Reddit reviews CORSAIR Hydro Series H60 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, 120mm Radiator, 120mm Fan

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Ever heard of saving your money? $40 is quite a bit and adds up quickly if it's a recurring amount.

For $40 though, it's more of being able to upgrade parts that you might get. an i5-7500 vs an i5-7600k is a $40 difference.

Upgrading from a regular cpu fan to watercooling is <$40.

Although mining has ruined the prices, upgrading from a gtx 1050 to a 1050ti is <$40

8GB of ram is just over $40.

This build looks good. I built myself a similar rig last year, and it performs well. I basically agree with everything /u/MrTesla said, mutatis mutandis.

• If you want to perform GPU computing just make sure this GPU is CUDA-enabled.
  
  
• I'd get a 1 TB solid state; they are only ~$250 if you went with Crucial instead of Samsung.
  
  
• I have that same CPU cooler. It looks awesome in pictures, when it's by itself, but in retrospect I wish I would have went with something much smaller and simpler. The problem is that it's a brick, and will stick out directly normal from your CPU, and takes up a ton of space. Let me take a picture of mine... here ya go. It makes cable management and everything else happening around your mobo more difficult. If you go with something like this Corsair Hydro, you get the same copper plate with liquid cooling, but move the fan element out of center of the tower, to a location where it should be. I'd highly consider this since you are only going with a mid, and not full tower.
  
  
• I like the modular PSU, but I'd almost want to beef that up a little, to like 800W.
  
  
• CPU looks good. For $50 more you get a decent benchmark bump for the 3.6 i7-6850K. Then again, you might have already said that, a few times.
  
  Overall though, pretty solid build. MATLAB is just an excuse to build this right? No shame in that. When it comes time to actually use MATLAB for analyses I would highly recommend converting whatever you can to MEX files. Like MrTesla mentioned, MATLAB is not the fastest tool available, and may not be the right tool if you're concerned about how long it will take to process your data. Optimizing the lang/software/code used to process your data will result in speed-ups orders of magnitude greater than simply running the same code on a more powerful machine. I experienced this first-hand; I was simulating particle diffusion on ruffled membranes in matlab using standard functions. To run one simulation (~20k steps for 1k particles) it would take about 10 minutes. I went out and build a new rig, and it went down to ~6 min. I converted some of my functions to MEX/C and it dropped to about 45 seconds.

Yes I did, used 99% alcohol cleaned the area. I'm chalking this cooler up to garbage. Got H60 coming in next-day. So it will take the rest of this weekend off powered down. I will be praying to PCMR gods to forgive my trespasses buying that miserable CPU cooler and allowing it to unravel itself.

Stand by.

Link to H60 http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA

Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_vrAyxb5NMMCVA

If you are going to Overclock, then YES you will need a 3rd party cooler.

Even at clock, my CPU was being throttled because of heat during heavy stress testing. Now, I never break 40 even at peak.

Here is what I got for my cooler. I run over clocked to 4.4 on my CPU and I never hit over 40 with this.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008N8GELA/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A lot of people also use this, but I can't personally speak on its behalf.
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1394134989&sr=1-2&keywords=corsair+water+cooling

I highly recommend a closed loop CPU cooler like this one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00A0HZMGA?keywords=cpu%20cooler%20liquid&qid=1452812712&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3

It's a bit more expensive, but worth it.

> I can also testify that the 212 EVO is an absolute pain in the ass to install and am convinced that is why it's so cheap. probably spent 1/2 the build time just making sure I got it seated properly. Works like a charm though.

Next time give one of the simple Corsair liquid coolers a shot. Got one a few weeks ago and it was my first time installing an after-market CPU cooler and it wasn't too bad at all.

Corsair CW-9060007-WW Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ALn9AbM6HBWWF

Why would anyone buy your cooler when they can get it on amazon for the exact same price?

Our mutual friend asked me to help you out. Sorry its kinda long but hope it helps.

