Overclocking with air or water cooling?
Overclocking with air or water cooling?
i'm working on overclocking a core i5-6600k paired with an msi gtx 1060 and 6gb ram. i need advice on cooling options—either water or air—and want guidance on starting at a stable 4.4. i'm also using the msi z170a gaming pro carbon and aiming to enhance performance for games like gta 5. thanks!
It's not worth spending money on watercooling for your system, as it's quite a budget. Be smart and opt for a good performance/value air cooler instead. Suggest Cryorig H5 or Noctua premium coolers. They not only outperform most aio water coolers but are also much quieter.
When performing overclocking, it is recommended to use water cooling.
It's not worth spending money on watercooling for your system—it's quite a budget. Be smart and opt for a good performance/value air cooler instead. Suggest Cryorig H5 or Noctua premium coolers. They not only outperform most aio water coolers but are also much quieter.
The Noctua D15 cooler will work great for you at those speeds, if you have the room. You could even delid your CPU and drop your temps 15-25C. I would think if you are going to try water cooling your overclocks should be a lot higher than what you are looking for.
I'll keep things straightforward - affordable air coolers are more cost-effective and dependable, matching the performance of so-called "liquid" coolers from Corsair, NZXT, TT, Arctic, and similar brands.
Unless you're spending at least $140 on something like the Swiftech H220 X2, it's best to skip the liquid option.
You should be able to maintain around 60FPS average with a mildly overclocked i5 (4.2-4.5GHz).
n0ns3s:
I'll keep it straightforward - Cheap air coolers work better and last longer, matching the performance of so-called "liquid" coolers from Corsair, NZXT, Tt, Arctic, etc.
unless you're spending at least 140$ on something like the Swiftech H220 X2, skip the liquid option.
You can easily hit over 60FPS average with a mildly overclocked i5 running at 4.2-4.5GHz.
It's cool to see some smart folks still active here,
but I don't see much agreement.
The situation varies; for light overclocks use air cooling, medium to high require watercooling. My 5GHZ seems like a light overclock, which is disappointing.