Suggestions about case and CPU cooling for new gaming rig

[tolis626]

That's why he mentioned AIO's like the Corsair H80 or H100, or Antec's Kuhler line and so on.

They are only slightly more expensive then premium air solutions and give you added flexibility on cooling options (like not having two memory slots covered so you have to remove the HSF to remove bad memory). They also cool as well if not better then those air solutions. They are also pretty fool proof (no worries with spills and loose cabling).

I had those in mind (The Corsair H100 actually),but only on a in-case-I-can-afford-it-too basis.They are at least 50€ more expensive than the air coolers I'm looking at.But I do keep them in mind in case money pops up.Thanks for the suggestion though!
Stupid question alert!These are only for the CPU,right?No memory cooling or GPU or anything.

 

[Agent11]

Gpu is really the only other part you need to worry about when water cooling, unless you plan on overclocking heavily in which case you would perhaps want to cool your north bridge and mosfets.

If you keep your eyes open you can stumble upon some very good deals on water blocks and things for a custom loop.

 

[tolis626]

Gpu is really the only other part you need to worry about when water cooling, unless you plan on overclocking heavily in which case you would perhaps want to cool your north bridge and mosfets.

If you keep your eyes open you can stumble upon some very good deals on water blocks and things for a custom loop.

No,I don't plan on doing anything too extreme.Unless an early upgrade is due,but that's another story.
As for the GPU,as far as I know it's a pain in the butt and a load of money to custom-cool.I'd do it if I could and do some extreme overclocks,but right now...Naaah.I'm planning to do some overclocking however,but that's why I'll be buying Sapphire's Vapor-X 7970 if I can't wait for Hawaii.Its cooler should be more than enough for anything I have in mind.Plus,the HAF X should help with that.Good air flow and all.

 

[Scheeringa]

I have the Corsair H100i and it's an amazing AIO setup. your looking at $50 for a nice fan, $100 for a nice AIO. Spend the money its worth it

 

[Scheeringa]

I had those in mind (The Corsair H100 actually),but only on a in-case-I-can-afford-it-too basis.They are at least 50€ more expensive than the air coolers I'm looking at.But I do keep them in mind in case money pops up.Thanks for the suggestion though!
Stupid question alert!These are only for the CPU,right?No memory cooling or GPU or anything.

Swiftech's AIO has an over-sized pump and a serviceable reservoir so you can add a video card cooler later if you so choose.