General Thoughts about building your own computer:
IMO buying computer hardware is all about future proofing. If your not a hardcore enthusiast you want to buy what you are not going to need to upgrade for a long long time. For example my friend JUST upgraded his gtx8800+ to the new 780. His 8800 lasted him like 10 years. However, doing this usually means purchasing the top of the line hardware at the time which ofc is not always possible to do this with your budget. IMO If you are going to spend the money, spend a little more so that you are super happy and wont have any regrets. This is why if your budget doesnt fit a lot of people upgrade piece by piece. usually the video card is the last bit to be upgraded because they are the largest cost white being the quickest to go out of date. For example the same friend who recently upgraded to a 780 upgraded his case, cpu, motherboard, and ram 2 years ago to a decent i52500k & held off upgrading the video card till now. Also it is worth mentioning that the reason he opted for the 780 over anything else is because not only is it (arguably) the best video card it has improvements over the last generation chips. for example the 770 is just a beefier 680. The 780 runs the gk110 chip and also has larger bandwith etcetc (these things have been discussed to death on countless forums and i am just stating my opinion on it). I think that the 780 provides better future proofing and value retention.

Build Recommendations:
Now that my own general mindset has been given here are some recommendations to your build.

1. Instead of the 670 get a 770 for only a little more $ (link below)
   
   
2. You will need a larger watt power supply! i also recommend future proofing yourself with this. I personally purchased a 1200 watt corsair 4 years ago and it has lasted me through 2 builds and will last me quite a few more. Computer Cases follow this principle as well - they will last you numerous builds so get one that can scale with you. But i would recommend at least a 700w power supply. I believe the 670 requires around a 600w anyways. and you always want to have more than less.
   
   
3. Please also do not get home premium get at least Pro. Also you can probably download a cracked version of ultimate for free and can save some money this way. (cough ask someone for a copy cough).
   
   
4. A common thing first time builders forget is also a cpu heatsink. Do not use the stock one that comes with your cpu. i would recommend the Corsair h60 an all in one easy watercooling solution which i myself use. Easily allows you to overclock without all the hard work and money for conventional watercooling - and not a whole lot more expensive than the better aircooling solutions that i would recommend you get (2nd link below. its newer version than the one i have)
   
   
5. Last and least important. I would recommend getting a larger SSD. It is a pain in the ass not having enough storage for typical daily use, but maybe thats just me because i set all my default download locations to the desktop and i often find myself running out of space on my 256gb ssd. You can double the capacity of the crucial m4 for only another $20. Remember that windows will be about 30gb. and your ssd will only really be 59 gb.
   
   Company Opinions
   I hate Newegg and have had nothing but crappy experiences with them. I only purchase from them if absolutely necessary and cross my fingers. I almost buy exclusively from Amazon now as i have amazon prime and amazons customer service is unparalleled. I also usually get bad cases of buyer remorse and amazons no quibbles 30 day return with no restocking fee is awesome. + free shipping with prime.
   
   As for choice of mouse and keyboard im a razer fan =P.
   
   Final Remark:
   This is probably going to have you go over budget. I would recommend doing a piece by piece upgrade as you get the funds instead of compromising. At the end of the day do what you personally will be happy with and that wont give you regrets. A good friend of mine thinks way different from me about choosing of hardware and that is why i want to give you background on my thinking. If you have any questions feel free =].
   
   http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SuperClocked-Graphics-02G-P4-2774-KR/dp/B00CZIQXBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373609361&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+770+acx
   
   http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1373610614&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+h60

That monitor is quite enough.

Here's my suggestion for your new build:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K ($340)
  
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 ($450)
  
• mainboard: MSI Z87-G45 ($150)
  
• cooling: Corsair H60 ($60)
  
  That's $1000 total.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478843373&sr=8-1&keywords=h60

I'm gonna get this one for myself pretty soon.

A lot of mid-sized towers (and specially designed compact ATX towers) support both, so I guess a large portion of it is user preference. Take for example the following compact designed case designed to fit full ATX boards:

Amazon Link

I can't really attest to the quality of this case, but just as an example, as long as you find a tower with supporting ATX board sizes, it'll work (also good to consider the size of your CPU cooler, that's why they can't get too small - in the example of this case, your current fan wouldn't get the clearance it needs, but you could go with an alternative like...

Amazon Link)

Although that might be more than you want to spend, so just check the CPU cooler clearance required in the case you get, and it should be fine!

