[SOLVED] Do I need liquid cooling?

[iexplodelike]

Do you think I need liquid cooling for the following build and if so why/why not.

If I don't opt for liquid cooling do you think I will run into any issues?

CPU

Intel Core i5-10600K 4.1 GHz 6-Core Processor

Motherboard Asus ROG STRIX Z490-I GAMING Mini ITX LGA1200 Motherboard

Memory

Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory

Storage

Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive

Video Card

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER 8 GB GAMING OC WHITE Video Card

Case

In Win A1 Plus Mini ITX Tower Case w/650 W Power Supply

 

[Phaaze88]

You don't have any viable liquid cooler options because the chassis doesn't support them. A 120mm AIO isn't going to cut it with a hyperthreaded hexa core, so you're left with air anyways.

Noctua NH-U12A: stock and overclocked conditions
Thermalright Silver Arrow T8: stock and OC
Thermalright Le Grand Macho RT: stock and OC
Thermalright Macho Direct: stock
be quiet! Dark Rock TF: stock
Noctua NH-U12S: stock
Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo: stock
... and so on.

You're probably trying to fit a certain theme too, so things aren't looking up...

 

[iexplodelike]

Yeah that's exactly what I'm doing I might need to get another case I only have this one on pre-order so hopefully I can get a refund. Only other option is a small customer loop but not something I want to do tbh

If I continue with this case and setup and did go for air only do you think it could potentially overheat?

 

[Phaaze88]

If I continue with this case and setup and did go for air only do you think it could potentially overheat?

I already pointed out for you some air coolers that fit in that chassis and how they would behave with the 10600K at stock and overclocked settings.