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Air Vs Water

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VulcanX

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I am kinda new on these forums and for this reason i havent really known if you guys have already covered this topic or not, but its for personal gain, as im still in between of getting water cooling or should i get myself a good cpu cooler etc? If i was going for air cooling, looking at about $70 for a cpu cooler, what should i look at getting? as i have heard great things bout the Tuniq Tower as well as the Tharmalright Ultra120 Extreme, but i need to also know if it will fit in my case, which is a Aerocool Masstige A Gaming Case that has 5 fans(3 x 12 cm and 2 x 8 cm), and i need to know which is the better option, as im overhauling my entire pc and building a DUO or QUAD Intel, so any suggestions on what colling to go for or if water is even an option in this whole equation
 
If your gaming case is for gaming, received wisdom is you'll be happier with an E8400 than a quad. Otherwise the Q6600 (I have several) is the best value and easiest to overclock quad, 3.2 Ghz on air, 3.6 Ghz on water routine with many people getting another 0.2 Ghz to 0.4 Ghz either way.

Water cooling scales with radiator size, so a single 120mm kit is no better than the best air cooler. Think a custom triple rad rig, or don't go there. How's your noise tolerance? One doesn't give up much performance to step down air cooling fans, but there's a tradeoff.

Water cooling appears to be its own reward, too: Like those base jumpers (build a computer in 40 minutes, ouch there went $1000) who can't get enough thrill just jumping, have to soar alongside the cliff in a flying suit (add water cooling in N+ hours, ahh, that was only $300 more). Hey, I love to build things, that's me, soon. Just curious how far air can be pushed, first.

My Antec P182 case is 8.1" to your 8.0" and a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme just fits, but there's room behind the motherboard tray for cables. I'd guess you also have enough room, but google is your friend once you pick a cooler, find someone who has done this. The 90mm version rates nearly as well, if one must. Too bad "cooler clearance" isn't a standard case spec.
 
True on the case spec, that should possibly be implemented, know anyone high up enough to achieve that anyone? haha and do you think its really worth it to get water cooling when my entire system is running at bout 30 degrees celcius? i really think the air is working for me, just cpu is an issue at this point, but thanks anyway Syzygies
 
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