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I just backed the Ghost S1 on Kickstarter. I've been putting together some parts and and trying to decide between air or liquid cooling. The biggest air cooler I've found that I know will have decent cooling is this Noctua NH-L9x65. However, the case however thin supports liquid cooling. If you had the choice between air cooling with 2x 120mm exhaust fans or a 240mm AIO which would you pick.

 

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I just backed the Ghost S1 on Kickstarter. I've been putting together some parts and and trying to decide between air or liquid cooling. The biggest air cooler I've found that I know will have decent cooling is this Noctua NH-L9x65. However, the case however thin supports liquid cooling. If you had the choice between air cooling with 2x 120mm exhaust fans or a 240mm AIO which would you pick.

 

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Well the 240mm AIO Would perform better than a small air cooler. Just grab a corsair h100I V2

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really depends on how you will be using your CPU

Overclocking all the way? beefier liquid cooling

Overclocked but only runs at blazing speed for certain tasks like gaming? go with what the guy above me said. The fans may just also be adequate enough to do the job in that form factor, if configure like in the prototype gallery. The fans might create enough airflow in that mini-ATX form factor to make mid-level watercooling not worth it

no overclocking? 

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i left no recommendation for "no overclocking" as a joke

who the hell doesnt overclock their CPU and posts on the LTT forums xD 

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