What liquid cooling to get

Sep 8, 2018
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trying to build a budget pc and was interested in getting liquid cooling. I wanted to see what I could get for a good price but will still be effective. This is what I have so far.

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($187.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.64 @ OutletPC)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.19 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.90 @ B&H)
Total: $652.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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DEEPCOOL MATREXX 55 ATX Mid-Tower Case Full-size Tempered Motherboard SYNC Control RGB Lighting System
SanDisk SSD PLUS SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SDSSDA-240G-G26
 
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There's no need for any sort of liquid cooling in your planned system, it will run cool enough, even with just 3 fans ( 2 front intake, 1 rear exhaust ).
I would suggest you put the money towards a stronger graphics card.

As an additional suggestion: With a non overclockable CPU and planned DDR4 2400 RAM, I'd look to save some extra cash by using either a 'B' or 'H' chipset motherboard, if you really want the 'Z' 'board, treat it to DDR4 3000 or higher RAM.
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You have a pretty good amount of spacing for liquid cooling radiators. How many fans did you install already?

Are you trying get into custom liquid cooling or just an AIO (All-in-one) closed loop like Corsair's:

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Since you have a non-overclocking CPU you don't really need liquid cooling tbh but if you want to, you can. How much is your budget for this?
 


 
There's no need for any sort of liquid cooling in your planned system, it will run cool enough, even with just 3 fans ( 2 front intake, 1 rear exhaust ).
I would suggest you put the money towards a stronger graphics card.

As an additional suggestion: With a non overclockable CPU and planned DDR4 2400 RAM, I'd look to save some extra cash by using either a 'B' or 'H' chipset motherboard, if you really want the 'Z' 'board, treat it to DDR4 3000 or higher RAM.
 
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I revised you're build into something that makes sense:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor ($249.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H60 (2018) 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370 AORUS GAMING WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($93.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Adorama)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - EVO Edition 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.90 @ B&H)
Other: DEEPCOOL MATREXX 55 ATX Mid-Tower Case Full-size Tempered Motherboard SYNC Control RGB Lighting System ($45.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $872.12
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-20 14:53 EDT-0400

CPU: There's absolutely no point investing more in a better liquid cooling solution if you're not overclocking your CPU and this is the K version that can go up to 5.0GHz+
CPU Cooler: You're on a budget and you want something from a reputable brand that will actually work so a 120mm is fine but going for 240mm/280mm or 360mm will cost you more.
Memory: You want a decent speed memory module with a Z370 system.
Storage: You can easily get 2TB HDD for a small price difference. Not worth spending $45 for a 1TB anymore.