Anyone have suggestions of quiet high performance yet reasonably priced CPU fans? Preferably liquid cooling. I still use the stock CPU fan for my new pc I built but my computer keeps crashing. Any suggestions and help is appreciated. Thanks in advance
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Anyone have suggestions of quiet high performance yet reasonably priced CPU fans? Preferably liquid cooling. I still use the stock CPU fan for my new pc I built but my computer keeps crashing. Any suggestions and help is appreciated. Thanks in advance
NZXT Respire T40. 30 USD, performs like the 212 except a little more quietly, and it doesn't look like shit.
The only reason you should liquid cool is if you have the funds and expertise to plan and build a custom loop, for which you'll need rads, fans, tubing, fittings or barbs, waterblocks, coolant, and biocide or killcoils.
NZXT Respire T40. 30 USD, performs like the 212 except a little more quietly, and it doesn't look like shit.
The only reason you should liquid cool is if you have the funds and expertise to plan and build a custom loop, for which you'll need rads, fans, tubing, fittings or barbs, waterblocks, coolant, and biocide or killcoils.
The only reason you should liquid cool is if you have the funds and expertise to plan and build a custom loop, for which you'll need rads, fans, tubing, fittings or barbs, waterblocks, coolant, and biocide or killcoils.
I was thinking closed loop ones that are easier to install but youre right maybe I shouldn't jump on that so soon. Thanks for the recommendation, I think that's what I'm going to get and it matches my case too.
I was thinking closed loop ones that are easier to install but youre right maybe I shouldn't jump on that so soon. Thanks for the recommendation, I think that's what I'm going to get and it matches my case too.
rosI was thinking closed loop ones that are easier to install but youre right maybe I shouldn't jump on that so soon. Thanks for the recommendation, I think that's what I'm going to get and it matches my case too.
Yeah, closed loop coolers use awful pumps that aren't user replaceable, and cheap tubing that kinks and leaks easily, I can't stress enough to stay away from them. They perform the same as high-end air cooling, cost more, and have many more points of failure.
[quote=ros]I was thinking closed loop ones that are easier to install but youre right maybe I shouldn't jump on that so soon. Thanks for the recommendation, I think that's what I'm going to get and it matches my case too.[/quote]
Yeah, closed loop coolers use awful pumps that aren't user replaceable, and cheap tubing that kinks and leaks easily, I can't stress enough to stay away from them. They perform the same as high-end air cooling, cost more, and have many more points of failure.
Yeah, closed loop coolers use awful pumps that aren't user replaceable, and cheap tubing that kinks and leaks easily, I can't stress enough to stay away from them. They perform the same as high-end air cooling, cost more, and have many more points of failure.
Thanks a bunch for the advice. This ends my constant searching
Thanks a bunch for the advice. This ends my constant searching
PlatypusrosI was thinking closed loop ones that are easier to install but youre right maybe I shouldn't jump on that so soon. Thanks for the recommendation, I think that's what I'm going to get and it matches my case too.Yeah, closed loop coolers use awful pumps that aren't user replaceable, and cheap tubing that kinks and leaks easily, I can't stress enough to stay away from them. They perform the same as high-end air cooling, cost more, and have many more points of failure.
Wouldn't quite say all of that is true right now, newer AIOs are much better than they were initially, anti kink tubing and all that. Obviously you're still better off going with custom liquid cooling but a good AIO is a valid choice nowadays, if a little more expensive for similar performance to say an NH-D14. There is a valid use for 120mm in many mITX cases though, a lot don't have the space required for an air heatsink that would outperform a 120mm cooler, but there is usually a 120mm fan mount you can fit one too somewhere.
[quote=Platypus][quote=ros]I was thinking closed loop ones that are easier to install but youre right maybe I shouldn't jump on that so soon. Thanks for the recommendation, I think that's what I'm going to get and it matches my case too.[/quote]
Yeah, closed loop coolers use awful pumps that aren't user replaceable, and cheap tubing that kinks and leaks easily, I can't stress enough to stay away from them. They perform the same as high-end air cooling, cost more, and have many more points of failure.[/quote]
Wouldn't quite say all of that is true right now, newer AIOs are much better than they were initially, anti kink tubing and all that. Obviously you're still better off going with custom liquid cooling but a good AIO is a valid choice nowadays, if a little more expensive for similar performance to say an NH-D14. There is a valid use for 120mm in many mITX cases though, a lot don't have the space required for an air heatsink that would outperform a 120mm cooler, but there is usually a 120mm fan mount you can fit one too somewhere.
Yeah, closed loop coolers use awful pumps that aren't user replaceable, and cheap tubing that kinks and leaks easily, I can't stress enough to stay away from them. They perform the same as high-end air cooling, cost more, and have many more points of failure.[/quote]
Wouldn't quite say all of that is true right now, newer AIOs are much better than they were initially, anti kink tubing and all that. Obviously you're still better off going with custom liquid cooling but a good AIO is a valid choice nowadays, if a little more expensive for similar performance to say an NH-D14. There is a valid use for 120mm in many mITX cases though, a lot don't have the space required for an air heatsink that would outperform a 120mm cooler, but there is usually a 120mm fan mount you can fit one too somewhere.
DavidTheWinWouldn't quite say all of that is true right now, newer AIOs are much better than they were initially, anti kink tubing and all that. Obviously you're still better off going with custom liquid cooling but a good AIO is a valid choice nowadays, if a little more expensive for similar performance to say an NH-D14. There is a valid use for 120mm in many mITX cases though, a lot don't have the space required for an air heatsink that would outperform a 120mm cooler, but there is usually a 120mm fan mount you can fit one too somewhere.
More expensive, more points of failure. If space is prohibitive, avoid high-end cooling completely and use a low-profile air cooler or the CPU's stock cooler. When a CLC releases that doesn't have a pump that grinds and introduces air to the coolant on 1 in every 10 units, I'll reevaluate. Failure of any liquid loop is catastrophic, while a fan failing will simply result in higher operating temperatures until it can be replaced.
[quote=DavidTheWin]Wouldn't quite say all of that is true right now, newer AIOs are much better than they were initially, anti kink tubing and all that. Obviously you're still better off going with custom liquid cooling but a good AIO is a valid choice nowadays, if a little more expensive for similar performance to say an NH-D14. There is a valid use for 120mm in many mITX cases though, a lot don't have the space required for an air heatsink that would outperform a 120mm cooler, but there is usually a 120mm fan mount you can fit one too somewhere.[/quote]
More expensive, more points of failure. If space is prohibitive, avoid high-end cooling completely and use a low-profile air cooler or the CPU's stock cooler. When a CLC releases that doesn't have a pump that grinds and introduces air to the coolant on 1 in every 10 units, I'll reevaluate. Failure of any liquid loop is catastrophic, while a fan failing will simply result in higher operating temperatures until it can be replaced.
More expensive, more points of failure. If space is prohibitive, avoid high-end cooling completely and use a low-profile air cooler or the CPU's stock cooler. When a CLC releases that doesn't have a pump that grinds and introduces air to the coolant on 1 in every 10 units, I'll reevaluate. Failure of any liquid loop is catastrophic, while a fan failing will simply result in higher operating temperatures until it can be replaced.
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