advice on what to buy

[lerry1090t]

hello fellow experts i just need a little advice here i am running on a xeon w3520 @ 3.15ghz on a stock cooler but the thing is in game the temps won't exceed 60 its usually 57 58 degress but i want to change my cooler to a water cooler like the cooler master seidion 120 v but i also want to change my pc case i have know clue which one is better to do so can i get a little advice on what to do please

 

[JQB45]

Give us a list of your computers components and the case you currently have. Also what is your budget for this new Computer Case?

 

[geofelt]

Your temperatures are excellent.
What do you hope to accomplish with a liquid cooler?

Why do you think you need a new case?
What size motherboard do you have?
How much do you value quiet operation?
What is your budget?

At the moment, I see no compelling need to change anything.

 

[lerry1090t]

Components Evga x58 132-b1-758-tr 6gb ddr3 corsair xm3 1333mhz xeon w3520 @3.15 pc case is a standard xtech its in pretty bad shape has in i cannot close my case i cannot do nice cable management either.and truly the reason i want to have water cooling is because i like my pc quite the cooler is really loud oh my psu is an antec neo 520c 520w psu buget is like 300 to 500 dollars sometimes but at the moment i got 150

 

[lerry1090t]

Your temperatures are excellent.
What do you hope to accomplish with a liquid cooler?

Why do you think you need a new case?
What size motherboard do you have?
How much do you value quiet operation?
What is your budget?

At the moment, I see no compelling need to change anything.

Components Evga x58 132-b1-758-tr 6gb ddr3 corsair xm3 1333mhz xeon w3520 @3.15 pc case is a standard xtech its in pretty bad shape has in i cannot close my case i cannot do nice cable management either.and truly the reason i want to have water cooling is because i like my pc quite the cooler is really loud oh my psu is an antec neo 520c 520w psu buget is like 300 to 500 dollars sometimes but at the moment i got 150

 

[geofelt]

I am all in favor of buying a case you love.
It will be with you a very long time.
Bust your budget if you need to.

A simple tower type cooler with a 120mm fan will do the job and be all but inaudible.

As to liquid cooling:

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.

 

[lerry1090t]

I am all in favor of buying a case you love.
It will be with you a very long time.
Bust your budget if you need to.

A simple tower type cooler with a 120mm fan will do the job and be all but inaudible.

As to liquid cooling:

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.

i see but i don't want a air cooler thats so big it puts to much pressure on the motherboard yet another reason i want water cooling besides it looks way better well in my opinion..maybe i should just stick to air cooling am not a overclocker the clock i gave my cpu is to much for me already 3ghz is just fine for me all i do is game and thats it

 

[lerry1090t]

this is the case someone wants to sell me but i cannot fine any info on it on the internet file:///C:/Users/Zane%20Lovence/Desktop/11222424_10155824180180408_8417809096760353693_n.jpg