As for the CPU, if hyperthreading isn't a big deal to you, it's totally fine - that's one of the core differences between this one and say... the i7-6700k. If you want a higher clock speed out of the box too without having to OC, that's one thing to consider. But if those aren't that important to you, I'd say your choice is a sound one (many, many people will argue for the merit of hyperthreading these days though - and I can't say they're incorrect in their reasoning). However, if you're comparing dollar-to-dollar value, invest that extra savings into your GPU.

And finally, onto your GPU, pretty solid choice. Especially if you're not considering options like the 1070 or 1080. I lean more towards GTX cards, but that's entirely my biased choice, and so I won't influence you that way. There's a number of arguments that go both ways, so I'd say for sanity sake (you could literally dig for hours on the comparisons), that you'd be safe going either route (and if DX12 is the big factor for you, AMD seems to be doing better in some games, not as good in others, and around the same in even other games, so there seems to be a LOT of variability in regards to this factor - AMD seems to be excelling better on more recent games, but it's hard to say if that will remain the trend or if it will shift).

Again, hope this was helpful :)

The H60 is cheaper on amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00A0HZMGA/?tag=pcp0f-20

Memoryexpress has a pricematch policy, use the amazon link to get the price down.

I would add water cooling since your budget would allow it, this one for example would only add 20$ to your budget

How is the NZXT Kraken compared to the Corsair H100 v2? or even just the h60?

Got the same CPU, it's like a bloody jet engine the stock cooler. I got a closed loop cooler, they are a bit more pricey but I like the aesthetic look of them and they're effective :)


(I got This one)


There might be cheaper ones out there

make sure your fans on cpu case and gpu are clean and spinning
also make sure your voltages aren't neccesarily to high.

i am biased but you should seriously consider a corsair water cooler such as

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=psdc_3015422011_t1_B019EXSSBG

or
Noctua NH-U9S Premium Quality Quiet CPU Cooler
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00TBHYYFK/ref=psdc_11036281_t3_B002VKVZ1A

i just bought this, will it work? http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01

Would [this](Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Aw5Cyb1PC09P1) be a good cooler to allow me to over lock my 6300?

Fair enough.

I have:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AXUTKEE/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0HZMGA/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

enroute.

If the phantek doesnt fit, Im gonna use the H60

I wanted a new machine, under 2k$ to basically be my onset DIT and field editing machine.
Set up is as such:

• 2x Samsung 850 EVO 250GB (1 OSX, 1 WIN) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OAJ412U
  
• Cooler Master MasterCase http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013AY4TQS
  
• i7-4790K http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KPRWAX8
  
• Z97X-Gaming 7 Board (Other options but this was in my target cost, no Thunderbolt) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JKCHDEU
  
• Wi-Fi Card http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00RL4A314
  
• Crucial Ballistix Tactical 32GB http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ID2GPR4
  
• Blackmagic Design Decklink SDI 4K http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K2BWV5Y
  
• Hydro H60 cooler http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0HZMGA
  
• 3x 3TB Seagate HDD (just for internal storage and backups) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005T3GRLY
  
• EVGA GeForce GT 740 (Got this as it was in stock, wanted the GDDR5) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KJGYOBQ
  
• 2x LG 25UM57 (For my GUI Monitors) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V8FAWC2
  
  I have my Panasonic BT-LH1700WP as my field monitor and my HP Dreamcolor as my grading monitor so they were left from the maths.

I have a question about my pc build and idk if this deserves its own topic or not (or if I am even on the right subreddit) so I'll just post it here to begin with.

This is the case that I have: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B075N2898D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02__o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And this cooler: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00A0HZMGA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My question is this: I changed the front fans to be pull while my liquid cooler is attached on the back panel pushing air into the case (as this is how the instructions told me to do the setup). Should I change the layout so that the front panel pushes (ignoring the liquid coolers instructions) and slap one of the fans on the back panel for a pull?

My current temps for the cpu are ~41 to 55 under load and ~60 to 75 for the gpu (game being played of course changes that but the gpu does not go above 75 even in something like Total War: Warhammer with everything maxed).

