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PHoSawyer

PHoSawyer

PHoSawyer

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So been thinking of going watercooled. I have a fairly small case so could be interesting.

I'd like to at least get the CPU cooled but hopefully the GPU too if poss but may have to start cutting holes in my case.

Have a look and see what you think. I've seen plenty of people have put water cooling into the A-05 but its what kit I would need, whether its a kit or custom. And the size of everything, radiator and fan size etc.

Case: LianLi A-05 (cold in the back, hot out the front)
CPU: AMD FX8350
Gpu: Current Radeon 6950, Future poss Nvidia 970 or AMD RX480 (want to watercool if I can)
Preference of bay or tube res: I've got spare bays so could possibly use a bay
Colour scheme? Clear tubes and Green fluid

Cheers
 
I used to have that CPU with a simple 120mm Corsair H60 cooling it, thing overclocked like crazy and temps were good.

Seems like currently thats all you need, so personal recommendation is do that with a closed loop cooler and it will cost you £40-60. If you really want to go custom then expect to pay a minimum of £200 (probably more) to get roughly the same result... For me, based on your kit thats a lot to spend on the cooling.
 
I'd say going Custom is usually easier, as well as being reusable and reconfigurable.
The expensive part is usually the water blocks. I only went Custom because my GPU block was on sale, but I'd now never go back even to an AIO.

The main rule of thumb is that you want at least 120mm of radiator for each component, plus another 120mm on top of that. So a single GPU and CPU will need 360mm minimum, be they 3 x 120s or a 120 and a 240, or whatever.

I like EKWB kit, but their angled fittings are crap - Monsoon fittings are my personal preference.
 
At the moment my rig is a bit too noisy at load, its also getting pretty hot so I'd like better cooling.

Because of the size of my case im looking at an AIO I think just for the CPU, when IO upgrade my card ill prob make sure its a 3rd party card with a load of fans.

The corsair h60 looks good, plus the size of my case is small so could just slot in for one of the outlet fans for ease
 
Ended up getting the H80i V2 from elsewhere, has a deeper rad and 2x fans. Lower temps and generally quieter (not that i notice with headphones on).

Looks the part and seems to be the part. Can get a little noisy under load but it keeps it cool so not too bothered.
 
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