Water Cooling or Liquid Cooling from Cyberpower PC?

[CinnamonChicken]

Hi, I plan on buying a new PC this month from Cyberpower PC. I know a lot of people say to go with building your own but I just don't have the time for that. I want to know if I should buy a water cooled or a liquid cooled system from them. Is it a little bit risky to get a water cooled system from them? Or should I just get a liquid cooled PC? Thanks.

 

[veladem]

Build your own, takes a max of four hours, like putting together legos.

If not, go air cooled. Then add a water loop like the H100i or something.

 

[CreativeUsername]

From the comparisons I have looked at, there is usually only a 1-7 degree (Celsius) difference to air cooling. If the price is a significant change from air to water, just get an air cooling one. Not worth a big price change.

 

[veladem]

1-7 degrees? Where did you get that info?

 

[CreativeUsername]

1-7 degrees? Where did you get that info?

I have no sources to directly link however from what I have seen on various sites and cooling comparisons, there is not much of a difference. Baring in mind that I am not talking about custom loops, just the ones you buy and stick in such as Corsair's Hydro series.

 

[veladem]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1855264/corsair-h100i-nzxt-kraken-x60.html

 

[jimthenagual]

It really depends on what the parts are, and whether or not you are planning on doing any overclocking. If you don't plan to overclock, there is absolutely no need for any type of liquid cooling.

If you are planning on overlocking, you'll want to make sure your CPU is a 'k' type CPU (meaning it is unlocked for overclocking) and your motherboard is a 'Z' type chipset (like a Z87 or Z77 depending on what generation CPU you plan to use.

Assuming you do plan to overlock, then liquid cooling is potentially a good idea. But first, I want to know what you mean by water cooling. There are two types. There are 'closed loop' liquid coolers, like Corsair's H100i for example. These are basic liquid cooling kits that perform about the same as a high end air cooler but cost a little more. I personally have the H100i on my system, but I mainly did it for aesthetics. I have a windowed case, and with the H100i it just looks sexy in there. But for less money you can get some really good air coolers that perform about the same.

Then there is real liquid cooling (as opposed to closed loop I talked about above). This is MUCH more expensive than a high end air cooler, but provides significantly improved cooling if done right. I don't know if Cyberpower PC even offers custom liquid cooling setups, but the only reason you would consider this option is if you are serious about overclocking, or if you want a VERY quiet PC and are willing to pay out some cash in order to achieve it.

Short answer, get air cooled. For an average overclock look to the Hyper 12 evo, for a more aggressive overclock look to the Noctua nh-d14. If you want to go liquid cooling, do it for the looks with a closed loop cooler. It will achieve the same as the Noctua.

 

[CreativeUsername]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1855264/corsair-h100i-nzxt-kraken-x60.html

And you are trying to show me...?
As seen in that thread, Noctua's NH-D14 out performs Corsair's H100i 3/4 degrees and costs $20 less. NZXT's X60 out performs Noctua's by 2 degrees, but for $45 more.
Air cooling > Water cooling

 

[veladem]

Kk. Just showing the difference. Don't let your PC get knocked over either xD with the NH-D14

 

[CinnamonChicken]

Thanks for helping me guys or girls.