A small text diagram for my current air flow: (bp) -> cpu -> (fp)

I just want one little CPU thing.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0HZMGA/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1Q1YVB6DB5AR0XCQF6PX&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1688200382&pf_rd_i=507846

I just recently bought a liquid cooler for this very reason. I was super intimidated by "liquid cooling." But the kit I bought made it so damn simple. For $60 I brought my cpu from 90c almost constantly down to 43c, and max under load I've seen was 47c. By far one of the best investments I've made. It allowed me to get a constant 5ghz on the 8700k.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0HZMGA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Corsair H60 (2013 Version). It's a little bit better than the H55, plus It's on sale on Amazon for cheaper than the H55

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0HZMGA/

I was gonna get this guy

A Corsair h60, albeit one that's 6-7 years old at this point.

Fan speeds seemed fine. 2k+ RPM.

I just installed it in November, so it hasn't been all that long. I'm planning on double checking the cooler, paste, and just cleaning it out soon. I also had a couple of case fans with broken fins last time I opened it up, which can also contribute to higher temps. Partially just trying to identify what my problem is specifically at the moment.

I'm a bit of a stickler for aesthetics too. Interestingly enough (though I forgot to mention) I want to do a black/blue setup as well. I'm tempted to do a case with a window so I can showcase some blue LEDs and try to find a cheap liquid cooling solution. I was looking at some of Corsair's but I'm not sure if the quiet model will fit my cooling needs.

I actually have some brand new Audio Technica ATH-M50s that I really like, and they're low resistance so they sound pretty damn good even without a headphone amp. Although incidentally the Scarlett Focusrite does have a built-in headphone amp so that'll get me started on that end. They're closed headphones though so if I'm in the market for opens I'll definitely keep your suggestion in mind!

This one can be fitted to my system?
http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425528929&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+h60

If you really wanted to silence it and pair it with Noctua fans, you should consider the mod that lets you use a CLC with a GPU.
All it really takes is this bracket some screws and a closed loop cooler like the Corsair H50 which completely mounts onto the bracket, cooler and fan (which you would substitute a Noctua for the stock one) and that thing would be dead silent as well as drastically lowering your temps and giving a hell of some overclocking headroom.
The only thing for the fan was to make sure it was a Noctua model with high static pressure since it would be on a radiator.

Here's a youtube guide for that exact bracket from that seller that shows how simple and easy it is to do.

This would actually probably be more silent, of at least equal performance and less expensive than consumer retail products out like the Arctic Accelero Hybrid

Well I was looking at this: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420319402&sr=8-1&keywords=water+cooling

But it would be better at this price range to just go with air cooling? When does liquid cooling become better? I'm looking for performance over anything, really. Just trying to keep temps down.

H100i
Noctua NH-U12 S
H60
CM 212

Some that i find really good personally i have a H60 and it works perfect before i had a 412+ but it's 100$ on Amazon.

Gpu: GTX 760
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125466
Cpu: Intel I7 4770k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130694
Ram: ADATA XPG Gaming Series 8GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211796
Hdd: Western Digital 1Tb Blue http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
Cpu Cooler: Antec Kuhler H2O 620 http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA
Psu: Corsair Cx600M http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Modular-Bronze-ATX12V-CX600M/dp/B00ALYOPSS
Case: Zalman Z11 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235033

Total = 1043.42

I was also looking at these. Is it possible to replace those fans with cheaper rgb ones?

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA here is my cooler

I've got this thing (Corsair H60): https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=asc_df_B00A0HZMGA4728787/?tag=shopbotca-20&creative=395285&creativeASIN=B00A0HZMGA&linkCode=df0

Most AIO are going to be fine and last awhile.

Though this (Hyper 212 Evo):

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B005O65JXI/?tag=pcp0f-20

Is the most popular and well-loved cooling option of all time, and probably gives you the most bang for your buck. You'll always be able to squeeze out more cooling with liquid, though, just based on its heat capacity.

I'm sort of surprised that the AIOs don't seem to be any cheaper than when I picked mine up ~3 years ago.

Make sure your CPU Heatsink is installed properly. You can download a free tool like Core Temp to monitor your CPU temperature to determine whether your bottleneck is thermal throttling. You can buy a decent liquid CPU cooler for $60ish https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0HZMGA

The 6600k supports dual channel ram. Make sure you reinstalled the ram into the correct slots after the swap. If all your dimms are on the same channel that might create a bottleneck.

