Best budget CPU Liquid Cooler?

[Arcana]

Hi, what are the best budget for the CPU Liquid Cooler? do they have a minimum PSU Watts too?

Specs are:

CPU: i5 8400 (stock cooler)

Mobo: Gigabyte B360M D3H

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8 2666mhz

GPU: Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming

SSD: 60gb kingmax

HDD: 1TB Seagate SSHD

PSU: Seasonic M12-II 520w EVO

Case: NZXT Phantom Full Tower (Black)

Monitor: BenQ XL2430T

[mikedrewsmy]

Hyper 212 Evo is enough for you.

Deepcool captain, corsair h115i pro rgb is cheap enough nowadays if u need AIO.

[The_Tron]

For the i5 8400 buying a liquid cooler is an absolute waste. Get a hyper 212/212x/212 evo. I have a Hyper 212x with my i7 7700 and its never gone above 60C while remaining completely inaudible.

[Arcana]

4 minutes ago, The_Tron said:

For the i5 8400 buying a liquid cooler is an absolute waste. Get a hyper 212/212x/212 evo. I have a Hyper 212x with my i7 7700 and its never gone above 60C while remaining completely inaudible.

hmm i see, i just want a liquid since i got an extra penny

5 minutes ago, mikedrewsmy said:

Hyper 212 Evo

hmm, yeah they are great but, i just want to try a liquid since i got some extra penny

[The_Tron]

You really shouldnt. Trust me theres no worse waste of money for an i5 8400 than an aio

[SolarNova]

There is no need for a AIO, there is nothing to 'try'. Its a cooling solution.

 

The Hyper 212 Evo is more than capable enough for the 8400.

[Carbide X]

The cheapest and best would be the cooler master ML240, its a very good looking cooler but replace the fans since they make a lot of sound

[Arcana]

2 hours ago, The_Tron said:

You really shouldnt. Trust me theres no worse waste of money for an i5 8400 than an aio

i see. sad then

1 hour ago, SolarNova said:

There is no need for a AIO, there is nothing to 'try'. Its a cooling solution.

 

The Hyper 212 Evo is more than capable enough for the 8400.

i see. okay then

1 hour ago, Carbide X said:

The cheapest and best would be the cooler master ML240, its a very good looking cooler but replace the fans since they make a lot of sound

how much do they cost?  i was thinking to get h60 2018

[Carbide X]

51 minutes ago, Arcana said:

 

how much do they cost?  i was thinking to get h60 2018

I bought mine for 60 euro i think, and dont get a 120mm radiator

[WoodenMarker]

12 hours ago, Arcana said:

how much do they cost?  i was thinking to get h60 2018

Probably more than the quieter Pure Rock Slim. 

[Arcana]

19 hours ago, Carbide X said:

I bought mine for 60 euro i think, and dont get a 120mm radiator

why? not 120mm?

 

7 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Probably more than the quieter Pure Rock Slim. 

hmm. i can use liquid cooling even my processor is locked right?

[EsaT]

6 hours ago, Arcana said:

hmm. i can use liquid cooling even my processor is locked right?

Now where's the sense in paying more for something likely with worser cooling performance per noise?

Having water pipes in place of heat pipes doesn't make heat magically disappear.

All that heat still needs to be dissipated into air and compact/slim radiators don't exactly have too much of surface area.

While pump is additional noise source.

 

Proper custom loops sure can give more cooling power quietly, but they cost lot more than heat pipe coolers.

Simply minimizing various failure points/wear down mechanisms costs.

For good reliability there's also need for maintenance, instead of just being able to leave it until fan stops.

 

Intel stock HSFs are sure pure excrement for cooling anything in heavier than word processing use.

But you don't need to pay much for heatpipe cooler to get big improvement to cooling while dropping noise level lot.

 

Coolermaster 212 and its variants is one "classics".

Very well priced Cryorig H7 would be really good, while avoiding any DIMM/PCI-e slot clearance issues.

And then there's 50 $/€ Scythe Mugen 5, which has lots of cooling capability challenging lots of more expensive coolers in cooling per noise.

[WoodenMarker]

8 hours ago, Arcana said:

hmm. i can use liquid cooling even my processor is locked right?

You can but there are no practical benefits for doing so. Excessively low temps don't make a difference to performance or longevity.