I've not been on here for a while, but having just ordered a shiny new laptop, and looking at various benchmarks, I'm looking to treat my desktop to some upgrades over the coming months, as some tasks are getting noticeably slower (mostly Fusion 360/CAD work with the odd bit video editing just now).
It's currently got a Ryzen 5 3600* running the included Wraith air cooler, in a Corsair 465X case.
I'm planning to upgrade the motherboard since AM4 upgrade options are getting limited, but that's a couple months away, so not entirely sure what processor I'll end up with.
However I'm needing to add some extra storage, and while I had the case open, and to soften the blow of doing a full motherboard/CPU/Memory swap, I was going to add a watercooler just now.
However, I'm not sure what size I should get.
The case has options for 240 (top mounted), 280 (front mounted), and 360 (front mounted with the HDD cage removed).
(case details are at https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/pc-...mid-tower-atx-smart-case-black-cc-9011188-ww# )
I might add some HDDs for video storage at some point, so would a 240 or 280mm cooler be good enough for something like a 9700X or 7900X (planned budget for a processor is around £3-400), or should I just get the 360mm?
I was going to go for whatever sized Corsair Titan RX, unless anybody has a good reason not to.
*I built this system 5 years ago, and opted for the 3600 for simplicity with plans to upgrade it and add a water cooler later, but just never quite got around to it
It's currently got a Ryzen 5 3600* running the included Wraith air cooler, in a Corsair 465X case.
I'm planning to upgrade the motherboard since AM4 upgrade options are getting limited, but that's a couple months away, so not entirely sure what processor I'll end up with.
However I'm needing to add some extra storage, and while I had the case open, and to soften the blow of doing a full motherboard/CPU/Memory swap, I was going to add a watercooler just now.
However, I'm not sure what size I should get.
The case has options for 240 (top mounted), 280 (front mounted), and 360 (front mounted with the HDD cage removed).
(case details are at https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/pc-...mid-tower-atx-smart-case-black-cc-9011188-ww# )
I might add some HDDs for video storage at some point, so would a 240 or 280mm cooler be good enough for something like a 9700X or 7900X (planned budget for a processor is around £3-400), or should I just get the 360mm?
I was going to go for whatever sized Corsair Titan RX, unless anybody has a good reason not to.
*I built this system 5 years ago, and opted for the 3600 for simplicity with plans to upgrade it and add a water cooler later, but just never quite got around to it