I'd also recommend you run at least 8Gb of ram. The process often uses more than 5 Gb of ram on my rig so if you're trying to run the game on 4Gb of ram you're going to have a bad time.

Try closing all background applications and see if that makes a difference.

If all else fails, just turn down the graphics settings.

Well price is one of them. Better cooling, however, I personally would save money and put $30 more into your graphics card. That is why I'm suggesting you go with this or some other varient.

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=zg_bs_3015422011_2?
_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DGSWWNZFJVGEVV31DRF6

That I believe is one of the best 1070's. And it looks great !!! So basically that Asus 1070 comes overclocked already when you open it out of the box. And I believe you could overclock it yourself even more than the stock overclock.

Hi. My cooler is http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00A0HZMGA/?tag=pcp0f-21

This is the CPU cooler I was looking at (while sitting at the veterinarian's office, where I wrote this post.)

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420815100&sr=8-1&keywords=cpu+liquid+cooling

How about this

cpu

http://www.amazon.com/AMD-FD6300WMHKBOX-FX-6300-6-Core-Processor/dp/B009O7YORK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1421193752&sr=1-1&keywords=amd+6300&pebp=1421193873554&peasin=B009O7YORK

mobo

http://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-Chipset-2000MHz-Motherboards-GA-970A-D3P/dp/B00DJ3DWFK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1421193594&sr=1-1&keywords=AM3%2B+motherboard&pebp=1421193782379&peasin=B00DJ3DWFK

cooler

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1421193933&sr=1-1&keywords=corsair+water+cooling&pebp=1421193934681&peasin=B00A0HZMGA

lets start by downsizing everything on your list meaning it will be hot and loud, ok first we need a smaller power supply our primary contenders are compressed and squashed to be honest they barely have enough juice to run the system, moving on definitely need a smaller mobo, here is one of the best Mini ITX boards, now thats out of the way you can't really have air cooling in that small space best option would be the compact Corsair H60(i would also rig one for the gpu to save space and hassle and get lower temps but thats optional)could go for the H80i if it fits or take off a fans and replace it with one noctua, a few side notes you can probobly fit 1 3.5 HDD in there but i would recomend going SSD especialy in that case. you can keep the ram but the CPU is a bit overkill yeah its fast but you don't need that much in games (as long as it doesn't bottleneck) and its not that good even for rendering it doesn't even have Hyper-Threading you could save a few bucks and go with the locked version of it or the Intel Core i3-4160 if you really want to save some cash go with the Intel Pentium Processor G3258 and overclock it you will lose like 10 frames though and of course use the small form factor version of the video card you want, now this might not be needed but a 16X PCIe riser cable might come in handy if its too cramped. i know you said you want to make it bigger but you want the smallest parts possible because even one thing can stretch the project allot

EDIT:could possibly fit a larger but better PSU

Yep, video card is the priority for upgrade. Your CPU is a relatively modern quad-core CPU running at least 3 GHz and you have plenty of RAM, so both should be fine.

Even if it wasn't, a modern replacement requires a new motherboard and new RAM, so it'll get expensive real quick. Instead, I would instead look into a better air-cooler or water cooler and overclock it.

Again, the video card is the priority.

> If you find a list of coolers you want

Lol what? Okay...

Either of these, in the order of how much I want them.

1. Corsair H60 << Really goddamn cheap for a liquid system
   
2. MSI Core Frozr L
   
3. Or the H5
   
   Whichever one you could get you hands on, mate! (Are those even possible for you to get?) Thanks a whole lot for this. Dude it just means so much.
   

Yah its a corsair h60

I suggest this smaller cooler for liquid. It will look alot better, air coolers can block the view of your entire motherboard. For fan cooling I suggest this: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/jK8H99/cryorig-cpu-cooler-h5universal

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Hybrid-GeForce-Cooling-400-HY-0996-B1/dp/B00ZQ4PFX2

Problem is that the cooler is designed around using the reference fan to cool the VRM. You have aftermarket cards so it won't work unless you have some Nvidia reference coolers just lying around.

Better option is a Corsair HG10 bracket for each card paired with a cooler like the H60.

