I've been considering water cooling for awhile but don't think it's for me. For those of you with both water and air experience, if you could go back in time, which would you choose and why?
:I was thinking of throwing a 360mm radiator in an Antec P180 (either to the exterior back, or interior top). 4770k & I would buy a r9 290 w/ waterblock (have a Assus 7950v2 now).
I'd only do it because of noise issues with the stock 7950 fans. They're not *loud*, but a lot noisier than the silent Hyper 212 + Nexus DS12 120mm fan.
I'm thinking it's a much better idea to slap some 120mm fans onto the 7950 and call it a day. Figured I'd be spending ~$275 on the wc loop for no real reason (other than the 4770k is supposed to run on the hot side). Air cooling may not be elegant but it's maintenance-free & cheap:
Anyway, just curious because I've seen a lot of, "I'd never water cool again" stories. I wondered if they were related to the headache of newer builders trying to build fancy setups instead of very basic functional ones.
:I was thinking of throwing a 360mm radiator in an Antec P180 (either to the exterior back, or interior top). 4770k & I would buy a r9 290 w/ waterblock (have a Assus 7950v2 now).
I'd only do it because of noise issues with the stock 7950 fans. They're not *loud*, but a lot noisier than the silent Hyper 212 + Nexus DS12 120mm fan.
I'm thinking it's a much better idea to slap some 120mm fans onto the 7950 and call it a day. Figured I'd be spending ~$275 on the wc loop for no real reason (other than the 4770k is supposed to run on the hot side). Air cooling may not be elegant but it's maintenance-free & cheap:
Anyway, just curious because I've seen a lot of, "I'd never water cool again" stories. I wondered if they were related to the headache of newer builders trying to build fancy setups instead of very basic functional ones.