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Cooling for overclocking
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Gtx Gaming
Gtx Gaming
Not sure what case you have But I would suggest the following case and cooler :
Case : http://www.takealot.com/zalman-plus-atx-mid-pc-tower-case-z11/PLID30691739
Cooler : http://www.takealot.com/zalman-performa-cpu-cooler-cnps10x/PLID30691705
Cooler can be upgraded depending on your budget.
Case : http://www.takealot.com/zalman-plus-atx-mid-pc-tower-case-z11/PLID30691739
Cooler : http://www.takealot.com/zalman-performa-cpu-cooler-cnps10x/PLID30691705
Cooler can be upgraded depending on your budget.
5plus2equals9
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Budget for CPU cooling?
Regardless of whether you're adding any aftermarket CPU cooler, you definitely need more than one fan in your case. My guess is that you currently only have a single exhaust fan. I'd recommend adding two intake fans.
Regardless of whether you're adding any aftermarket CPU cooler, you definitely need more than one fan in your case. My guess is that you currently only have a single exhaust fan. I'd recommend adding two intake fans.
Don't even have an idea of what everything would cost but budget isn't really an issue.
Will definitely get more case fans but thinking of going for water cooling due to the noise because the pc can already em quite noisy because of the gpu.
But yet again... I really have zero idea of what I need.
Will definitely get more case fans but thinking of going for water cooling due to the noise because the pc can already em quite noisy because of the gpu.
But yet again... I really have zero idea of what I need.
The most important thing for overclocking is your chassis. The bigger and more fans the better.
Next is a good watercooling system. If you plan on overclocking everything the combination of hardware is endless apart from the O-rings. You just have to create loops and make sure your pump is good enough with a good radiator.
If you want to go pro you need liquid nitrogen.
You need a better case. When you reach the max temperature you install watercooling. Etc. Etc.
My chassis has 13 fans. I never worry about heat with my overclocking but I'm not attempting pro status.
Definitely not going pro status.
Cpu is at 3.5ghz n would like to take it to 3.9 or so.
Ram is at 1600mhz.
Don't think I'll overclock my gpu.
Would 2 more case fans be sufficient or would I need further gpu cooling?
How much would a water cooling system cost me and what parts of the pc would it keep cool?
Cpu is at 3.5ghz n would like to take it to 3.9 or so.
Ram is at 1600mhz.
Don't think I'll overclock my gpu.
Would 2 more case fans be sufficient or would I need further gpu cooling?
How much would a water cooling system cost me and what parts of the pc would it keep cool?
5plus2equals9
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If you want a quiet PC you should probably go with an AIO cooler like the H100i gtx from Corsair. If you want a close to silent PC then you should have a look at some custom water cooling options. These can turn out to be multiple times more expensive than AIO solutions, but they do offer better cooing performance(depending on your config),customisability, upgradability and aesthetics (but that's really a matter of opinion).
5plus2equals9
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2 fans should be the minimal number that you'll be adding. Generally speaking, the more fans you have the better. You should however consider where you'd like to place your intake and exhaust fans, and also how many of each you'll have. As a general rule. you'll want air being pulled in from the bottom front of your case, and exhausted through the top rear.You also want to be pulling slightly more air in to your case, than the amount of air you're exhausting, so as to maintain positive air pressure.
5plus2equals9
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The fans on the radiator of the AIO cooler will either be taking in or exhausting air, but I wouldn't really count on it producing enough airflow into or out of the case.
If you're not overclocking your GPU, then you probably wouldn't want to water cool it (unless you want lower noise levels). Either way, 970s tend to have tons of headroom even with stock air coolers.
Is your CPU struggeling at the moment when gaming? If not I can't see how it would benefit you to OC it. I've got the non-k 4690 and the thing does not even break a sweat during intense gaming. It boosts to 3.9GHz on stock cooling anyway so I don't really understand what you're aiming at as it will do 3.9GHz without any extras. If you wanted to take it to 4.5GHz etc you could probably do that with an air cooler.
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Keep in mind that it only boosts a single core unlike overclocking where you increase the performance across all cores.
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As Rickster said, don't waste your time and money overclocking that CPU. It's not holding your system back as it is. Rather look into overclocking your 970 if you want more performance.
5plus2equals9
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OP has mentioned that he wants to water cool to reduce noise levels, so he's not necessarily looking into this to gain better performance.