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Edition-Cooling-Bracket-CB-9060008-WW/dp/B01ALIU7AS/

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/

I need to replace my cooler. Should I buy the same model or would another one be/work better? The cooler is a Asetek 550 LC 120 MM; AMD FX-8320. Would either of these be a good investmment: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1459445885&sr=8-1&keywords=asetek+550lc , http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1388087354&sr=8-2&keywords=cooler+master+hyper+212+evo

Nab a corsair contained liquid cooler I use this

My FX8350 at 4.5ghz doesn't pass 45c

Corsair H60, $50 after rebate, $60 purchase price

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181030

Find and extra $10: https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA

Thanks everyone for your replies,

I'm thinking of going with the 1600X with the g.skill flare 2400mhz ram.

since it does not come with a cooler I was thinking of going with a Corsair Hydro ( https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1496802424&sr=1-2&keywords=corsair+hydro+series ). The Gigabyte GA 350 does not appear to have a VGA connector which is extremely important to me or at least two HDMI connectors for my dual monitor setup ( I should have caught that earlier, lol my bad ). Both monitors are old and are VGA only, one currently is using an HDMI to VGA adapter. I do like the m.2 slot for upgradeability.

Edit: now that I think about it the 1600 would be significantly cheaper and with the same thread/core count would that not result in much of a difference?? ( http://www.techspot.com/article/1381-ryzen-1600x-vs-1600/ ). The cheaper price and included cooler would allow me to also go for other things such as a tp-link av200 which can be beneficial for me. The higher frequency RAM is also cool (Even though as far as I know it does not result in much of a performance difference). I do have a couple of questions though.

• Would the higher frequency RAM cause problems with installation/setup or anything like that?
  
• Would the 1600 be enough to run Blender/EU4/Bad Company 2 reliably well on decent settings?

In the case you are looking at using I would definitely recommend it. I had a look at the LH-L9i and I doubt you would get better temps than the Intel stock cooler. The H60 is only $15 more (http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1414304119&sr=8-1&keywords=corsair+h60) and would provide better temps.

I had found this part and thought it should work: [Corsair fan](Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_NhXQybB8E5S0E)

So for example, this cooler would work with that NZXT bracket? Or would this cooler not have enough "ooomph" to really cool the GPU properly?

https://www.amazon.de/EVGA-220-G2-0750-X2-750W-SuperNOVA-Netzteil/dp/B01AKWU2NW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491634459&sr=8-1&keywords=supernova+g2
https://www.amazon.de/Asus-ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING-Grafikkarte-GDDR5X-schwarz/dp/B06XRWYXJY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491634472&sr=8-2&keywords=gtx+1080ti
https://www.amazon.de/Asus-ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING-Grafikkarte-GDDR5X-schwarz/dp/B06XRWYXJY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491634472&sr=8-2&keywords=gtx+1080ti
https://www.amazon.de/Corsair-CMK16GX4M2B3000C15-Vengeance-Arbeitsspeicher-3000Mhz/dp/B0134EW7G8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491634268&sr=8-1&keywords=ddr4
https://www.amazon.de/Corsair-CW-9060007-WW-Wasserk%C3%BChler-K%C3%BChlmittel-Performance/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1491634298&sr=8-5&keywords=am4+cooler
https://www.amazon.de/Samsung-MZ-V6E250BW-Interne-Solid-State/dp/B01M211K53/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491634321&sr=8-1&keywords=m.2
https://www.amazon.de/Blue-WD10EZEX-Interne-Festplatte-Zoll/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1491634376&sr=8-3&keywords=western+digital+1tb
https://www.amazon.de/AMD-YD180XBCAEWOF-Ryzen-1800x-Prozessor/dp/B06W9JXK4G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491634203&sr=8-1&keywords=ryzen+1800x
https://www.amazon.de/X370-PRO-Mainboard-Sockel-Speicher-Schnittstelle/dp/B06X9F3FKP/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491634205&sr=8-1&keywords=am4+mainboard

Diese Teile sollten gut zusammen laufen.
Bemerkungswert ist das Ryzen mit schnelleren RAM schneller lauft!
Leider wohne ich in England, also kenne ich keine Supermarkte usw die PC's verkaufen!

I have this Asus: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CXIY468

and a corresponding i3 CPU.

