Any thoughts on a dual fan water cooler?
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I installed a 280mm radiator in the top. It required some modification with a dremel. A 240 would probably fit well
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the top screw mounts for fans are actually offset to the front, so it will be able to clear the motherboard of any heatsinks it has so it can actually do a thick rad with push/pull fans without a problem
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I have 8 fans and 4 radiators. It took some customization but it's possible. You can easily fit a dual fan 360 radiator in the top.
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i dont know your skill level at doing this kind of work, cooler master has a good line of water coolers for desktops that are fairly easy to install
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Hi Michael, Get this cooler! It's fantastic! It only comes with 1 fan. You can buy an optional 120mm fan on the opposite side. With my 8350 idle temps are 34c. If i rip or if the processor is getting used my temps get to around 65c. That's excellent!!! The sound isn't even loud at all. It sounds like a stock fan in a store bought PC. To answer your questions. Get this fan and heat sink if you don't want water cooling. The performance is fantastic!!! No worries at all!!!
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Me personally would only use one with a fan, But I guess that also depends how you use the graphics card and how good of a cooling system in your box.
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honestly its not really overkill. since the cpu is a quad core running at 3.5 ghz and turbos itself to 3.9 ghz this seems a pretty spot on cooler for a cpu you want to get a long life out of. and since this cooler is only a few dollars more than coolers in its range (that still dont even meet its ability) i say its better to have a little extra cooling than to be pushing the limits of what you have. so in short i think this is perfect for your cpu if your case supports its size. (its extra thick and a little extra long)
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I stuck with the stock fans and they've worked for me - quiet, no overheating. That said, I should mention that I'm not overclocking anything in this build and did the best I could to keep wires out of the airflow channels (cable management is still a challenge in this form factor, but if you're doing it for cooling and don't care what things look like once the case is closed, you're fine). I'm running an i5 4670K with stock heat sink/fan, Corsair Vengeance RAM, 2 x 2TB hard drives.
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This case is ready for water cooling. Whether that will work, you will have to get with the manufacturer!
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I would recommend using a ThermalTake branded Liquid Cooling system for this case. The following link will give an idea of one of these systems. http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Performer-Liquid-Cooling-CLW0215/dp/B007UIX1RO/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1386388290&sr=1-5&keywords=liquid+cooling
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I'm not familiar with watercooling but with good air circulation in your case, a cool room and adequate case fans you should be fine to overclock safely even with the stock heatsink as long as you aren't pushing it past 4ghz. Be sure to monitor core/mobo temps until you know how your rig will perform, there is abundant software around to do so. Also keep in mind the EVO 212 cooler is HUGE. It may be difficult to fit depending on your mobo and case.
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In my case I'm using the "Corsair h100i", I think is better have a liquid cooling.
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Stock cooler is pretty weak but you could probably manage it. Why not go for something a little more substantial for ~$25-30 to be safe?
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I have to agree with goytabr answer. A six core will make a lot more heat the a two core, so upgrade your cooler. I have a coolermaster air cooler, the older version of the hyper 212. It works fine since I do not overclock. Intergrated water coolers are cheap; a 120mm single fan radiator can be got for 50$ bout the same price for my air cooler when it was new. As air coolers are bing phased out that will be your best bet
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I have the dual fans (4000 cfm) ... using to cool a 355 SBC they are quality units, work fine, however, they draw a lot of juice and are noise. I had to go to a 140 amp. alternator to carry the load. I'm going to put seperate switches so I can run 1 fan on cool days and 2 only when needed to drop the load and noise. engine mounted in a '74 260Z roadster conversion with tight engine bay so cooling, even with an alum. rad. and ceramic coated headers a task. Fans did the trick.
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The card with the 2 fans can probably cool itself and the case better.If your gonna put it in small computer case the cooler the better.If your putting the card into a mid size or full size case, the 1 fan will suffice.
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These should be similar very similar. This one will probably stay cooler with the dual fans though.
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I think you would simply want to match the brand name of the case and water cooler. Good luck.
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Honestly with my thermal take case I kept the stock fan for my CPU because I have 3 200 mm fans, and 1 140 mm fan, it stays at a cool state and performs well with the i5 but if you have the i7 I would recommend the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus - CPU Cooler with 4 Direct Contact Heat Pipes (RR-B10-212P-G1).