Air Cooling or Liquid cooling for AMD FX-8320? which is better?

[Sizan]

http://www.passmark.com/baselines/V8/display.php?id=21745060008
this link shows my PC,
My CPU benchmark is decreasing .. May be its because of average core temp. goes 60˚C during the CPU usage is 100% . I use my PC for rendering with
V ray
(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOj8dj8rAJxktIOGXWFJhRw)
Lumion 3D
(https://www.youtube.com/user/Lumion3D)
Sometimes the 100% CPU usage goes for Hours,,
I'm from Bangladesh,
I need an economic solution of this..
PLz help..

 

[Entomber]

60C is nothing to worry about with a CPU.

 

[STACKS ON DECK]

AND is known for heating . . both liquid and air cooling options are available but liquid cooling is expensive . . bet cm 212 evo . cheapest... or noctua nh-u14s

 

[firo40]

Considering AMD CPUs run a lot hotter than Intel CPU's I'd invest in liquid cooling.in the long run it'll serve you a lot better and be a lot quieter

 

[DonQuixoteMC]

You guys have to remember, AIO liquid coolers are

1. Not quiet
2. Not better than cheaper, high quality air coolers (PH-TC14PE or NH-D14/5)
3. will die sooner than an air cooler (which is essentially just a piece of metal, and won't ever fail on you)

So if OP has a large budget, a custom water loop would be the best way to cool your CPU. If not, then air cooling is the way to go. Quieter, cheaper, longer lasting, just as effective. Check out the PH-TC14PE, the NH-D14, the NH-D15 on the higher end and the Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO on the budget end.

 

[WhiteSnake91]

Another point to consider with watercooling nobody likes to seem to mention is the risk of it failing and leaking and frying your stuff. At one point I had a h100i with cougar vortex fans but I didn't want it destroying my expensive pc. Just paranoid I guess, but, I'd go air cooling. A good one like the Noctua NH D14 or on a budget the Hyper 212 EVO is really good, it's what I use, with the Cougar Vortex fans in push-pull.

 

[Sizan]

thanks to all, can you please mention the constantly maximum tolerable temp. for AMD 8320

 

[Gam3r01]

AMD CPUs typically top out at 72C. ~60 is acceptable. Still recommend something like the EVO or NH-d14 etc based on budget.

 

[Sizan]

You guys have to remember, AIO liquid coolers are

1. Not quiet
2. Not better than cheaper, high quality air coolers (PH-TC14PE or NH-D14/5)
3. will die sooner than an air cooler (which is essentially just a piece of metal, and won't ever fail on you)

So if OP has a large budget, a custom water loop would be the best way to cool your CPU. If not, then air cooling is the way to go. Quieter, cheaper, longer lasting, just as effective. Check out the PH-TC14PE, the NH-D14, the NH-D15 on the higher end and the Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO on the budget end.

please ensure me that Water coolers from brand like Thermaltake or Cooler Master are not quiet...
the noise of my default AMD cpu cooler is also a problem for me... thanks in advance..

 

[Gam3r01]

The stock cooler is extremely loud, the water coolers will be quieter yes, but the air coolers will be quieter yet.

 

[gumbykid]

Investing in a high quality water cooler will go miles, however any decent air cooler will do the trick. The 8320 has basically unlimited overclocking (if I remember right the 8350 holds the world record, which is the same chip at a higher stock speed), which makes the liquid cooling worth it. You could push it to near 5GHz with a quality cooler.

Your temps are normal though, so there is no need to upgrade if you don't plan to OC.

 

[coolcole01]

Fx 8350 should not get hotter than 62 on the cores(package) and 72 on the cpu socket i just got a h100i last night at best buy for 89 and its doing a great job cores in the mid 50's @5 ghz got 4 sp fans in push pull.

 

[DonQuixoteMC]

Investing in a high quality water cooler will go miles, however any decent air cooler will do the trick. The 8320 has basically unlimited overclocking (if I remember right the 8350 holds the world record, which is the same chip at a higher stock speed), which makes the liquid cooling worth it. You could push it to near 5GHz with a quality cooler.

Your temps are normal though, so there is no need to upgrade if you don't plan to OC.

Unfortunately, you have to essentially build a custom loop to meaningfully exceed the performance of top-end air coolers. I still think the NH-D14 would be your best bet in terms of silence, price, and sheer cooling performance.