The noise comes from the GPU fan and the CPU fan. You can make the CPU totally silent with this water block: http://smile.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA or choose a traditional CPU fan rated for decent noise levels.

The GPU fan is relatively quiet, it does spin up when you're pushing it, but at idle it's pretty much inaudible.

The CoolerMaster110 has a large 120mm fan on the intake which I don't hear often. And of course, the last fan you have to worry about is the power supply; if you're using a modern PSU from a reputable manufacturer shouldn't be a problem, most reviews take noise into account so finding a quiet one is relatively easy.

You could also spend more on things like a fanless power supply: http://1www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151099 but I've not needed to go that far.

It's much quieter than an XBox 360, but I don't have a frame of reference for comparisons to an XBone or PS3/4.

The below may be some of the reasons as to why it is heating so much.

The heat given off from the CPU and GPU can be accumulating inside the case more than it can clear up and causing the GPU to heat up more than usual. (Also, GPU generates more heat than CPU)

If you had a bigger case, may help or if you get a liquidcooling for the CPU or the GPU or even both if you can get it fit.

GPU Bracket for Cooler: GPU BRACKET

CPU and GPU Liquid Cooling you can use: This should work for your CPU - Might be a tight fit for your case but you can figure it out

This should work with the GPU Bracket Link i put up on top

The GPU Liquid Cooling may fit if you put the fan and heatsink to the front of the tower where the fan is.


Using this, you can do more research if using any of the above would work and fit your case. If you get a Full Tower, it will definitely work if you find the right one.


Also, if you're room is hot, that would increase heat generated from PC.

Hi all, I'm currently using the stock cooler with my i7 4790k. I want to upgrade and am thinking about one of the following coolers.

Hyper 212 EVO(Air cooler)

or

Corsair Hydro H60 (Liquid cooler)

I'm looking for a fairly quiet experience. I wanted your opinion as to whether the water cooler is worth the extra 30 dollars or if I should stick to the air cooler. I game a lot and also have my Vive.

Are you aiming for a specific budget? Under $500?

You should really consider getting an SSD. You can get 500 GB SDDs under $150 now. 3x as much as the 1TB HDD you have listed, but its worth it.

This Corsair liquid CPU cooler is only $10 more than that bulky heat sink.

That CPU has some bang for the buck, but will be better suited for programs that are optimized for multi-core CPUs. Anything that relies on single core performance would benefit from a better CPU.

For $40 for 8GB of RAM, I'd double it, but that's just my opinion.

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1371073986&sr=8-7&keywords=cpu+cooler

That one is a pretty good deal.

The Corsair H60 and Corsair H75 are good options. The CM Seidon 120V isn't bad either.

Yeah, you will definitely need cooling for it. I like Corsair

PSU: You could get away with 650W but it's only $5 more for the 750W.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz 8-Core Processor | $289.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler | Corsair H60 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler | $49.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard | Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard | $164.00 @ Amazon
Video Card | EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card | $339.99 @ B&H
Power Supply | Rosewill Hive 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | $79.99 @ Amazon
| | Total
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. | $923.96
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-15 17:34 EDT-0400 |
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Better cooler seems like the best course for me, I'd rather just make sure it stays cool no matter what. Do you think this will do the job?

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=dp_ob_title_ce ... Maybe? My mate has on and has never failed or even http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009ZN2NH6/?tag=pcpapi-20

https://primenow.amazon.com/dp/B00A0HZMGA

2 Hour delivery if you haven't found something else yet.

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

Ok great, thanks so much! I've never overclocked a CPU before, so I don't have the intention to do anything serious, though I think I'll look into it this time around. I'll go for a single 120 mm fan instead. Perhaps this one?

