PC upgrade recommendations!

[LwnBie]

Budget of about £100, want to upgrade some parts purely for aesthetics! Use it for Gaming and other usual computer stuff like school work and web browsing. Thinking maybe new cooler because its ugly or new fans? Specs - i5 7500, MSI B250i, 2x8 Corsair Vengeance LPX 2400, MSI Gaming X GTX 1050 Ti, 600W Corsair PSU, 1 SP120 RGB and 1 Stock  Phanteks 140 at the bottom in a Phanteks enthoo evolv shift. Not always on the floor! Thanks!

 

[Tahmidc]

A new CPU cooler could definitely add a bit more characteristics, I would have recommended an AIO as they look nice but would be overkill for this build.

[Spotty]

Interesting looking case, never actually seen one of those before.
I'd recommend buying a new CPU cooler. Intel stock coolers are a bit dull looking, and will probably give a good aesthetics change judging by the case layout. Will also have the added benefit of running cooler and possibly being more quiet.

[LwnBie]

56 minutes ago, Spotty said:

Interesting looking case, never actually seen one of those before.
I'd recommend buying a new CPU cooler. Intel stock coolers are a bit dull looking, and will probably give a good aesthetics change judging by the case layout. Will also have the added benefit of running cooler and possibly being more quiet.

yeah I was thinking maybe noctua l9x65 as an aio is overkill, theres also a cooler height limit of 82mm so I am limited for options.

[Spotty]

3 minutes ago, LwnBie said:

yeah I was thinking maybe noctua l9x65 as an aio is overkill, theres also a cooler height limit of 82mm so I am limited for options.

That's tight spacing! Really limited to small form factor coolers, but I guess that's just a sacrifice you have to make with such a case.
I think it would look better with a air cooler than an AIO with tubing running across the case, but that's just my personal opinion. You would only be able to fit a 120mm AIO in there anyway, so it won't be much better in terms of cooling performance anyway.

That noctua cooler would be good, and will offer really good noise-temp performance.
Another option, if you're hoping to go with a black fan to match the rest of the case, would be the ShadowRock LP from BeQuiet which is priced about the same as the Noctua.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA68V2TR2312&cm_re=low_profile_cooler-_-13C-001F-00006-_-Product

It's 75mm high, so should be clear in that aspect, but it has a 120mm fan instead of the 92mm fan that the Noctua cooler has, and as such is a lot wider, so you will need to check that it won't interfere with things like RAM, rear IO, and the fan next to it.

 

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