How do you go about getting a case and fitting water coolers

i am going to build my own PC and i feel i will need it for my project, but i have no idea how it works or how i would go about it

any help appreciated?

Depends what you are referring "water coolers" to. Do you mean pre-sealed loops like the Corsair H80 and the like, or do you mean custom-made loops, like custom radiators, pumps, CPU and GPU blocks, etc.?

ermmm, thats what i dont know lol

i got recommended by a friend to use 'water coolers and need a master class in them

You don't really need water cooling since air solutions have come a very long way but there are two basic variants:

These are Corsair H80 and H100, both are as user friendly as traditional air coolers.

Then we have the do-it-from-scrath method:

For best results but a fair deal of research and comfidence is required.

Edit:

Your case just needs to have enough room and proper holes for tubing if you intend to have your cooling element outside the case.

ermmm, thats what i dont know lol

i got recommended by a friend to use 'water coolers and need a master class in them

mattamomo

Well, for the pre-sealed loops, all you'll need is one or two spare 120mm fan ports close to the CPU, depending on which cooler you purchase.

On the other hand, if you are thinking the custom approach, then yes, you will need to do a lot of research if you have no idea how to do it.

a its my first build i guess i should use sealed ones?

a its my first build i guess i should use sealed ones?

mattamomo

Even a cheap air cooler would suit you fine if you're not too concerned about overclocking.

If it's your first build, I would assume you have no idea how to overclock either. In that case, I wouldn't even look at those coolers. You won't need that level of cooling performance at all. I'd say to just stick with a cheap, but efficient, aftermarket CPU heatsink and be done with it. No need for water cooling if all you'll be doing is running the CPU at stock speeds.

If it's your first build, I would assume you have no idea how to overclock either. In that case, I wouldn't even look at those coolers. You won't need that level of cooling performance at all. I'd say to just stick with a cheap, but efficient, aftermarket CPU heatsink and be done with it. No need for water cooling if all you'll be doing is running the CPU at stock speeds.

ravenguard90

im using a 8 core 3.6ghz processor, that ok for conventional cooling?

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If it's your first build, I would assume you have no idea how to overclock either. In that case, I wouldn't even look at those coolers. You won't need that level of cooling performance at all. I'd say to just stick with a cheap, but efficient, aftermarket CPU heatsink and be done with it. No need for water cooling if all you'll be doing is running the CPU at stock speeds.

mattamomo

im using a 8 core 3.6ghz processor, that ok for conventional cooling?

8 core 3.6ghz processor... You're not talking about an FX processor, are you? If you are, don't buy it. Go for an i5 2500k or something. You'll be much, much happier with your purchase.

Either way, though, you'll be fine with conventional CPU air cooling.

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If it's your first build, I would assume you have no idea how to overclock either. In that case, I wouldn't even look at those coolers. You won't need that level of cooling performance at all. I'd say to just stick with a cheap, but efficient, aftermarket CPU heatsink and be done with it. No need for water cooling if all you'll be doing is running the CPU at stock speeds.

ravenguard90

im using a 8 core 3.6ghz processor, that ok for conventional cooling?

8 core 3.6ghz processor... You're not talking about an FX processor, are you? If you are, don't buy it. Go for an i5 2500k or something. You'll be much, much happier with your purchase.

Either way, though, you'll be fine with conventional CPU air cooling.

whats better about them?

Lower power consumption, better IPC, higher performance potential when OC'ed, higher memory bandwidth... The list goes on. If you really want to go with an AMD processor, just find a Phenom II hexacore and enjoy the savings while getting similar performance from it compared to a typical FX octa-core processor.

Lower power consumption, better IPC, higher performance potential when OC'ed, higher memory bandwidth... The list goes on. If you really want to go with an AMD processor, just find a Phenom II hexacore and enjoy the savings while getting similar performance from it compared to a typical FX octa-core processor.

ravenguard90

would this still be true if i was to say i don't want to overclock it?

Yes. Just take out the point of higher OC performance.

Coolermaster hyper 212+. Essentially same performance as most of those all in 1 water coolers for a quarter of the price.

Sorry...forgot to mention that if he isn't going to oc, he might as well get the 2400...the extra 200hz aren't going to mean more than a few frames where the video card @ an extra 40 would be more beneficial.demi0227_basic

Newegg has a deal on the i5-2500 which puts it at around $5 more than the i5-2400. If the TC is planning on purchasing the parts for his system within the next two days, it wouldn't be a bad idea to pick up the 2500 instead for the frequency boost.

Lower power consumption, better IPC, higher performance potential when OC'ed, higher memory bandwidth... The list goes on. If you really want to go with an AMD processor, just find a Phenom II hexacore and enjoy the savings while getting similar performance from it compared to a typical FX octa-core processor.

ravenguard90

anyway dont do watercooling unless you are overclocking and even then air is just as good most times. and dtay the ---- away from the fx8150 till they either plummet in price or if you must go amd get somehting.. anything else but a phenom fx 8-core. heck get a 1035t whoop the fx-4100's butt all over your home town

i wouldnt recommend watercoolers.

i wouldnt recommend watercoolers.

wewantdoom4now

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i wouldnt recommend watercoolers.

superclocked

it honestly is the only thing i realy see replacing is the gpu block if the 680's are what they are supposed to be :).