cooler advice

paradisiac · 11 Mar 2011 at 16:05

Corsair Hydro H50-1 High-Performance CPU Watercooler
CoolIT Eco A.L.C. 120mm CPU Watercooler
Corsair Hydro H70 High-Performance CPU WaterCooler

pros and cons i guess. want a decent cooler, but dont want to spend more if i dont need to.
cheers.

paradisiac · 11 Mar 2011 at 22:22

anyone?

paradisiac · 14 Mar 2011 at 08:43

ok, well was going to hit the order button for the H70 and then thought, actually, will measure just to make sure, and glad i did :

the northbridge HSF is in the way so i dont think it will fit

any ideas, looks like this case/mobo combination limits space. a lot of the ones suggested are out of stock also, and with the NB HSF being where it is.

paradisiac · 14 Mar 2011 at 09:47

i currently have GZ-X1 so with the SETTO 1024 being that little bit bigger do you think this would give me the room for better cooler fitments?

thanks

paradisiac · 14 Mar 2011 at 10:29

although the NZXT Gamma has top mounting fans, so would this be a better one to go for?

paradisiac · 14 Mar 2011 at 16:10

decided to go for the Coolmaster HAF 912 Plus and the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 CPU Cooler as i was on a tightish budget and i thought this would give me the best options all round.
the gigabyte case i have allows no cable managment at all so airflow is at a minimum anyways, so hopfully the new case and cooler will help. it then gives me more upgrade options in the future should i need it.
thanks for all your advice, i understand now that maybe i was missunderstanding the prebuilt watercooler systems, i assumed they would be quiet and drop temps dramastically.