best cpu cooling ? air vs water?

[PachiMc]

hi , i have this case, coguar mx300 and i think i dont have space for a radiator at least a big one, my cpu is the i7 7700k and i overheating all the time, u think i should go with some corsair with a small radiator or with air flow ?

 

[PachiMc]

Well if you read that review of deepcool gammaxx 400 I linked, you'll see it actually performs better than NH-U12S. While I seriously doubt it outperforms something like NH-D15, that one is very big and bulky, won't fit in every case, and who even knows how much it costs. It's just not worth it.
I don't know the performance of that first one linked. The second one is what I have a review on (the blue one) : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-gammaxx-400-slim-tower-cpu-cooler,4460-2.html
so that's the only one I can recommend without looking more into reviews of that red model you linked.

bring blue light ? i prefer with not i will look into a model without it xd

 

[Sedivy]

No no, the one with the red light I don't know anything about.
The blue one is the one with the review, that I know has decent temps. As for the color, it's just a fan. You can replace the fan with a non-rgb I think but be careful that it's the same model of the fan. Fans make a big difference in performance.

 

[PachiMc]

No no, the one with the red light I don't know anything about.
The blue one is the one with the review, that I know has decent temps. As for the color, it's just a fan. You can replace the fan with a non-rgb I think but be careful that it's the same model of the fan. Fans make a big difference in performance.

TY i will buy that blue of 800 😀

 

[rdgoodri]

Jack, you feel this way "There is no instance where a CLC type water cooler beats a comparable priced air cooler. ". Cause i was thinking water cooler is always superior to an air cooler. But you say not so.

There is no instance where a CLC type water cooler beats a comparable priced air cooler. For example, for a $110 Corsair H100i to get close to a $90 air cooler (Noctua NH-D15 / Cryorig R1 - Universal), it has to be 12 times as loud and still it loses by 3C. And the Scyther Mugen Max matches the performance of the those $90 air coolers for just $37 ... so does the Scythe Fima for $45

This review listed the allowable CPU height as "about 160mm".

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/cougar_mx300_review/4.htm

The Mugen max is 161 / the Fuma is 149 mm tall so that would be my recommendation here

It will crush anything else in its price range, most of which it tops by 10C