Dell Precision T3500 Compatible Liquid cooler/water cooling suggestions?

[Adroit17]

Hi,

I recently custom made the Dell Precision T3500 and i want to replace the stock CPU heat sink with efficient liquid cooler/water cooling.

Can anyone please suggest some.?

Regards,
Nirav

 

[Robert Cook]

As the processor in there can not be overclocked, I would get a H55i by corsair, such a water cooler will keep it very cool even under load, and having used one on a client build, I can safely say it is very quiet. it is about $55, but considering a good air cooler can cost as much, I would say it is worth it.

 

[tiny voices]

I wouldn't even get a liquid cooler. Get an air cooler instead. It will be quieter and cost less but perform the same as the low end liquid coolers.

The H55 is NOT quiet. Any trusted review site will tell you that. It is quiet for a water cooler, but VERY noisy when compared to a comparable air cooler.

 

[Robert Cook]

But on the contrary, an air cooler is not much less, and will be louder unless you go fan-less, which I would not recommend, and a water cooler will free up more case room. that h55i is worth its weight in gold, if it can cool a 4790 and keep it around 55C under load which I have seem it do, I would say it will do quite well on this computer too.

 

[tiny voices]

What are you talking about? An air cooler will ALWAYS be quieter than a closed loop water cooler.

A Cooelrmaster Hyper 212 EVO costs less, and performs BETTER, and is QUIETER.

 

[Robert Cook]

where does this quiet idea come from? the only time a water cooler is loud is when you have wild fans on it, this one has a very quiet one, or there is air passing through the pump, or a bad pump, If you use the stock fan, which is fine for this level of cooling, it will be quieter than just about every air cooler out there. I have heard that the evo 212 is very quiet, however, I seriously doubt that it is any quieter than the h55i, and I believe it is not much cheaper either. When I was stress testing before shipping the computer to the customer, I had had to put your ear to the case to make sure the fan was still running.

 

[tiny voices]

Sorry, you are just incorrect.

212 EVO:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2 $34.99 no rebate

H55:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-cpu-cooler-h55 $59.99 no rebate. THe Amazon link is invalid here because it is incorrect.

Even if they are the same loudness wise? Why pay 2x as much almost for WORSE performance?

 

[Robert Cook]

Newegg has the h55i for $59 with a $10 rebate, so the price difference is not as much as you are leading to, also as I mentioned, the performance is phenomenal. If there are truly evos out there fir that low of a price, I can see your reasoning, however, fitting a evo into that tower will eat up space, whereas the water cooler will actually take up less as it is off to the side. As this person asked a bout water cooling, I am assuming, that they would want water cooling, as a result, I feel that the h55i meets their request the best. If they said they wanted air I would agree on the evo, or something of is caliber, but since they said water, I am going to continue to preach the h55i. Is there a reason I should know of as to why you are so dead set against liquid cooling?

 

[tiny voices]

Provide a benchmark where the H55 perform the SAME as a 212 EVO let alone better.

I own the H60, 550LC, IPB-Z001, Zalman CNPS 9900max, 212 EVO, and many other coolers. The 212 EVO beats the lower end AIO coolers hands down every time. It just does.

I am dead set against AIO coolers because it is not possible to justify spending more more money on a more complicated cooler that performs worse. Ther is not a SINGLE AIO cooler under $120 that isn't handily beaten by a cheaper AND quieter air cooler. There just isn't. This is a fact, not an opinion.

The ONLY reason to buy an AIO cooler at all is to be able to say you "have water cooling". Personally I find that a pretty poor reason.

If you want to talk about coolers in the same price bracket as the H55, there are plenty that completely destroy it in performance and make the same or less noise. I just used the 212 EVO as an example because it beats the H55 everywhere for almost 1/2 the price. It isn't even fair to compare the H55 to coolers in the $45-$60 range as they completely obliterate it.

 

[Robert Cook]

I am not going to provide a benchmark, as I am drawing off experience, I have never seen an air cooler beat a water cooler, it may tie it and win as per price, but in the real world, where dust clogs heat sinks, a water cooler will always win or perform the same. ( I find radiators much easier to clean out too). I could fact check your $120 price range of defeat for water coolers too, but I do not have the time and will instead leave you with the h100i, which is only $100 and beats every air cooler out there. why else would people who want to over clock use water? because it is efficient at removing heat due to its high thermal capacity. when a processor is maxed out, which I can expect this processor to be as it is on a work station computer which implies moderately heavy to heavy work, a water cooler will keep the maximum temps lower than an air cooler, show me a example where it wont. And once again, they said water not air.
But look at us bickering over the help for another person, let the information provided help this person find out what they want, and help them decide, as of now we are both trashing our reputations, as such an argument portrays us as children. I apologize for heightening this debate, if you wish to continue it, could we keep it off this thread?

 

[Robert Cook]

oh, and I am out for the night.

 

[tiny voices]

Sorry, you are just plain wrong on that first fact. At the same price and air cooler will ALWAYS beat a water cooler. This is just how ti works. Everyone understands this.

Your h100i statement is wrong too. The NH-d14 benchmarks the same and costs $69.99 and the D15 or the TC-14 beat it for $85.

It is clear you have no research or facts to back up your claims.

I will provide some info here:
http://cdn.overclock.net/a/a6/500x1000px-LL-a6cd6d2e_index.png NH-D14 beats the H100i.
http://www.relaxedtech.com/reviews/noctua/nh-d15/temp-idle.jpg 3 sub $90 air coolers beat the H100i. The 212 EVO beats the H55 by a decent margin.

The H100i is LOUD. This is a known fact. It has to be loud to provide the cooling performance it does.

Water coolers do not cool the Northbridge and VRMs, where as air coolers do. This is VERY important in AMD builds and MANY a motherboard has dies as the result of a water cooler.

I;m really not trying to be rude, but nothing you said holds any basis in reality. I'm sorry,. but you are flat out wrong. I could post links to benchmarks all day that prove that air coolers are better/quieter than water coolers at every price point.

Lastly, I am not trying to be argumentative with you. I am presenting the facts which prove my original statement to be correct.

 

[ChrisMoore2]

I am not sure what you are saying by "custom made" but the original case of the T3500 has very good fans but no room to add any other accessory cooling or even the clearance to add a larger or different CPU heat sync. It would be helpful if you could explain your build.