could probably push that CPU to 1.55 volts without a problem, running a custom loop.

FYI - Intel recommends 1.4V as the MAX voltage for 24/7 overclocks...

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I recommend you check out the first section "Should I water cool" section of the watercocoling FAQ. That says it all.

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Water cooling is great because it is quiet, and you could probably push that CPU to 1.55 volts without a problem, running a custom loop.
To add onto that; its because high voltages,, even at low temps can damage the CPU over time.

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Water cooling is great because it is quiet, and you could probably push that CPU to 1.55 volts without a problem, running a custom loop.
with ivy bridge, you can run above 1.4V pretty easily. I'd cap it at 1.5V.
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Water cooling is great because it is quiet, and you could probably push that CPU to 1.55 volts without a problem, running a custom loop.
You can - with SB and IB I went "well" above 1.4 for extreme testing. But don't run it 7/24. You will simply degrade your CPU at a wicked rate, like Ghost says, regardless of temps...

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haha thought I would get some grief with this thread , fair enough them water loops look good .

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People water cool typically for one of two reasons or possibly both. Quiet operation/silence and temps. You get way lower temps in a properly set up loop and your system will run way quieter. I can run Prime95 for hours on blend and the hottest I've seen my CPU hit was 50 Celsius. Same goes for Linpack/OCCT.

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air cooling is fine for you because 4.4 GHz is all you want. many, many people want higher than 4.4 GHz (honestly, 4.4 GHz shouldn't really be called an overclock - I've never seen a 2600K NOT reach that). It's that simple.

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Had it to 4.8 GHz think temps went to 70 c ,do I need Water ?

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Never tried 5GHZ on air with my system ,, post some volts I need to use and I give it a go , will post some screen shots of how it goes , primed out could be interesting

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