Cooling my pc

[Derpachu]

Well I have finally saved up the money  to upgrade from my stock Intel cooler and get an aftermarket cooler I was originally going to use the ever popular Cooler Master Hyper 212 evo, but then I wondered if I could get a better water cooling solution within 10 to 20 dollars of this air cooler.  I did end up finding the Cooler Master Master liquid lite 120 AIO at 49 dollars USD I was wondering if there was a water cooler OR air cooler under 50.00$ on newegg that had superior thermals than either of them, and if not is it worth spending another 20 dollars on a water cooler 

 

CoolerMaster Master liquid lite 120 AIO    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103236&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=watercooler-_-35-103-236-_-Product

 

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO    https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=CPU_COOLER-_-35-103-099-_-Product

[dogetorhue]

Having tried the Hyper 212 Evo, I recommend going with the slightly more expensive Cryorig H7. Much better construction and quality than the 212.

[Daniel Z.]

What cpu do u have and is it overclockable. FYI dont get single rad aio

[Derpachu]

its pretty basic, its an intel core i3 7100 I was trying to fit the pc itself into a 500$- build

[ZenMonkey]

11 minutes ago, Derpachu said:

its pretty basic, its an intel core i3 7100 I was trying to fit the pc itself into a 500$- build

 

You don't need a liquid cooler. You're not overclocking and that chip has a low TDP. The 212 Evo will be plenty good enough, so save the money for a future build.

[Derpachu]

Thanks zen 

[ZenMonkey]

Happy to help.