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BoopityDoop
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So currently i'm using 3 corsair Air Series AF120's, I've got one on top for exhaust, another in the back for exhaust and one in the front for intake and am using the NH-L9i from Noctua for CPU duties (40c idle, 60c under load), GPU however get's pretty hot (70+c). The case i'm using is as follows: "Thermaltake Versa H15", i cheated out here in favour of the rest of the components.

 

I had a i5-7600k which was overclocked, however will be moving to a newer platform (z370) & CPU (i5-8600k) just for the extra horses in CPU heavy workloads, what sort of CPU cooler should i be looking at to tame this beast & is my current config (CPU cooler aside) fine?

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20 minutes ago, BoopityDoop said:

So currently i'm using 3 corsair Air Series AF120's, I've got one on top for exhaust, another in the back for exhaust and one in the front for intake and am using the NH-L9i from Noctua for CPU duties (40c idle, 60c under load), GPU however get's pretty hot (70+c). The case i'm using is as follows: "Thermaltake Versa H15", i cheated out here in favour of the rest of the components.

 

I had a i5-7600k which was overclocked, however will be moving to a newer platform (z370) & CPU (i5-8600k) just for the extra horses in CPU heavy workloads, what sort of CPU cooler should i be looking at to tame this beast & is my current config (CPU cooler aside) fine?

If you want to over lock the 8600k anywhere near 5ghz you will need a better cooler, I have an 8700k (very similar overclocking) and I am limited to 5ghz on my cryorig h7 due to thermals. I would personally recommend something along the lines of a noctua d15 or a be quiet dark rock pro 3; or a 240/280 aio if you’re into that. 

 

Also move the top fan to the front so you don’t have negative pressure 

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16 minutes ago, BoopityDoop said:

So currently i'm using 3 corsair Air Series AF120's, I've got one on top for exhaust, another in the back for exhaust and one in the front for intake and am using the NH-L9i from Noctua for CPU duties (40c idle, 60c under load), GPU however get's pretty hot (70+c). The case i'm using is as follows: "Thermaltake Versa H15", i cheated out here in favour of the rest of the components.

 

I had a i5-7600k which was overclocked, however will be moving to a newer platform (z370) & CPU (i5-8600k) just for the extra horses in CPU heavy workloads, what sort of CPU cooler should i be looking at to tame this beast & is my current config (CPU cooler aside) fine?

That cooler is pretty small and your case is pretty big.  If you want to stay Noctua then go with something like the NH-U14S.  That will take anything the  8600K can dish out.

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Where are you shopping/located? Budget?

What graphics card do you have?

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16 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Where are you shopping/located? Budget?

What graphics card do you have?

England, specifically Leeds. As for where i'm shopping: https://m.cclonline.com/ (local retailer, cheaper prices than everywhere else). Budget is around £120, and i have a Palit GTX 1060 Dual 6GB.

 

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19 minutes ago, BoopityDoop said:

England, specifically Leeds. As for where i'm shopping: https://m.cclonline.com/ (local retailer, cheaper prices than everywhere else). Budget is around £120, and i have a Palit GTX 1060 Dual 6GB.

Your graphics card temps are fine. 

An H5 Ultimate or NH-D15 would work well. 

https://m.cclonline.com/product/225935/CR-H5B/CPU-Coolers/Cryorig-H5-Ultimate-Single-Tower-Heatsink-with-140mm-Fan-Black-Frame/CLR1379/

https://m.cclonline.com/product/159305/NH-D15/CPU-Coolers/Noctua-NH-D15-Dual-Radiator-Quiet-CPU-Cooler-with-two-NH-A15-Fans/CLR0821/

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