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I am currently considering which CPU heatsink to get. I am wounding what type of graphics cooler and what overclock one can get from a graphics card so I can make a better choice for the CPU heatsink. For example can you get something simmer to the H100 or could you get something that is extremely quite. This is a just a general question with no graphics card in mind, but I will be getting a gk110 later this year.
 
I would suggest choosing the CPU cooler based on what you want from a CPU cooler and a graphics cooler from what you want from a graphics cooler. If quiet is your main reason then get large heatsinks with slow fans for both. If noise is not an issue, get a smaller heatsink or AIO sealed water unit and go with stock graphics cooling. If you have a H80/H100 you'd probably not hear your graphics card much anyway about the roar of the CPU cooler's fans. :)

H50/H60/H80/H100/620/920 type coolers can be modded to fit on a GPU with some cable ties but it looks a bit messy.
 
You can use a H100 if you make a bracket or buy one to do this, probably a H80 is better unless your case is huge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Rj3HuG2Sg Probs only quiet if you spend extra on fans. Tbh the big heatsink coolers for gpu are just as good, heavy though.

I recommend the Silver arrow, Noctua D-14 (personal favourite), the K2 is cheapest and performs well, also looks the best, the Phanteks are good too. Pretty much the best air coolers. You need ram without tall heatsinks for most of these.
 
Tealc said:
I would suggest choosing the CPU cooler based on what you want from a CPU cooler and a graphics cooler from what you want from a graphics cooler. If quiet is your main reason then get large heatsinks with slow fans for both. If noise is not an issue, get a smaller heatsink or AIO sealed water unit and go with stock graphics cooling. If you have a H80/H100 you'd probably not hear your graphics card much anyway about the roar of the CPU cooler's fans. :)

H50/H60/H80/H100/620/920 type coolers can be modded to fit on a GPU with some cable ties but it looks a bit messy.
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The reason why I am asking is so that I can plan venting airflow in my case.
 
If that's the case then grab the biggest one you can afford or can physically fit around your components and inside your case. Hydro coolers can help reduce the footprint inside your case but the lack of size of the cooling array leads to less efficient heat transfer, and you'd still have to vent the additional graphics heat through the radiator, unless you have the heat from the Hydro cooler drawn into your case.

Top of the range coolers such as the dual radiator Noctua NH-D14, Phanteks PH-TC14PE and the Thermalright Silver Arrow variants would be my first choice, then gradually going down in cost from there.
 
Tealc said:
H50/H60/H80/H100/620/920 type coolers can be modded to fit on a GPU with some cable ties but it looks a bit messy.
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A bit messy hmmm????

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