need help with aio water cooling :)

[THRiLL KiLL]

Currently i have a I5-6600k Not over clocked. It it being cooled by a corsair h100 (1st gen)

As the h100 is getting up there in age, i am looking to replace it, with a smaller unit that uses a 120mm fan. (case is a corsair 570x for reference)


Questions.

1. will the smaller unit be sufficiant?
2. will it be quieter? (fans are silent, but i can hear the pump high pitched whine on the h100)
3. what brand/model should i go with ?

 

[aigomorla]

why not just air cool it if your not even overclocked and get rid of the water aspect entirely?

You could easily get away with using a cooler master EVO on that chip.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

why not just air cool it if your not even overclocked and get rid of the water aspect entirely?

You could easily get away with using a cooler master EVO on that chip.

And truth be told -- since the OP has an i5-6600K -- he still has the possibility to twist up the clocks.

Another member here, in posts on a thread from a year ago, had an I5-6600K with a Hyper 212 EVO, which he'd overclocked to 4.5 Ghz.

 

[Jimie]

if not overclocking, AIO with 120mm radiator and fan should be sufficient. I think you should make sure the pump is strong enough, but not every brand shows this...

 

[THRiLL KiLL]

thanks for the responses... the biggest thing i am going for is silence.. would air be quieter the water?

 

[UsandThem]

thanks for the responses... the biggest thing i am going for is silence.. would air be quieter the water?

Usually unless you buy an air cooler with something crazy on it like a Delta fan. 😱

Buy a Noctua cooler, and it will give you silence balanced with performance.

 

[ao_ika_red]

Air cooling is the best option if you have enough space in your PC case and most of them will do it quietly if you don't OC much. IMO, there's bigger chance of hearing your GPU fan rather than CPU fan.
CoolerMaster 212 and Cryorig R7 offer good cost/performance balance, but if you want the best performer in 120mm-class HSF, there is Noctua NH-U12S.
In other end of spectrum, the cheapest option with not-so-bad performance, I will suggest Deepcool Gammaxx 400.

 

[Jimie]

Air cooling is the best option if you have enough space in your PC case and most of them will do it quietly if you don't OC much. IMO, there's bigger chance of hearing your GPU fan rather than CPU fan.
CoolerMaster 212 and Cryorig R7 offer good cost/performance balance, but if you want the best performer in 120mm-class HSF, there is Noctua NH-U12S.
In other end of spectrum, the cheapest option with not-so-bad performance, I will suggest Deepcool Gammaxx 400.

There is a myth that liquid cooling is usually more quiet and better performance, but you pay a bit more than air cooling. Is this true?

 

[ao_ika_red]

There is a myth that liquid cooling is usually more quiet and better performance, but you pay a bit more than air cooling. Is this true?

Of course liquid cooler is more expensive than air cooler due to more equipment involved (pump, rad, tubing & fittings, fan, and heat transfer fluid). And if you do your research right, you'll absolutely find quiet LC. But, then again, some high-end air cooler will do the job equally if not better than entry level liquid cooler.