This is my first build and Im looking for a liquid cooling solution. Ive decided fan based cooling is not the route for me for a number of reasons. This is the build and everything has been purchased. Im painfully eager to get it going.
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dopesacc/saved/43XV
Omit the optical drive. I had a change of heart!
What isn't listed but is purchased and arriving shortly is the new NZXT H440 case. I think its extremely sexy and I know with the proper steps it will suffice for my needs. As far as I can tell the case is definitely prioritizing liquid cooling. It has ample room for rads but is missing 5.25" bays, ruling out some common reservoir/pump solutions (as far as I know). Also, it looks like push is my only option for the fan configuration on the top rad.
I will most likely not be going beyond a small over clock for at least a couple months but would like to reserve the capability to change my mind - as much as possible within my limits.
Ive been eyeballing the Kraken x60 but its been sold out for a bit and Ive had time to question my options. I am not at all afraid of custom loops but am afraid of expenses. Im not opposed to kits but I keep finding kits that would require 5.25" bays.
Questions Im hoping to get answered (either directly or through suggestions):
Is push my only option for the top rad? Or can I somehow finagle a pull configuration?
Should I go with an AIO for now and dive in in the future? Or skip right to the big guns?
Is a kit a better option? If so please recommend a kit that will work inside this case/be compatible with the build.
If I should skip the baby steps, what are some recommendations that will work inside this case and be compatible once again. I seem to like the rigid tubes a lot more than the flexible tubing (is this justified? Would this option severely complicate things/price? ^_^ haha)
If I need to go beyond $200 for a bangforthebuck sorta thing, how much am I looking at? Ive seen people claim 250 was sufficient but they were all experienced (granting precision and knowledge).
Im afraid with a Rad in the front end of the case I will be suffocating everything unless I have a dual rad (top and bottom/back) configuration. I don't see how I could get a good air flow through the options that would leave me. Also, I don't think any AIO would reach the cpu from the front rad position.
Using this case, what are your overall recommendations for airflow/liquid cooling? Keep front intake and back/top rad exhaust? Swap it around to the front?
Im a newbie but I do my homework and Im a pretty capable guy. Looking for some feedback mostly because this case has me a little confused for NOW. In the future, preferably this summer after graduating and having a job, Ill be going custom loop without a doubt. At that point I think the case will handle its own.
Thank you for reading this wall 😀 and for your input in advance!!
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dopesacc/saved/43XV
Omit the optical drive. I had a change of heart!
What isn't listed but is purchased and arriving shortly is the new NZXT H440 case. I think its extremely sexy and I know with the proper steps it will suffice for my needs. As far as I can tell the case is definitely prioritizing liquid cooling. It has ample room for rads but is missing 5.25" bays, ruling out some common reservoir/pump solutions (as far as I know). Also, it looks like push is my only option for the fan configuration on the top rad.
I will most likely not be going beyond a small over clock for at least a couple months but would like to reserve the capability to change my mind - as much as possible within my limits.
Ive been eyeballing the Kraken x60 but its been sold out for a bit and Ive had time to question my options. I am not at all afraid of custom loops but am afraid of expenses. Im not opposed to kits but I keep finding kits that would require 5.25" bays.
Questions Im hoping to get answered (either directly or through suggestions):
Is push my only option for the top rad? Or can I somehow finagle a pull configuration?
Should I go with an AIO for now and dive in in the future? Or skip right to the big guns?
Is a kit a better option? If so please recommend a kit that will work inside this case/be compatible with the build.
If I should skip the baby steps, what are some recommendations that will work inside this case and be compatible once again. I seem to like the rigid tubes a lot more than the flexible tubing (is this justified? Would this option severely complicate things/price? ^_^ haha)
If I need to go beyond $200 for a bangforthebuck sorta thing, how much am I looking at? Ive seen people claim 250 was sufficient but they were all experienced (granting precision and knowledge).
Im afraid with a Rad in the front end of the case I will be suffocating everything unless I have a dual rad (top and bottom/back) configuration. I don't see how I could get a good air flow through the options that would leave me. Also, I don't think any AIO would reach the cpu from the front rad position.
Using this case, what are your overall recommendations for airflow/liquid cooling? Keep front intake and back/top rad exhaust? Swap it around to the front?
Im a newbie but I do my homework and Im a pretty capable guy. Looking for some feedback mostly because this case has me a little confused for NOW. In the future, preferably this summer after graduating and having a job, Ill be going custom loop without a doubt. At that point I think the case will handle its own.
Thank you for reading this wall 😀 and for your input in advance!!