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I am new to "hardcore" gaming and have never owned a real pc before. So as a competent person would do, I did my research. Apparently its not very hard to build a pc and you can get parts cheaply from newegg. I added the cost of all my parts and it wasn't much cheaper than the same thing from IBuyPower, it only costed about 10 dollars less. So now i can choose between the "Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler", "Corsair Hydro Series H55 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler " and  the "Corsair Hydro Series H90 140mm Liquid Cooler". The H55 is a 14 dollar upgrade from the 550LC and the H90 is a 56 dollar upgrade. Wich one should i get? I am thinking about the i5 8600k cpu.

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4 minutes ago, TopHatSloth said:

I am new to "hardcore" gaming and have never owned a real pc before. So as a competent person would do, I did my research. Apparently its not very hard to build a pc and you can get parts cheaply from newegg. I added the cost of all my parts and it wasn't much cheaper than the same thing from IBuyPower, it only costed about 10 dollars less. So now i can choose between the "Asetek 550LC 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler", "Corsair Hydro Series H55 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler " and  the "Corsair Hydro Series H90 140mm Liquid Cooler". The H55 is a 14 dollar upgrade from the 550LC and the H90 is a 56 dollar upgrade. Wich one should i get? I am thinking about the i5 8600k cpu.

If you need any information to be able to choose, please just ask.

 

Please help

 

How much are you willing to spend

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What case are you looking at? I mean if you are looking to buy a case that can fit a dual 120mm or 140mm then I don't see the point in limiting yourself to a single rad. 

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It wont be able to fit dual fans for the cpu as it is a mini-itx(or whatever they are called) but it will have other "random" fans. To be exact it is the revolt 2 case(i know, many dont like it but dont hate pls) because it looks cool and linus gave it positive feedback. I was thinking that the liquid combined with the fan would be enough to cool the cpu which people say is not super hot. Do i need to upgrade from the 550lc? I am thinking about the H55. Any thoughts? I am looking for the one with the most bang for the buck.

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27 minutes ago, ScrappyZeDog said:

How much are you willing to spend

I just want to get the most bang for the buck.

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