Do closed loop liquid coolers come with cpu paste or

[jimmyEatWord]

not cause i bought one of these

but if next month i get money i'm considering buying one of these :

eventhough i ordered only a 6600K , is the 3 fan gonna fit into my cooler master cosmos 2 case ?

maybe in the future i can buy something on par with the LGA 2011(3) , so do they come with the paste or do they stick on the cpu dry ?

 

[weberdarren97]

Most come with paste. Very few require that you buy the paste separately.

 

[Hen_Ree]

They come with paste pre applied

 

[jimmyEatWord]

thanks for your informative posts , i thought they were like a dry ride

 

[ahnilated]

No, most come with an "ok" quality paste. A lot of people prefer to remove that paste that comes preapplied and put their own on.

 

[jimmyEatWord]

No, most come with an "ok" quality paste. A lot of people prefer to remove that paste that comes preapplied and put their own on.

i see , so you suggest i buy seperate paste ? what brand do you suggest? thanks

 

[ahnilated]

Check this out: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616.html

 

[RockyPlays]

I use Phanteks PH-NDC that came with my CPU cooler but you could grab some Arctic MX-4 pretty cheap.

 

[Dustybin]

If you're removing an old cooler remember to buy a decent cpu cleaner on the same order.

 

[jimmyEatWord]

If you're removing an old cooler remember to buy a decent cpu cleaner on the same order.

what does a cpu cleaner look like ? isn't the liquid gonna damage the cpu ? !! ?

 

[ahnilated]

Isopropyl alcohol will work.

 

[RockyPlays]

Just use isopropyl alcohol and a paper towel or coffee filter as paper towels tend to leave little specks everywhere.

 

[firefoxx04]

If you buy your own paste (which you should), make sure to only put a small dot in the center (no larger than the size of a pea). It wont look like much at first but once the cooler is installed, it will spread the paste out evenly. Too much paste will lead to performance issues with the cooler.

Always apply new paste when removing a heatsink and never re use the old paste. Sometimes you can get away with it but paste is so cheep and plentifully that there is NO excuse to do that.

 

[Redneck5439]

Also worth noting that very few water coolers can cool better than a high quality air cooler. The Cryorig H7 will outperform most of the smaller block more expensive water coolers and it would take a very expensive closed loop water cooler to outperform the NH-D15. Compared to air coolers water coolers are also a lot louder. On average closed loop water coolers don't perform any better than much better priced after market air coolers.

 

[rubix_1011]

^^ This is very accurate.

Far too often, people get wrapped up seeing 'liquid cooling' on a box and assume it is the equivalent to an actual watercooling loop, which it definitely is not.

This is the misconception these manufacturers are counting on in order to get your dollars instead of spending them on air coolers.

 

[jimmyEatWord]

i actually got the components and the liquid cooler is performing well , much quieter than the v6 cooler master tower cooler i had before

 

[RockyPlays]

Glad to hear it's working out