cooling e6850

[mcalladine]

hi i was just woundering weather to get the corsair h50 or to make my own custom loop, im really tempted to do a custom loop as it looks awesome but i really dont like the idea of water + electricity lol. ill just been cooling the cpu for now, maybe the gfx card at a later date but not sure.

it will all be going in a antec 900. i havent really tryed watercooling but i was thinking -

OCZ HydroFlow Waterblock
XSPC RS240 120mm Radiator
XSPC Dual 750 Bay Reservoir & Pump

and then some tubing and coolant think those all have barbs on already as its from a friend. thankyou in advance.

 

[mcalladine]

also woundering if watercooling isent a good thing to do as not many people do it ? if its better to stick to air ? thanks

 

[jamesgoss]

I've got the same chip as you on air, with a Sunbeamtech Core Contact Freezer. Runs at 50C at idle and 78C load, at 3.6GHz and 1.4vCore. I used to get better temps in my old case though, and it was cooler in spring/winter. It's up to you how high you want to OC it and how cool you'd like it to be