Does this MoBo have to be water cooled? I see the hook ups which is nice, but what if im not ready for Mobo water cooling?
1294604
No. You can use it without water cooling. If you decide to water cool youre mobo. Check out ekwb's custom water block for this mobo.
1294605
You have several options for cooling, it can be water or air right through the hooks, or just using fans. You choose the only thing I can say is that this MoBo is excellent. If you use water cooling is recommended that you have a large enough case, check the cooler master are very good. Sorry for the delay in my response
585529
Yeah, but an after market heatsink is recommended. I bought the Cooler Master Seidon 120v for it.
961968
I am gaming on the board with a intel 4790 and a GTX 970. I do have an aftermarket cooler (air) on the cpu but honestly probably don't need it. Highest temp in stress testing was 48c. you should be fine with stock heat sink.
961966
I am using it for gaming with an I7 4790 running at stock speeds. I am just using air cooling with a cooler master 212. Even when running pretty demanding video games and second monitor it is still only hitting mid to high 30's. I think you could probably even play 3d games fine with stock heat sink if you don't mind the noise.
1367533
Have not used this combo, since I use an AMD 6800k processor overclocked to 4.5 with liquid cooling, with this mobo that has onboard graphics and plays most games including WOW on high settings. I have however paired this mobo with a HD7850 2GB with great success with the 6800k apu.Your onboard graphics will depend upon what processor you use, which you did not indicate.
1231834
It does include a stock intel fan/heatsink. The stock cooling solution is not fancy, but particularly for the i7-4770S (65W SKU), it seems to be perfectly adequate. It's much better than Intel stock heatsinks were back in the P4 days, and is almost silent, even under load. That will obviously depend on ambient temperatures and what else is going on in your machine (and just how silent you consider "silent"), so I'm not saying that you will never want some upgraded cooling solution, but I'd say that the stock cooler is likely to be the right choice for the majority of people. It does include a stock intel fan/heatsink. The stock cooling solution is not fancy, but particularly for the i7-4770S (65W SKU), it seems to be perfectly adequate. It's much better than Intel stock heatsinks were back in the P4 days, and is almost silent, even under load. That will obviously depend on ambient temperatures and what else is going on in your machine (and just how silent you consider "silent"), so I'm not saying that you will never want some upgraded cooling solution, but I'd say that the stock cooler is likely to be the right choice for the majority of... » Read More It does include a stock intel fan/heatsink. The stock cooling solution is not fancy, but particularly for the i7-4770S (65W SKU), it seems to be perfectly adequate. It's much better than Intel stock heatsinks were back in the P4 days, and is almost silent, even under load. That will obviously depend on ambient temperatures and what else is going on in your machine (and just how silent you consider "silent"), so I'm not saying that you will never want some upgraded cooling solution, but I'd say that the stock cooler is likely to be the right choice for the majority of people. « Show Less
961967
The motherboard isn't what runs hot, that's the CPU. And if not used for intense gaming you can definitely use the stock CPU heatsink. Great motherboard!
2080682
It doesn't "need" hydro cooling. It is recommended though. I am using air cooling and both my cards run fine.
1394577
No it did not have any water cooling setup in the case. Its the same case as the higher end one that comes with water cooling, but this case is bare.
961969
I haven't seen a need to use any additional cooling on the mainboard itself and I've been using it for moderate gaming. Keep good airflow in the case and it'll be fine.
323256
Not included with this card, there might be an aftermarket one for this model. I'm using the air cooling it came with and never looked into water cooling for it.
1639092
No forget any type of water cooling unless you want to mod the case and run it from the outside.
1141441
Well, i have a coler master seidon 120 xl with mother board crosshair v formula-z and is NOT doing a pretty good job, i will recomend you use liquid cooler
756806
This case is ready for water cooling. Whether that will work, you will have to get with the manufacturer!
1533708
HelloI am not so sure about your concern. You had three mother boards and you want to use water cooler for CPU and you want to make a bridge for all three mother boards? I need to know more detail of your concern. Thanks
2239742
It doesnt come with liquid cooling but it is recommended. This chip runs VERY hot. I use a coolermaster v8 on mine (not liquid) and manage fine only getting close to "too hot" when i render. That being said watch ur system temps and know what is safe if your not going with liquid cooling. And make sure u have superb airflow in your case.
117145
what makes you think this should be liquid cooled? i see no mention of it on their site: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03516324&tmp;_task=prodinfoCategory&cc;=us&dlc;=en&lc;=en&product;=5296892#N1469