Found this sub forum
after deciding on something of a whim to go for water cooling, so I’ve done this kind of arse about face!
Anyway, having realized my 4790K’s tower cooler was not seated properly and wouldn’t stay seated I opted for an Alaska venom A10 single rad cooler, fitting was a breeze, no more faff than any other cooler needing a backplate tbh which was a very pleasant surprise!
The end result is 41c under load (4.6Ghz O/C) and so far as I can tell nigh silent operation, all for under 40 quid!
I feel like posting this in the air cooling section, if I’d realized it was this simple I’d have dispensed with air coolers years back!
Very tempted to water cool my 1080ti but to be fair I’ve not yet needed to overclock it, think that may end in tears though...
- and yes it is held in place by a cable tie to stop the bloody thing sagging, Zotac 1080ti Amp Extreme, weighs a ton!
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/akasa-venom-a10-single-radiator-liquid-cpu-cooler-hs-105-ak.html
Apologies for the mess that is my case , there’s 10 Drives plus an optical lurking within....