- Jul 18, 2015
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Hey Guys,
A couple months back I did my first build(link below). I just recently overclocked my GPU with some success and I think I'm ready to begin thinking of overclocking my CPU becuase I'm seeing that GTAV seems to be nearly maxing me out at 98% or so of core usage. I'm seeing people are getting overclocks of 4.3-4.5 so I'm hoping to get around there if not higher. Of course, I'll need a new cooler.
I'm open between liquid and air but I've heard that air will outperform liquid in my price range and will probably be more cost effective. So all arrows point me toward the Noctua line of coolers. Why I'm not jumping at those? They're giant ugly brown monsters in my otherwise beautiful orange/blue/black color scheme. Also, I hear that they are so heavy that my motherboard could crack over time. Also, sound is a huge thing for most of the Noctua fans fans, I'm rocking a 5+1 surround speaker system on a 50" LED TV so a little fan noise doesn't bother me.
As a solution, I was looking at the [strike]Thermalright[/strike]***EDIT*** I actually meant Phantek, they are the ones that I heard had bad quality control that make it hard to install. I have done no research on Thermalright ***EDIT*** series because they come in various colors, but I've read that lately their quality control makes install nearly impossible due to a machining error, which is kind of scaring me away. I'm pretty easily frustrated and often catch myself using brute force instead of calm problem solving skills to get things to go into their place.
So I'm not sure where to turn, I've looked into liquid coolers but unless I want to spend $140+, it looks like air is the way to go. All advice welcome!!!
Priorities:
Fits in case
Cooling ability for overclocking
Ease of install
Looks
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/kfBPxr
A couple months back I did my first build(link below). I just recently overclocked my GPU with some success and I think I'm ready to begin thinking of overclocking my CPU becuase I'm seeing that GTAV seems to be nearly maxing me out at 98% or so of core usage. I'm seeing people are getting overclocks of 4.3-4.5 so I'm hoping to get around there if not higher. Of course, I'll need a new cooler.
I'm open between liquid and air but I've heard that air will outperform liquid in my price range and will probably be more cost effective. So all arrows point me toward the Noctua line of coolers. Why I'm not jumping at those? They're giant ugly brown monsters in my otherwise beautiful orange/blue/black color scheme. Also, I hear that they are so heavy that my motherboard could crack over time. Also, sound is a huge thing for most of the Noctua fans fans, I'm rocking a 5+1 surround speaker system on a 50" LED TV so a little fan noise doesn't bother me.
As a solution, I was looking at the [strike]Thermalright[/strike]***EDIT*** I actually meant Phantek, they are the ones that I heard had bad quality control that make it hard to install. I have done no research on Thermalright ***EDIT*** series because they come in various colors, but I've read that lately their quality control makes install nearly impossible due to a machining error, which is kind of scaring me away. I'm pretty easily frustrated and often catch myself using brute force instead of calm problem solving skills to get things to go into their place.
So I'm not sure where to turn, I've looked into liquid coolers but unless I want to spend $140+, it looks like air is the way to go. All advice welcome!!!
Priorities:
Fits in case
Cooling ability for overclocking
Ease of install
Looks
https://pcpartpicker.com/b/kfBPxr
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