I didn't want to install the CPU cooler until I had it in the case because it looked easier. CPU cooler: Corsair H60

I would get [this water cooler instead of yours] (http://smile.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407431857&sr=1-1&keywords=liquid+cooler) it's cheaper and I believe it'll be better overall. If you want to save more money, AMD right now has a better price/performance ratio than Nvidia does at the moment, so I'd recommend a [R9 290] (http://smile.amazon.com/XFX-Double-947MHz-Graphics-R9290AEDFD/dp/B00HHIPM5Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407431962&sr=1-2&keywords=XFX+R9+290) or even a [R9 290x] (http://smile.amazon.com/XFX-Double-1000MHz-Graphics-R9290XEDFD/dp/B00HHIPN5A/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407431986&sr=1-1&keywords=XFX+R9+290x). Unless you have a strong Nvidia preference I would go with AMD, better bang for your buck. I have the XFX R9 290 and it is an amazing card for the price. For your PSU go with a better brand like [this Corsair one] (http://smile.amazon.com/Corsair-Modular-Bronze-ATX12V-EPS12V/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1407432062&sr=1-1&keywords=PSU) it's cheaper and has more power to offer. Otherwise it looks good.

I built my computer back in March and built with this case. I love it. It's very large and looks nice. The only complaint I have is that it's larger than what I expected. There's also not dust filters for the top, but there is for every other intake. I bought this filter to keep gravity dust out, but I should have just bought the 240mm CPU fan instead of the 120mm.

1. OP posted a mobile link. here is the non mobile link:
   
   http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404370697&sr=8-1&keywords=Corsair+Hydro+Series+High+Performance+Liquid+CPU+Cooler+H60
   
   
2. Does not work with the kraken g10. The G10 only works with round pump Asetek models of CLC, and only some of those work, since there is a half height version of the pump which is too small for the G10. Check the compatibility list before assuming all round pumps will work.
   
   
3. the corsair HG10 A1 version, the first and only version which will be available soon (it's due out in August by the last estimate), only works on radeon r9 290/290x, and it's not crystal clear if it will work with both square and round pumps right off the bat.

No problem! The first build is always really intimidating. Air cooling is actually just as effective in most cases. Even when overclocking liquid cooling is only necessary if you can afford it. This cooler and its variants seem to be popular Air Cooling variants and this is a popular liquid cooling variant.

I'd get this one as well. Since you'd be able to overclock the chip, and it's relatively simple to do, if you see yourself wanting to do that in the future I'd up the budget a smidgen more to get an AIO cooler on the CPU instead of the Hyper Evo. The price difference is about 55 bucks if you go with the one I linked.  

 

Of course there are other AIO options out there, like some single fan radiator varieties at an even lower cost. I'd recommend getting someone with experience using these to weigh in with their opinion.

So as my post seems to have gotten caught in the spam filter as haven't been active in /r/builtapc before so no one can see it, anyone think the amd 6350 black and GTX 1050ti is a worth it combo? Currently running a amd 4130 and gt 620 and planning to upgrade my gpu and psu(from stock to a EVGA 600 b1) first then cpu and liquid cooler later. End plan is gaming pc with 3 displays(displayport to vga for 2nd, dvi for main, hdmi for tv) and enough power to play what I want

If you're worried about space, you could go with a self contained liquid cooler for the same price as the air coolers you listed. It looks like your case has mounting vents on the top for the radiator.

UPDATE: I have found two cooling systems, one air based and one liquid.

The liquid is a Corsair Hydro Series High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler H60 for $60. https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Series-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=zg_bs_3015422011_1?tag=amazon0606-20

The cheaper one is a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO for $35. https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Hyper-212-RR-212E-20PK-R2/dp/B005O65JXI/ref=zg_bs_11036281_1?tag=amazon0606-20

The cooling system is mandatory for the 8350 as, rumor has it, the heat sink that comes stock on the CPU is trash. Which would be the better option?

This cooler is not a liquid cooler, but it is basically the BEST cpu fan on the market. If you really really wanna do liquid cooling, and if you feel ok with replacing the coolant in a while then IMO go with this

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0HZMGA/?tag=pcpapi-20

that's decent, not too expensive

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0HZMGA/?tag=pcpapi-20

If you are Oc'ing, you need to look at an aftermarket fan, the CPU will cook under the stock fan.
https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Extreme-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B019954Y2Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499883155&sr=8-1&keywords=H80i

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Hydro-Performance-Liquid-Cooler/dp/B00A0HZMGA/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_tr_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CCA9YCE4838KY72B7GVF

There are some coolers you can look at. The H80i should be number one on your list for this, but if you are a bit strapped for cash, you can look at the H60 which is less costly, but results in slightly higher temps