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Liquid vs Air Cooling for this System?

Wind Walker

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My FX 8320 sits relatively comfortably at around 35-40C. My R9 380 4gb meanwhile sits at about 41-45C. These temperature is just while idle/browsing the web, though.

Under load, My CPU hits up to 79-80C and My GPU goes up to 64C. It's THESE temperatures i'm not exactly comfortable with. So, in addition to same cable management and a plan for an i5 (not sure which i5 to get)/MoBo combo, I'm planning on getting some much needed cooling for my system.

Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146178&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Cases+%28Computer+Cases+-+ATX+Form%29-_-N82E16811146178&gclid=Cj0KEQjw1K2_BRC0s6jtgJzB-aMBEiQA-WzDMRNmKCXbuZh04yOojF9zv9_PMFWLTOir1YVEUcEVbugaAtyF8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

I have 3 fan slots left to fill. Is it possible to get a dual 120mm sealed liquid CPU cooler to work along with the other 3 -- soon to be 4 -- fans? or is it cheaper (and more sane) to just get 3 good fans and be done with it?
 
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Your FX-8320 is probably throttling at 78-80c.

14nm skylake runs cool, even with an overclocked i5-6600K.
Cryorig H7 is fine and inexpensive.

Your case has two 120mm front intakes which is all you need even with a hot card like a R9-380.

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the...
the i5 will be much much cooler than the FX8320, which has roughly double the TPD
I cool an i7-6700k + oc with a Scythe Mugen 4 from my old case without any issues
64°C for a GPU is alright under load
for the CPU the stock cooler will do, if you want an aftermarket cooler, a Cryorig H7 is nice for those i5-K-chips, some Noctua with 92mm fan size will do for any non-k-i5
also you won't need to fill all slots in the case. as far as I see it it comes with 2 front and 1 rear preinstalled.
you could add another one as bottom intake and one as top exhaust IF necessary (big IF)
IF you add fans, make sure you get decent ones like Noctua or Phanteks
 
Your FX-8320 is probably throttling at 78-80c.

14nm skylake runs cool, even with an overclocked i5-6600K.
Cryorig H7 is fine and inexpensive.

Your case has two 120mm front intakes which is all you need even with a hot card like a R9-380.

My canned rant on liquid cooling:
------------------------start of rant-------------------
You buy a liquid cooler to be able to extract an extra multiplier or two out of your OC.
How much do you really need?
I do not much like all in one liquid coolers when a good air cooler like a Noctua or phanteks can do the job just as well.
A liquid cooler will be expensive, noisy, less reliable, and will not cool any better
in a well ventilated case.
Liquid cooling is really air cooling, it just puts the heat exchange in a different place.
The orientation of the radiator will cause a problem.
If you orient it to take in cool air from the outside, you will cool the cpu better, but the hot air then circulates inside the case heating up the graphics card and motherboard.
If you orient it to exhaust(which I think is better) , then your cpu cooling will be less effective because it uses pre heated case air.
And... I have read too many tales of woe when a liquid cooler leaks.
google "H100 leak"
-----------------------end of rant--------------------------

Your pc will be quieter, more reliable, and will be cooled equally well with a decent air cooler.
 
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